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China trade
Despite loss of Panama Canal, China investing US$23.9b in global seaports: study
Beijing funds 363 ports outside the Panama Canal to safeguard against East-West decoupling and US bid to curb China’s supply chain influence.
6 Mar 2026 - 10:20AM
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Cambodia
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Cambodia’s scam factory survivors find no escape in freedom
15 Feb 2026 - 12:00PM
China travel
Japan out, Australia in? China’s tourists heading down under for Lunar New Year
14 Feb 2026 - 4:00PM
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Australia
Australia demands answers from Laos over methanol poisoning ‘injustice’
While 10 were convicted of destroying evidence, not a single person has been charged in connection with the deaths of two Melbourne teens.
11 Feb 2026 - 1:20PM
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Australian drug lord Tony Mokbel walks free: ‘I don’t regret anything’
The court dropped a planned retrial for the Melbourne mobster, who inspired the ‘Underbelly’ TV series, after the police informant scandal.
6 Feb 2026 - 2:05PM
Australia
Record heat in Australia, as temperatures near 50 degrees Celsius
Authorities urge caution as temperatures soar, fuelling out of control fires.
27 Jan 2026 - 9:06PM
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Australia
Manhunt under way after deadly shooting in Australia leaves 3 dead
Shooting comes on a National Day of Mourning as Australia remembers 15 people shot dead in Sydney at a Hanukkah celebration on December 14.
22 Jan 2026 - 6:31PM
Australia
Australia probes after car with Hanukkah sign torched in Christmas Day attack
The vehicle was scorched by the ‘suspicious fire’ while parked in a house driveway in Melbourne.
25 Dec 2025 - 12:07PM
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Asia housing and property
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Asia’s housing affordability squeeze shows no signs of slowing
Some of the sharpest increases in property values are in economies facing major headwinds or those suffering from an acute shortage of affordable housing.
8 Dec 2025 - 5:23PM
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Australia
Australian TikTokker gives widowed US cashier, 88, gift of retirement
Ed Bambas took a cashier job at 82 to cope with grief and bills after his wife’s death, but a stranger’s kindness has changed everything.
6 Dec 2025 - 11:34AM
Commodities
Silver surge outpaces gold on global squeeze, rising interest rate-cut hopes
White metal doubles in value this year to reach record high, outshining gold’s 60 per cent rise.
1 Dec 2025 - 5:10PM
Hong Kong society
Letters
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Hong Kong’s laws targeting false credentials must apply equally
Readers discuss a recent case involving an applicant to the city’s talent scheme, a diplomatic row over the Japanese prime minister’s remarks, and Trump calling a journalist ‘piggy’.
21 Nov 2025 - 11:30AM
Australia
Murderer slathers Australian state with lawsuit over Vegemite ban in prison
Andre McKechnie argued that he had a right to eat the spread because it was ‘his culture as an Australian’.
18 Nov 2025 - 2:49PM
International Property
Australia draws mainland China, Hong Kong homebuyers amid stable policies, economy
Australia’s luxury property segment is expected to see increased interest from affluent investors looking for cost-efficient safe havens.
16 Nov 2025 - 11:51AM
Trailblazer Melham rides Half Yours to Melbourne Cup glory, completes rare double
Jamie Melham becomes only second female jockey to win coveted trophy, adding title to Caulfield Cup triumph.
4 Nov 2025 - 7:42PM
Hong Kong racing
Melbourne Cup: Caulfield Cup-winning female jockey Melham goes for rare double
Australian aiming to be only the second woman to win ‘the race that stops the nation’, on horse that is second-favourite behind Al Riffa.
3 Nov 2025 - 5:30PM
Australia
Man charged with stealing 43 Labubu dolls during Melbourne burglary spree
The highly valued limited-edition figures were allegedly stolen during a months-long crime spree at a shopping centre in central Melbourne.
22 Oct 2025 - 5:20PM
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US-China trade war
Can US-Australia rare earth deal loosen China’s grip on critical minerals trade?
New pact between Washington and Canberra intends to curb China’s dominance, boost local supply chains and secure the future of rare earths.
22 Oct 2025 - 6:41AM
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Australia
What Australia’s ‘Pukpuk’ pact with Papua New Guinea means for the Pacific
While China has voiced misgivings, the pact is seen as necessary by some – even if it could draw Australia into PNG’s domestic conflicts.
7 Oct 2025 - 5:25PM
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Australia
Australian drug boss to be retried after lawyer’s police informant past exposed
Tony Mokbel had appealed his 30-year sentence, saying he would not have pleaded guilty if he had been aware of his lawyer’s double life.
3 Oct 2025 - 1:20PM
China-Australia relations
Chinese nationals in Australia blindsided by anti-immigration marches
Sweeping rallies in all Australian capital cities protest against immigration, sparked by rising right-wing sentiment and cost-of-living crisis.
24 Sep 2025 - 2:49PM
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Japan
Japan Airlines to fire drunk pilot amid rebuke over flight delays
JAL pledged to implement stricter monitoring after the transport ministry said the company’s workers lacked due consideration for safety.
10 Sep 2025 - 2:20PM
Australia
Australia’s mushroom murderer sentenced to life in jail, no parole for 33 years
Erin Patterson’s ‘failure to exhibit any remorse pours salt into all the victims’ wounds’, judge said.
8 Sep 2025 - 2:51PM
Japan
Japan Airlines pilot’s drinking delays flights for 18 hours
Some 630 passengers travelling from Hawaii to Japan were affected by the pilot’s alcohol consumption, leading to a government investigation.
3 Sep 2025 - 5:04PM
US-China trade war
US expanding ‘critical minerals’ roster to guide investment, rely less on China
US Geological Survey says the updated draft list and its methodology show how authorities are anticipating disruptions to the supply chain.
29 Aug 2025 - 10:00PM
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Australia
‘Complete nonsense’: Australia hits back at Israel for claiming Iran ban credit
A minister rejected suggestions by Israel that Netanyahu’s ‘timely intervention’ prompted Canberra to take action against Tehran.
27 Aug 2025 - 11:39AM
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Australia
2 Australian police officers killed in rare fatal shooting, manhunt under way
Authorities in Victoria said the officers were ambushed as they tried to serve a warrant for historical sex abuse allegations.
27 Aug 2025 - 7:23AM
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Australia
‘Unacceptable’: Australia to expel Iranian envoy over antisemitic attacks
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tehran was behind two antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
26 Aug 2025 - 4:30PM
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