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Workers’ Party chief Pritam Singh leaves the Singapore Supreme Court on December 4. Photo: Reuters

Southeast Asia

Singapore’s Pritam Singh faces leadership test as party seeks special meeting

The request comes after the opposition chief and party secretary general’s conviction for lying to a parliamentary panel.

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From PM purge to border bombs: Thailand’s year of upheaval

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Can Hong Kong mature as a wine hub? French vineyard owner calls for new focus

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Politics

Why Chinese victims of Japan’s WWII bio-warfare are still waiting for justice

Dark chapter’s telling complicated by Tokyo’s official denials, Washington’s immunity deals and Beijing’s shifting diplomatic priorities.

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Chinese journalist Nan Xianghong interviews a resident of Chongshan village in Zhejiang province, who recounts witnessing Japanese soldiers performing vivisections on plague victims during World War II. Photo: Handout

Russia & Central Asia

Zelensky looks to secure peace deal at Trump meet as Russian offensive mounts

Discussions at Trump’s Florida resort will cover security guarantees and territorial concessions.

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Hong Kong

Hong Kong hospital staff rally for Operation Santa Claus with active spirit

Team collaboration shines at HKSH Medical Group as doctors, nurses and students embrace fitness and fun to raise funds for charitable causes.

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China Business

Greater Bay Area assets poised to lead surge in China’s expanding C-REIT market

By the end of last month, China had nearly 80 C-REITs, raising a total of over US$28.3 billion, according to Cushman & Wakefield.

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A view of skyscrapers from a pedestrian bridge in Shenzhen, the southern tech hub in Guangdong province. Photo: Xinhua

Economics

Can Japan’s space industry regain thrust after H3 rocket failure?

Failure is inevitable, aerospace experts say, so Japan needs to be less afraid of making mistakes and move on.

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Companies

Hong Kong developers test ultra-luxury home demand with new launch on The Peak

As property prices stabilise and rents are on the rise, affluent buyers are being enticed with a fresh supply of high-end homes.

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Politics

What next for Taiwan’s Lai as US$37 billion defence boost blocked by KMT, allies?

Procedural blockade for eight-year military spending package has also stalled 2026 general budget review, piling up pressure on ruling DPP.

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Taiwanese leader William Lai’s proposed extra defence spending has been described by his administration as “critical to deterring intensifying military pressure” from mainland China. Photo: EPA

Society

5,000 Hong Kong workers idle as new scaffold net safety regime hits 200 projects

Development Bureau says it will consider amending a law to strengthen supervision over external works involved in major building repairs.

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Scaffolding mesh is cleared from a building in Cheung Sha Wan. Photo: Jelly Tse

People & Culture

‘I am dead’: Japan man posts posthumous social media message; many admire strength

Optimistic post appears 2 days after man dies following battle with rare cancer; death reveals new side of his personality to farmer father.

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China Business

Dozens of Chinese EV makers under pressure to fold or trim operations: analysts

Grappling with expiring cash subsidies and tax incentives, China’s car market is forecast to see deliveries slump next year.

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Politics

‘Military has destroyed our lives’: Myanmar votes in election amid civil war

The multiphase election, which the junta insists is ‘free and fair’, comes nearly four years after it took power in a coup.

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A voter shows her inked finger after casting a ballot in Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday. Photo: EPA

Europe

Paris Metro stabbings suspect moved to psychiatric hospital, prosecutors say

The suspect, a Malian citizen jailed in January 2024 for aggravated theft and sexual assault, attacked 3 women on the city’s Metro on Friday.

28 Dec 2025 - 6:20AM

Passengers use the Paris Metro. On Friday, three women were injured in separate stabbing attacks on the city’s Metro. Photo: dpa

Science

Chinese 6G smart surface could allow stealth jets to use radar as a power source

The technology could help power future communications systems and shift the dynamics of electronic warfare, team says.

28 Dec 2025 - 6:00AMvideocam

Middle East

Israel seals off Palestinian village in West Bank after deadly attack

The army imposed a lockdown on Qabatiya after a local resident killed a 68-year-old man and an 18-year-old girl in northern Israel on Friday.

28 Dec 2025 - 5:55AM

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Banking & Finance

Xi’s appointments underscore his policy priorities as economy slows

China’s government promoted Yi Huiman, the chairman of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), to head of the securities regulator to help steer the stock market toward an avenue for fundraising.

30 Jan 2019 - 9:54AM

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, visits a farm in Jiansanjiang in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province on September 25, 2018. Xi was on an inspection tour of the region as China has slapped tariffs on US agricultural imports and looked to increase farming self-sufficiency amid a growing trade war with the United States. Photo: Xinhua

Companies

Son of Hong Kong's ‘Superman’ tycoon reinvests in home town

Analysts say Victor Li, who has been frustrated by his attempts to acquire overseas assets because of protectionism, trade disputes and rising interest rates, has once again started looking at Hong Kong’s property market for reasonable returns on its investments.

3 Apr 2019 - 9:47AM

Companies

Sun Hung Kai pays US$1.43 billion for fourth Kai Tak runway plot

23 Jan 2019 - 11:31PM

Companies

China pharma has a bitter pill to swallow: R&D

Beijing wants cheaper, better drugs. That’s pressuring drug makers to innovate as generics become more competitive.

19 Jan 2019 - 12:40PM

Beijing has moved to cut prices of drugs and improve their efficacy and safety. Here a woman works at the pharmacy of a state-owned hospital in a town in Hebei province, China, in this photo taken in 2008.

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At least 15 injured in knife and chemical attack in Japan

Japan stabbing rampage leaves 15 injured at Yokohama rubber factory - thumbnail

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Body restoration experts help families of Hong Kong fire victims bid farewell

Taiwanese mortuary reconstruction specialist Kuo Chang-chen demonstrates the steps of body restoration

Disgraced ex-Malaysian PM Najib guilty in final 1MDB case

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