The world’s largest-volume Dutch-built superyacht, with facilities which include a swimming pool and helipad, Launchpad was commissioned by billionaire Vladimir Potanin, who is subject to US sanctions

Kyiv said the feared operation would make Ukraine appear responsible for whatever took place at the nuclear site in southern Ukraine, which has been occupied by Russian troops since 2022.

ByteDance has refuted a news report saying the company’s profits rose 60 per cent to US$40 billion last year.

Singapore e-commerce giant Shopee has joined Amazon, Lazada and Qoo10 at the top of the city state’s anti-scam rankings.

Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has unveiled a six-year plan to counter the risks posed by digital intrusions from abroad following a spate of cyberattacks blamed on Chinese hackers.

Zheng Yanxiong, director of central government’s liaison office, says Hong Kong should stick to its ‘superconnector’ role to ensure economic growth.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s administration has been on an extended campaign against posts deemed to be provocative to race, religion and royalty.

The emergence of technology providers like Firework coincides with a growing ‘direct-to-customer’ trend for Chinese merchants involved in cross-border e-commerce.

Soul Sisters Pakistan acted as a support group for women who discussed issues often deemed inappropriate to discuss publicly in conservative, Muslim-majority Pakistan.

An F&B businessman has offered US$1,770 in cash to whoever would tattoo his brand’s logo on their foreheads.

Victim fell for the scam after she developed online romantic relationship with swindler posing as Canadian engineer, police say.

CrowdTangle will be decommissioned by Facebook owner Meta in a major election year, a move researchers fear will disrupt efforts to detect an expected firehose of political misinformation.

Products from firms such as Meta and Snap have ‘rewired the way children think, behave and learn’, school boards said. Lawsuit also named TikTok, owned by China’s ByteDance.

A rise in anti-trans posts on Facebook and other websites has alarmed trans rights advocates in the country.

The law, effective from March 7, aims to make it easier for people to move between competing online services.

The embassy’s now-deleted posted said Israel is mentioned 43 times in the central religious text of Islam, while ‘Palestine is not mentioned even once’.

Since 2018, documentary series Herne Katha has been travelling to ‘unexplored places’ in Nepal to tell deeply personal stories of people who rarely receive prominent media coverage

The lawsuit, brought by the US Justice Department and multiple states, accuses the tech giant of making it hard for consumers to switch to cheaper smartphones.

Kong Chee Kian said someone should assassinate Lee following the shooting of former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe.

11-year-old girl suffers online sex abuse after she met man on internet gaming site, police say.

Fast food giant blames a computer system failure, adds that services were gradually restored at about 4pm.

Ex-president’s U-turn coincides with recent meeting held with billionaire Republican megadonor who is deeply invested in parent company ByteDance.

Eddie Chau, father of the eight-year-old girl, confirmed his daughter died on Sunday at around 3.40pm.

The aim of such propaganda is to weaken the EU’s resolve and benefit anti-immigration parties in Germany, France and the Netherlands, an analyst says.

US president says he would sign the legislation if Congress passes it, with a vote in the House of Representatives possible as early as next week.

Secretary for Justice Paul Lam, security chief Chris Tang respond to Bloomberg article which highlighted proposed ban included in summary of public views.

Government accuses Ted Hui of ‘doxxing’ and ‘collusion with foreign forces’ after he calls for city officials involved in his court cases to be added to US sanctions list.