Beijing has summoned the Japanese ambassador and lodged “solemn representations” in its latest show of protest over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent provocative comments on a Taiwan contingency. Sun Weidong, China’s vice-foreig...

China’s internet giants are poised to drive the continued adoption of artificial intelligence in the country, with AI chip shortages unlikely to pose significant obstacles for the sector in the short term, according to JPMorgan analysts. Sustained ...

A law graduate from China’s prestigious Zhejiang University who spent nearly all of his income on his beautiful wife has been dumped by her after he lost his lucrative job. The story of the 43-year-old man, identified as Qianqian, has trended on ma...

Hwang Seong-yeol stood at the edge of a golden field, watching nervously as a combine harvester crawled through his rice, churning up mud and stalks. Its steady hum filled the damp autumn air as grain poured into a truck waiting at the other end of t...

The Hong Kong government has renewed the contract of Julia Leung Fung-yee as CEO of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to ensure consistent leadership while the market regulator carries out a raft of in-progress reforms. Confirming the Post�...

Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), China’s largest chip foundry, said on Friday that full-year revenue is on track to hit an all-time high of more than US$9 billion, as tight foundry capacity and supply-chain localisation...

The Hong Kong government has revised its gross domestic product (GDP) growth forecast for 2025 from 2 to 3 per cent to 3.2 per cent, with the economy performing better than expected. The Census and Statistics Department on Friday revealed that it upg...

Spectating from afar during the Cop30 UN climate summit in Belem on the edge of Brazil’s Amazon forests, it is easy to despair. Despite 30 years of concerted global diplomacy and exhaustive scientific evidence of the gravity of global warming, carb...

Tensions are again mounting in South Asia after suspected terrorist attacks in Pakistan and India triggered a furious exchange of accusations, including claims of proxy warfare conducted through Afghanistan. Analysts are cautiously optimistic that re...

Hong Kong will introduce four new types of designated polling stations to make it easier for civil servants, medical workers, ethnic minority groups and elderly and disabled residents to vote in the Legislative Council election, while voting will be ...

China stands ready to align development strategies with Thailand for “greater progress” in bilateral ties, President Xi Jinping told the visiting Thai monarch King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Beijing on Friday. The Chinese leader described the two nat...

China has tested a 3D-printed turbojet engine in flight for the first time, a development that could support the country’s growing fleet of high-speed, low-cost and quick-to-produce military drones. During the 30-minute flight on Sunday, the engine...

Malaysia predicts growth this year is likely to approach 4.8 per cent after a resurgent exports sector defied the impact of US tariffs in the third quarter. The nation’s growth rate in 2025 is set to be “closer to” the upper range of the offici...

A Russian attack overnight, mostly targeting the capital Kyiv, killed four people and damaged buildings across the city, Ukrainian authorities said on Friday. Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, has in recent months inten...

Hangzhou-based AI and augmented-reality (AR) glasses maker Rokid on Thursday unveiled a lightweight, AI-powered eyewear device built in partnership with Chinese eyewear brand Bolon, as rivals race to make smart glasses the next mass-market device aft...

A veteran Hong Kong police officer has been jailed for nine weeks and fined HK$6,000 (US$772) for twice assaulting a female junior colleague at work earlier this year. Kwun Tong Court on Friday convicted Senior Inspector Leung Yun-sing, 57, of indece...

Viral footage of two commuters wrestling on the floor of Johor Bahru’s main border terminal has once again highlighted the chronic congestion – and fraying tempers – at one of Southeast Asia’s busiest land crossings, where hundreds of thousan...

E-commerce shops in China are attaching oversized labels on clothes to prevent customers from wearing them before returning under shopping platforms’ return policy. During China’s Double 11 shopping festival, which falls on November 11 every year...

Entrepreneurs and legal experts have welcomed a move by Shanghai and its neighbouring provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui to regulate cross-regional market enforcement, saying it will offer relief from arbitrary inspections, overlapping investig...

A man in South Korea has confessed in court to killing his girlfriend for belittling him, storing her body in a kimchi fridge and impersonating her in text messages to family members for nearly a year. The defendant, in his 40s and who was not named ...

With Nasa’s International Space Station set to come out of service in 2030, American aerospace firm Vast has stepped into a frenzied race for the world’s first commercial space station. Haven-1 - a mini station scheduled for launch in May 2026 - ...

A medical student from Hong Kong’s oldest university has been sentenced to a year’s probation after admitting to secretly filming two hallmates as they showered in a dormitory bathroom. Chung Chun-yu, 23, earlier pleaded guilty to two counts of v...

Liquidators for the delisted China Evergrande Group have asked “selected bidders” to submit their offers by the end of the month for a property management unit they have been seeking to sell, according to a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange ...

Hong Kong’s No 2 official has said that debate is welcome at government-run Legislative Council election forums, defending the events as he encouraged candidates to express opposing views without resorting to smears against one another. Chief Secre...

The United States on Thursday designated four entities in Germany, Italy and Greece as global terrorists, accusing them of being “violent Antifa groups” as US President Donald Trump takes aim at left-wing groups. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio...

