Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military tension over the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, according… From the moment she first tasted a Thai durian in 2006, Pan Jiao Ling knew she was on to something special. The Nanning native had come to Thailand as an… Hong Kong kindergartners as young as three years old will be among those learning about the national security law on Thursday, the first National Security Education Day since the Beijing-imposed… More than two-thirds of representatives sitting on the all-powerful body which now oversees Hong Kong’s key elections have either already been appointed by the authorities or will be hand-picked by… One of the most disturbing child abuse cases in Hong Kong history concluded on Tuesday with a jury finding a father and stepmother guilty of murdering their five-year-old daughter in… In 2019, Singapore’s Temasek Holdings, one of the world’s most influential state investors, unveiled plans to halve the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to its portfolio assets by 2030. Last year, the… In Zhang Lianchao’s first year working as a mortician he saw a lot of dead bodies, but none quite like the body of a woman who had tragically plunged to… Nine months after Beijing imposed a national security law on Hong Kong, the city’s security chief says the legislation has driven away foreign agents, dried up funding from overseas for… Legal scholars have warned of “real constitutional problems” in new legislation proposed by Hong Kong authorities that would make it a criminal offence for people to encourage voters to boycott… Bullying at Hong Kong’s primary and secondary schools has hit a 10-year high with reported cases jumping by more than 50 per cent year on year, despite in-person classes having… An extremist political party in Pakistan responsible for paralysing swathes of the country with anti-France protests will be banned, a senior minister said on Wednesday.Thousands of supporters from the Tehreek-e-Labbaik… France, India and Australia have indicated they are jointly planning to step up their presence in the Indo-Pacific, modelling their closer cooperation after the Quad’s efforts in areas such as… Promoting Hong Kong’s mini-constitution at the city’s schools cost education authorities eight times more this year, while the government is to also increase its spending on helping pupils join trips… Hong Kong’s pro-establishment legislators will need to prove their worth in the remainder of their term if they are keen to seek re-election, as Beijing is determined to get more… Two pregnant women in Hong Kong who had received the BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine have suffered miscarriages, although a link to the jabs has not been established and health authorities are… The Philippines filed fresh diplomatic protests to China on Wednesday after accusing its giant neighbour of undertaking illegal fishing and massing more than 240 boats within its territorial waters.The Philippine… Thousands of public hospital patients suffering from certain chronic illnesses will be able to receive streamlined “one-stop” care and medication from private practitioners at government-subsidised rates, Hong Kong’s health authorities… India is fighting a ferocious second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, with hospital corridors across the country overflowing with patients, as ambulances carrying more sick people wait in long lines… Trains on two Hong Kong MTR lines will start running two hours later than usual on May 2 to allow for tests on a core section of the Sha Tin… A 54-year-old crane operator died after falling from a truck on a construction site near the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal in Hong Kong on Wednesday.Emergency personnel were called to the…Indian and Pakistani intelligence officers held secret talks in Dubai to break Kashmir stand-off
Thailand’s durian dealers fear for China exports after coronavirus surge
Quizzes, photo mosaic of ‘children’s smiles’ mark Hong Kong’s first National Security Education Day since Beijing imposed law on city
Hong Kong electoral overhaul: powerful Election Committee already stacked with pro-Beijing members
Did Hong Kong’s schools and system fail girl, 5, murdered by parents in horrific child abuse case?
Temasek’s green push taps into Singapore’s sustainability focus, China’s carbon-neutral drive
China’s funeral parlours use 3D printing to restore faces of the dead destroyed by tragedy, revolutionise mortuary practice
Hong Kong national security law has driven away foreign agents and troublemakers, dried up overseas funding for anti-government activists, top official says
Criminalising encouraging Hong Kong voters to boycott elections or spoil ballots will create ‘real constitutional problems’, legal experts warn
Hong Kong schools report 50 per cent jump in bullying despite in-person classes being suspended because of Covid-19
Pakistan to ban extremist TLP party behind deadly anti-France protests
France, India and Australia step up Quad-style cooperation, with China on the horizon
Hong Kong upped spending on Basic Law education at city’s schools to HK$2.2 million on back of anti-government protests in 2019
New rules for old-timers: how many of Hong Kong’s pro-establishment lawmakers will need to make way for fresh patriotic faces?
Coronavirus: two pregnant women in Hong Kong who received BioNTech vaccine suffer miscarriages, but no link to jab confirmed as yet
Whitsun Reef: Philippines files new diplomatic protest against China
Subsidy scheme will let Hong Kong patients with stable chronic illnesses get private-sector care at public-sector prices
Coronavirus: India sees melting crematorium, overflowing graveyards and overwhelmed hospitals as infections surge
Two Hong Kong rail lines to open two hours late on May 2 to accommodate test run on section of MTR’s Sha Tin-Central link
Hong Kong crane operator dies after falling from truck on construction site near Kai Tak Cruise Terminal
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