Revenue declined 17 per cent compared with the first half of 2021, but the company reported a 3 per cent increase in underlying net profit while issuing a cautious outlook.

Mainland spokesman in Brussels reacts after G7 and European foreign ministers criticise Beijing for escalating tensions following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the island.

Russian forces were engaged in considerable military activity, firing from tanks, barrel and rocket artillery in several parts of Ukraine.

The South Korean tech giant has scaled back production at the Thai Nguyen plant where the company churns out half of its smartphone output.

Beachgoers in the city of Xiamen, which overlooks Taiwenese-controlled islands, shrug off fears of escalation as they continue to go about their daily lives.

Chinese debt witnessed outflows of around US$3 billion last month, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF).

The Ministry of Home Affairs said ‘these are matters for Singaporeans to discuss and come to a consensus on how to move forward’.

Trend set to continue as changing weather patterns affect environmental balance, official says.

Washington ramps up diplomacy in Africa to counter Chinese and Russian charm offensives.

The Southeast Asian bloc says the ongoing volatility could destabilise the region and lead to ‘miscalculation’ and ‘serious confrontation’.

Secretary for the Civil Service Ingrid Yeung says there were 150 bookings within the first 30 minutes of the launch of the government’s online appointment system.

While Washington claims Congress acts on it own, the US must fulfil its international obligations. In ultimately allowing Pelosi’s Taiwan visit, the US is exacerbating tensions across the Taiwan Strait and jeopardising peace in the region.

Lawyer for architect Lanfranco Cirillo says his client is not guilty of any wrongdoing regarding Italian taxes, as police seize helicopter, luxury properties, cash, jewels and art worth over US$144 million.

‘Covid is over’ might trend within social media circles, but weekly US death tolls tell a different story.

Lawmakers and lobbyists have papered Capitol Hill with proposals for crypto regulations that could determine which agency is given oversight.

Covid-19 restriction has hurt Japan’s competitiveness and caused many students to give up their plans or head elsewhere for their study abroad experience, observers say.

Employees plan to start a 24-hour strike at 6am New York time Thursday after claiming the company didn’t fairly negotiate pay increases.

Stage accident that left one performer fighting for life is under a government probe, with victim Mo Lee, 27, in danger of becoming paralysed from neck down.

Warner Bros pulls plug on new Batgirl film planned for HBO Max, sending shock waves through Hollywood.

The pre-made food trend reflects a change in Chinese people’s lifestyles during the pandemic, and it is expected to continue booming. But the China Consumers Association says more regulations are needed.

Alibaba has appointed Irene Lee Yun-lien, chairwoman of Hysan Development, and Albert Ng Kong-ping, former chairman of Ernst & Young China, to its board as it seeks to elevate its status on the Hong Kong bourse.

Senior Coroner Andrew Harris returns the verdict at Southwark Coroner’s Court, saying he hopes family of Rebecca Dykes can have ‘some degree of closure’.

The Australian Institute of Marine Sciences said the central and northern stretches of the reef saw record high coral cover in 36 years.

Beijing steps up extensive military drills in an unprecedented war game deemed a de facto blockade of the island.

China declines to designate militant groups like Hezbollah and Hamas as terrorist organisations, despite Western insistence on the same. In seeking an antidote to Western antagonism, these groups are inclined to stay silent on Xinjiang and keep Beiji...

Chinese social media is enamoured with a little boy filmed begging his soldier father to stay after being recalled for duty early, and then showing rare maturity for his age by giving his blessing.

Observatory warns tropical cyclone could develop during early to mid stages of next week as a result of area of low pressure in South China Sea.

The close bond between Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba and its fintech affiliate Ant Group is unravelling at an accelerated pace as the latter seeks the greenlight from regulators to relaunch its initial public offering.

Development of parkland could lead to new buildings on other green space, environmentalists warn.

The Ukrainian leader has urged China to use its UN Security Council status to ‘show’ countries that they must comply with international norms.

Lawmakers voted 95 to 1 to support the move, which would be the most significant expansion of the defence alliance since the 1990s.

While on the US side, the timing of the trip suggests an attempt to distract voters from troubles at home, for China it comes as a provocation amid already-high tensions. The temptation for Beijing will be to speed up cross-strait unification, but th...

While the discovery raises hopes for a range of future life-saving medical uses in humans, it could also mean we need to update our ideas about death itself.

Information from China can be unreliable because it is skewed by political pressure, according to some US-China Economic and Security Review Commission members.

Azerbaijan claims it has taken control of several strategic areas in the disputed region, in a flare-up that threatens a brittle ceasefire with Armenia.

Tourists and spectators warned to stay away, ‘code red’ declared for planes, as Fagradalsfjall volcano in southwestern Iceland erupts.

Yang Zhi-yuan, 32, is held in custody in Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, on suspicion of endangering national security, state media reports, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan.

‘There is no justification to use a visit as pretext for aggressive military activity in the Taiwan Strait’, say foreign ministers in joint statement.

The Russian energy giant blamed Western sanctions over the Ukraine war, amid suspicions that Moscow is looking for an excuse to throttle fuel supplies to Europe.

Drawing on an industrial cloud platform allowed ship designers to solve complex hydrodynamic problems, says research team.

Through decades, G20 and Apec meetings have been important for multilateral governance and US-China relations. While Xi has stated his support for the upcoming G20 Bali summit, it isn’t known if he will attend in person. Doing so would go a long wa...

Unprecedented live-fire drills encircling the island will block flights and shipping as analysts predict further punitive measures.

To attract more visitors, a hotel in the northern city of Chiang Mai has now come up with a unique special offer: rooms for just 1 baht (US$0.027) per night.

PLA is ramping up pressure, with exercises to take place in six different areas, creating a blockade around the island’s main ports, analysts say

New set of interim rules ban use of movable overhead devices at public performance venues.

The city slipped from fifth place in 2020, after a ‘modest’ rise of US$3,800, according to survey by human resources firm ECA International.

Pelosi and TSMC chairman Mark Liu reportedly discussed the Chips and Science Act, which is widely as Washington’s plan to weaken China’s role in global semiconductor supply chains.

Use of the popular app, owned by a Chinese parent firm, had been an attempt to engage youngsters with the work of Parliament.

City braces for further heavy downpours and squally thunderstorms, with forecasters warning of heavy rain and thunderstorms continuing in the coming days.

Cartel decided to raise production by 100,000 bpd for September, much lower than previous increases. Analysts call it an insult to US President Joe Biden after his trip to Saudi Arabia last month to persuade OPEC’s leader to pump more to help the g...