Discrimination against the LGBTQ community in Asia makes tracking new clusters of monkeypox more difficult.

Cooperation on methane emission reductions and technology development could be at risk, even as both countries continue making progress on their own, according to climate experts.

Government mixed messaging recalls the early years of the Aids crisis, when the disease was seen as affecting only the ‘gay community’. In Asia, where gay sex is outlawed in several countries, the fear of stigmatisation and worse is preventing pe...

Schools in the country will reopen their doors to students on August 22 after more than two years of shutdown.

Two-week investigation led police to suspect, accused of trafficking narcotics in Tsuen Wan.

A divorcing couple had no problems dividing assets including houses and cars, but things got ugly when it came to their pet corgi, with both demanding custody, saying it is their child.

Kyiv’s ambassador to the US Oksana Markarova said if the Russian leader isn’t stopped in Ukraine ‘he will attack other countries in Europe’.

The Federal Trade Commission announced an initiative Thursday examining the potential benefit of new rules to protect consumers’ privacy.

City also records 4,439 new Covid-19 infections, including 217 imported ones, and four more related deaths.

Lawmakers say they still plan to visit the island despite Beijing’s warnings that foreign politicians should not follow the example of Nancy Pelosi.

The District Matters Co-ordination Task Force is the first such group formed by city leader in July to hold a press conference reporting on work progress.

Beijing Judian Travel Technology, which is 51 per cent owned by Didi and 49 per cent by Li Auto, filed for bankruptcy on Thursday.

It is the fourth divorce for the 91-year-old media tycoon, who married the model in 2016.

The justice ministry said the billionaire will be ‘reinstated’ to give him a chance to ‘contribute to overcoming the economic crisis’ of the country.

Pair, aged 18 and 19, were earlier cleared of manslaughter over incident in Sheung Shui in 2019.

The Washington Post said it was not clear if such documents were recovered when federal agents searched Trump’s Florida resort this week.

Kenneth Ng, 41, uses his skills to help people with disabilities to find jobs and integrate with the community.

Cruise ships could serve as transitional housing for those waiting for public housing or the redevelopment of their apartments by the URA. The vessels are available at discounted rates due to the pandemic, already have many amenities and can be locat...

A group of amateurs, mainly farmers, in an annual basketball competition in China draws the kind of attention seen at NBA games, and while there’s no prize money, winners do get live animals.

Chinese government document calls for young scientists to be excused from unnecessary meetings and activities so they have at least four-fifths of their day free for research.

The Pacific Explorer docked in Auckland with about 2,000 guests and crew as part of a 12-day return trip to Fiji that left from Sydney.

Quarantine hotel guests outraged by long delays for refunds after mandatory isolation period cut from seven to three days.

The Chips and Science Act enables Washington to dangle nearly US$53 billion in incentives to lure more semiconductor manufacturing to the United States.

War is ‘not the time for vanity and loud statements’, the leader said, after US newspapers cited officials saying that Kyiv was behind explosions at a Russian airbase.

Eighty-nine per cent of Hong Kong employees polled said they would rather work remotely, while only 45 per cent actually have that choice.

Calls to 999 number also hit about 2,700 a day at height of fifth wave in March, Fire Services Department reveals.

PLA brings in air force personnel and anti-submarine aircraft from neighbouring theatre commands for military exercises.

Some two thirds of the world’s Christmas products are estimated to be made in Yiwu, which was put under a three-day lockdown on Thursday. Factory owners fret that some deliveries could be delayed.

Drew Findling is known for defending celebrity clients, including rappers Cardi B and Gucci Mane.

The Justice Department has asked a court to unseal the search warrant, given the ‘substantial public interest in this matter’.

Investigators are looking into whether the suspect, Ricky Shiffer, had far-right ties; there has been an increase in threats against federal agents after an FBI search of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Foreign ministries of both pledge to continue to seek relations with Beijing ‘based on mutual benefit, respect for international law, human rights and the international rules-based order’.

The attack, which took place at a religious school in the Afghan capital, was carried out by a suicide bomber who detonated explosives hidden in his artificial leg. The senior cleric had survived at least two previous assassination attempts.

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp reported better-than-expected earnings for the June quarter on Thursday.

The US burger chain will resume trading in ‘some restaurants in Kyiv and Western Ukraine, where other businesses have safely reopened’ a senior executive said.

America’s Frontier Fund, supported by a former Google CEO, raises watchdogs’ concerns over how government investment will be steered to private companies under the Chips Act.

Europe’s severe heat and drought is resulting in a loss of agricultural products and other food already in short supply due to climate change and pollution, and Russia’s war against Ukraine.

Authorities asked directors of short film Losing Sight of A Longed Place to edit out one-second scene showing ‘illegal occupation’.

Biren Technology says the peak performance of its 7-nanometre graphics processing unit – made by TSMC – is three times better than equivalent products on the market.

Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Christopher Hui declares total of seven local and overseas properties owned by him, his wife or their families.

Golfer’s friend called police saying that victim fell forward, bleeding from his nose and complaining of pain in his arms.

Authorities did not say where he was heading but the Thailand said on Wednesday he was seeking entry there. He fled Sri Lanka last month amid a deepening economic crisis and widespread protests.

Kim Yo-jong said her brother had a fever, but he ‘could not lie down for even a moment because of his concerns for the people’, and repeated claims that pamphlets sent by ‘South Korean puppets’ caused the recent outbreak.

Washington to approach Malaysia, Australia and Japan as Indonesia’s foreign policy principle means it is ‘unlikely to side with either the West or Russia’.

Foreign Minister Wang Yi tells Nepalese counterpart Narayan Khadka that surveyors will examine the feasibility of plans to link Kathmandu with Tibet.

Alleged victim makes changes to her evidence, prompting defence lawyer to question whether she was telling truth.

Travellers to the tropical island province of Hainan struggle to return home, while Tibet and Xinjiang report growing coronavirus outbreaks.

Three men and two women rounded up in raids across city, and more arrests could be made, police say.

The city’s government sealed off a clutch of residential compounds in the southwestern districts of Minhang and Xuhui, warning residents that more new cases are likely to surface.

The autumn event is seen as the most significant in decades and takes place against a backdrop of challenges at home and abroad.