HONG KONG • Secondary school students and retirees joined forces to protest in Hong Kong yesterday, the first of several
Famed US climber falls to death in Mexico
MEXICO CITY • Mr Brad Gobright, an acclaimed American free solo climber, has died after falling nearly 305m while rappelling
Dark side of K-pop
There will be no Internet trolls in heaven. Rest in peace. This message, left by Facebook user Jin Baek in
Biggest Singapore IPO in nearly a decade might be brewing for ThaiBev’s brewery business
SINGAPORE (REUTERS, BLOOMBERG) – Thai billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi’s Thai Beverage Public Co is planning a Singapore initial public offering (IPO)
Hong Kong home prices fall for 5th straight month in October
HONG KONG (REUTERS) – Hong Kong private home prices slipped for a fifth consecutive month in October as the Asian
South Korea central bank chief says economy bottoming after cutting growth forecasts
SEOUL (BLOOMBERG) – Bank of Korea Governor Lee Ju-yeol insisted that Korea’s economy was already passing through its most painful
Japan’s jobs-for-life system being chipped away
TOKYO (BLOOMBERG) – Japan Inc’s jobs-for-life system, which for decades has brought stagnant wages and crimped corporate mobility, is withering
Two more months of reprieve from creditors for Hyflux to allow for work on restructuring plan
SINGAPORE – The High Court on Friday (Nov 29) granted debt-ridden water treatment company Hyflux another two months of reprieve
Hong Kong Airlines delays pay as unrest ‘severely’ hits business
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Hong Kong Airlines Ltd delayed salaries for much of its staff, saying business has been “severely
Singapore bank lending up 0.7% in October from month ago
SINGAPORE – Bank lending in Singapore rose 0.7 per cent in October from September, reversing from a slight month-on-month contraction
Cromwell E-Reit buys office building in Italy for $26.6m
SINGAPORE – Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust (CEREIT) has completed the acquisition of a freehold office property in Italy
Singapore stock watch: SGX, China Everbright, Cromwell E-Reit, Accordia Golf Trust, POSH
SINGAPORE – The following companies saw new developments that may affect trading of their shares on Friday (Nov 29): Singapore
Japan factory output posts biggest fall in almost 2 years
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s industrial output slipped at the fastest pace since early last year in October, exposing widening cracks
Facebook would have let Hitler post anti-Semitic ads: Baron Cohen
NEW YORK • Adolf Hitler would have been able to put anti-Semitic advertisements on Facebook had the social network existed
Woman incited boyfriend’s suicide via text messages: US prosecutor
BOSTON • The young woman stood almost frozen, her hands clasped in front of her, as the prosecutor read from
Mahathir takes wife on date around KL
KUALA LUMPUR • Malaysia’s Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad took the weekend off for a date with his wife, Tun Dr
Pope Francis arrives in Japan to deliver anti-nuclear message
TOKYO • Pope Francis arrived yesterday in Japan, the second leg of a week-long Asia trip whose main aim is
Concerns over plan for mega real estate merger in Malaysia
A proposed merger of the property arm of sovereign fund Khazanah Nasional with one of Malaysia’s most aggressive but debt-laden
Anwar calls for unity in PKR as Sarawak polls loom
Malaysia’s Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) leader Anwar Ibrahim yesterday opened the PKR Sarawak’s annual convention that was boycotted by most
Trump says he may veto legislation on human rights in HK
WASHINGTON • United States President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that he might veto legislation designed to support pro-democracy protesters
Uneasy calm in Hong Kong on eve of elections
HONG KONG • An uneasy calm settled over Hong Kong yesterday as the city prepared to go to the polls
Chinese defector to Australia details Beijing’s alleged intel ops
An alleged Chinese spy has defected to Australia and revealed intricate details about China’s intelligence agencies, including names of agents
Hong Kong schools, liberal studies under scrutiny
It began to get cooler at the beginning of this month with the change in season, and there was hope
Oligarchs at war in London over mystery of missing Siberian
When a Siberian mine manager vanished three years ago, his sister enlisted the UK’s media, courts and politicians to find
Top bitcoin miner Bitmain engulfed in power clash as co-founder ousted
HONG KONG (BLOOMBERG) – Bitmain Technologies Ltd’s billionaire founder Wu Jihan announced on Tuesday (Oct 29) the resignation of his