We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please conside...

The decline in China’s home prices is accelerating, with new home prices in October – traditionally a peak month for sales – falling at the fastest pace in 12 months across the country despite government support, as the economy slows and job pr...

For 50 years, Sari Kartina Abdul Karim kept a secret that would reshape Malaysian history. In 1974, at the age of 26, she became one of the region’s earliest Muslim trans women to undergo gender-affirming surgery and, in a rare moment of religious ...

China has successfully deployed the world’s largest power-generating kite, capable of harnessing the potential of energy-dense, high-altitude winds to provide cheaper power than traditional surface turbines. The 5,000 square-metre (53,820 square-fo...

The United States is launching a major new military and surveillance campaign in the Western Hemisphere, deploying an unprecedented mix of robotic air and sea vessels to counter Latin American drug-trafficking cartels. Called Operation Southern Spear...

The Penang Island City Council has ordered the unauthorised mural at a building at Chew Jetty to be removed. In a notice dated Thursday, issued under Section 82 of the Local Government Act 1976 by the council’s Heritage Conservation Department, the...

Adolf Hitler most likely suffered from the genetic condition Kallmann Syndrome that can manifest itself in undescended testicles and a micropenis, researchers and documentary makers said on Thursday, following DNA testing of the Nazi dictator’s blo...

Cynthia Erivo performed some real magic on Thursday when she saved Wicked co-star Ariana Grande from an overeager “troll” at the premiere of the blockbuster’s second chapter in Singapore. The Oscar nominees were walking down a yellow brick road...

Singapore’s ambitions to lead the world in green shipping are picking up steam, with a new agreement with China poised to enhance the city state’s decarbonisation efforts and cement its role as a key hub for alternative fuels. The partnership, si...

New data showed fading growth momentum in China’s economy in October, underscoring persistent domestic pressures as investment cooled despite steady consumer spending and markets grappled with lingering uncertainties stemming from Beijing’s trade...

Three astronauts whose return to Earth from China’s Tiangong space station was delayed last week after suspected space debris struck their vessel have landed at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region. The Shenzhou-20 crew...

The world stands at a crossroads, amid an accelerating climate crisis, geopolitical tensions reshaping global trade and the demand from Global South nations to exercise their right to industrialise without repeating the polluting mistakes of the past...

China’s first drone-carrying Type 076 amphibious assault ship, the Sichuan, began sea trials on Friday, after its launch in December last year, according to state news agency Xinhua. The ship is seen as a key asset for the PLA Navy’s unmanned aer...

Alibaba Group Holding’s global business-to-business (B2B) marketplace, the wholesale platform serving more than 200,000 merchants, on Friday unveiled a new artificial intelligence tool designed to make cross-border trade more efficient. Alibaba.com...

A 17-year-old Japanese idol was dismissed for a “serious violation of rules” after observant online viewers spotted a man’s reflection on a plastic cap in a photo she posted. Azu Fujisaki was a member of the Japanese idol group Heroines Researc...

Hongkongers lured by well-paid jobs in Saudi Arabia say the kingdom’s rapidly expanding economy remains full of promise, though navigating cultural differences in the Middle East’s richest nation remains a challenge. Those who spoke to the Post s...

South Korea has thrown its weight behind a United Nations resolution condemning the North’s dire human rights record, a choice that could complicate Seoul’s push to reopen dialogue with Pyongyang, analysts have warned. The decision to co-sponsor ...

As companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin make headlines for sending non-astronauts into space on pricey private tours, a Chinese state firm is expected to unveil its own space tourism programme this week, joining other domestic enterprises as they at...

The White House on Thursday announced trade agreements with Argentina, Guatemala, Ecuador and El Salvador, the latest deals since US President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs around the world. Bananas and coffee are among the groceries whose pr...

One of the architects of former US President Joe Biden’s tech export controls warned on Thursday that Washington needs better coordination with allies to deny China access to high-end chips and cutting-edge products, criticising a plan by US Presid...

Emerging-market (EM) equities are likely to deliver slower returns next year after an expected period of early outperformance, but investors should stay overweight on Chinese stocks thanks to attractive valuations, solid fund flows and favourable mac...

US President Donald Trump’s administration sued California on Thursday over its new redistricting maps after a ballot measure adopting new congressional districts passed in the state last week. The measure could give the Democratic-led state five m...

Even for the anti-graft era of President Xi Jinping, the wave of investigations into alleged corruption in the Chinese military over the past three years has been exceptional. Last month, nine senior People’s Liberation Army (PLA) officers were exp...

Blue Origin launched its huge New Glenn rocket on Thursday with a pair of Nasa spacecraft destined for Mars. It was only the second flight of the rocket that Jeff Bezos’ company and Nasa were counting on to get people and supplies to the moon - and...

The election of Zohran Mamdani as New York’s mayor has drawn worldwide attention, resonating well beyond US borders. His self-description as a “democratic socialist” has reignited familiar debates, sparking curiosity and concern. Critics have l...