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Aberdeen Marina Project Threatens Hong Kong's Last Ship Repair Craftsmen
Veteran ship mechanic David Chan, in his seventies, faces an uncertain future as a planned marina development threatens to displace the Po Chong Wan temporary industrial area where he has worked for decades. Chan represe...
Philippines' BINI Makes History as First P-Pop Act to Perform at Coachella
Filipino girl group BINI became the first P-pop act from the Philippines and the first Southeast Asian girl group to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. The eight-member group delivered a 45-minute s...
China Steps Up Africa Aid as Trump Cuts Leave Huge Funding Gap
China has expanded humanitarian and agricultural aid to several African nations, including drought relief signed during Vice-President Han Zheng's Nairobi visit and food shipments to Somalia, Togo, Zimbabwe, and Zambia b...
Pope Leo Seeks to Defuse Feud with Trump During Africa Tour
Pope Leo, the first American pope, moved to downplay tensions with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, claiming media reporting on his earlier remarks had not been fully accurate. His comments in Cameroon about the wo...
Delhi CM Calls Failure to Pass Women's Reservation Bill 'Deeply Disappointing'
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta criticised parties opposing the women's reservation bill, saying their arguments lacked substance and reflected an anti-women mindset. She expressed deep disappointment that the legislati...
Teachers' Union Stages Protest in Ongole Over Unresolved Demands
Members of the Andhra Pradesh Teachers Federation (APTF) staged a protest in Ongole, accusing the coalition government of failing to fulfil election promises to address long-pending employee and teacher issues two years ...
India Census Portal Briefly Displayed Chinese Name for Arunachal Pradesh Town
A resident of Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh flagged that India's Census 2027 self-enumeration portal displayed a Chinese place name for his hometown — a location beyond the Line of Actual Control. Officials said the is...
Residents Demand Creation of Separate Arani District for Better Amenities
Residents are calling for the creation of a separate Arani district, arguing it would attract government infrastructure funding and improve civic amenities for the local population....
Iran Fully Closes Strait of Hormuz, Warns Ships Not to Move
Iran has completely closed the Strait of Hormuz in response to a U.S. port blockade, with the Revolutionary Guard navy warning vessels in the Persian Gulf and Sea of Oman that approaching the strait will be treated as co...
J&K L-G Dedicates Memorial to Officer Thapa Killed in 2025 Pakistan Shelling
Jammu & Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Sinha unveiled a memorial dedicated to officer Thapa, who was killed during Pakistani shelling in the 2025 conflict, honouring his sacrifice....
Taiwan warned of dangerous 'resilience gap' in civil defence capabilities
Experts at a two-day tabletop exercise held at National Chengchi University in Taipei warned that Taiwan's civil defence and energy preparedness are dangerously inadequate, describing existing plans as 'too romantic' for...
Southeast Asian governments push to ban children from social media
Countries across Southeast Asia are moving to restrict minors' access to social media amid growing concerns over mental health and online safety. Indonesia became the first in the region to implement such a ban last mont...
Daylight Bank Heist in Singrauli: One Arrested, Manhunt Across Four States
One accused in a daylight bank robbery in Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh, was detained by the Railway Protection Force on an express train near Aurangabad's Nabinagar station and subsequently arrested. Police have launched a ...
TCS Nashik Case: Neighbours Say They Barely Knew the Family
In the TCS Nashik communal case, neighbours of Nida Khan — named in one of nine FIRs for allegedly speaking ill of Hinduism — say they rarely saw the family, with the door often locked. The case continues to draw scr...
Hong Kong breaks with tradition by drafting its first five-year economic plan
In a historic departure from its longstanding policy of minimal economic intervention, Hong Kong is preparing its first-ever five-year plan under the direction of Chief Executive John Lee. Veteran civil servant Janice Ts...
Three Individuals with Autism Highlighted for Extraordinary Achievements
For Autism Acceptance Month, three individuals — Rupak Rajendra Munje, Ashwath Radha Mohan, and M. Ramanathan — are spotlighted for remarkable accomplishments, with the piece noting that mainstream attention for peop...
U.S. Appeals Court Allows Trump White House Ballroom Construction to Continue
A U.S. appeals court has ruled that construction on President Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroom project may proceed for now, providing a temporary legal victory for the administration....
North Korea Fires Multiple Ballistic Missiles Toward Eastern Waters
South Korea reported that North Korea launched multiple ballistic missiles toward the North's eastern waters. No further details on the trajectory or impact zone were immediately available....
AI boosting rather than displacing China's software market, says HSBC analyst
An HSBC analyst argues that AI model companies are unlikely to cannibalize China's domestic software market due to their lack of deep industry expertise. Instead, a collaborative model between AI firms and legacy softwar...
New York Met's debut Hong Kong exhibition highlights cultural diplomacy amid US-China tensions
The Metropolitan Museum of Art's first-ever Hong Kong exhibition, displaying around 200 jewellery pieces spanning 4,000 years of history, is being framed as a symbol of people-to-people ties during a politically sensitiv...