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A view of the Port of Balboa, managed by CK Hutchison Holdings based in Hong Kong, at the entrance to the Panama Canal in Panama City. On February 24, 2026, Hong Kong-based conglomerate CK Hutchison objected to a takeover by Panamanian authorities of two ports its subsidiary previously controlled on the Panama Canal. Photo: AFP
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.

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Cambodia

Opinion | Cambodia’s scam factory survivors find no escape in freedom

China travel

Japan out, Australia in? China’s tourists heading down under for Lunar New Year

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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.

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Bianca Jones (left) and Holly Morton-Bowles were among six tourists who died after drinking tainted cocktails in Laos in 2024. Photo: Handout
Australia

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.

Australia

Record heat in Australia, as temperatures near 50 degrees Celsius

Authorities urge caution as temperatures soar, fuelling out of control fires.

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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.

Emergency services were called to a Lake Cargelligo address, a town of about 1,500, after reports of a shooting, police said. Photo: ABC News Australia
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.

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Asia housing and property

The View | 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.

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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.

Australian influencer Sam Weidenhofer (right) with 88-year-old US supermarket worker Ed Bambas from Michigan. Photo: Instagram/itssozer
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.

Silver, like gold, has been boosted by increased expectations that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this month. Photo: May Tse
Hong Kong society

Letters | 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’.

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’.

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.

Australia ranked as the second most popular global destination for Chinese homebuyers, behind Thailand, in the first half of 2025. Photo: Getty Images

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.

Half Yours ridden by Australian jockey Jamie Melham wins the Melbourne Cup. Photo: AFP
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.

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.

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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.

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The US has inked a critical minerals deal with Australia, opening an alternative pipeline of highly sought-after metals as China tightens its grip on production. Photo: AFP
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.

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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.

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.

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A scuffle breaks out as protesters gather outside Flinders Street Station in Melbourne, Victoria, during the “March for Australia” anti-immigration rally. Photo: AAP/DPA
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.

Japan’s transport ministry said JAL employees lacked due consideration for safety. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

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.

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.

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Copper, lead and silver are among the 51 mined commodities that the US intends to add to its 2025 List of Critical Minerals. Photo: Shutterstock
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.

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Iranian ambassador to Australia Ahmad Sadeghi leaves Tehran’s embassy in Canberra on Wednesday. Photo: AFP
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.

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‘Unacceptable’: Australia to expel Iranian envoy over antisemitic attacks

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tehran was behind two antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.

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