18 h. ago 172% surge of dependent enrolments into Hong Kong universities in past 2 years

Influx of children of non-local professionals admitted by the eight public universities has prompted angry backlash from local parents.

Politics

18 h. ago 172% surge of dependant enrolments into Hong Kong universities in past 2 years

Influx of children of non-local professionals admitted by the eight public universities has prompted angry backlash from local parents.

Politics

21 h. ago Chinese Estates CEO, sister sell retail shops in Hong Kong amid market stress

Chan Hoi-wan and her sister lowered their asking price by 7 per cent to close the deal for the Hong Kong retail shops on March 18.

Economics

22 h. ago Openly gay Australian football player still faces online death threats

Josh Cavallo, who plays for Adelaide United, was 21 in 2021 when he decided to come out.

Events

23 h. ago Woman critically injured, 10 others hurt in Hong Kong bus crash

Double-decker bus smashes into a road barrier on a highway in Tai Po.

Events

24 h. ago Jailing of Indonesian trans woman for Jesus’ hair remark raises rights concerns

Ratu Thalisa was convicted in Medan under a controversial blasphemy law and jailed for almost three years.

Events

24 h. ago Indonesia’s richest woman Marina Budiman loses half her wealth in 3 days

The president commissioner of Indonesia’s biggest data centre operator was sitting atop a US$7.5 billion fortune, until the stock crashed.

Politics

35 h. ago Woman dead, husband missing as violent storm lashes southern Spain

Couple had disappeared in the village of Constantina, Andalusia when Storm Laurence caused a stream to swell, sweeping away their car.

Events

40 h. ago Hong Kong banker cleared of indecently assaulting female subordinate

Woman who accused Alan Lai, 54, of molesting her on three separate occasions and attacking her twice at work not a credible witness, magistrate says.

Events

45 h. ago Chinese woman seeks US$6,800 for chores, divorce court awards 5 times that, sparks delight

Ex-husband expresses surprise at award as some people online suggest men deserve compensation for being ‘bodyguards’, ‘chauffeurs’.

Events

46 h. ago Australia slams reward letters seeking wanted Hong Kong activist in Melbourne

Australian minister voices concerns over letters targeting Kevin Yam, as Post learns relative of fugitive Tony Chung questioned in Hong Kong.

Events

48 h. ago Jefferies' Chris Wood: Sell rallies in the U.S. market and buy the corrections in Europe and China

Jefferies' Chris Wood: Sell rallies in the U.S. market and buy the corrections in Europe and China  CNBC

Economics

56 h. ago China’s Global Times praises Trump funding cuts to Voice of America, Radio Free Asia

US media broadcasters have long drawn criticism from Beijing over reporting critical of mainland government’s human rights record.

Politics

3 d. ago British woman trapped in toilet dies in Thailand dive boat fire

A crew member was reportedly filling diving tanks with oxygen when the equipment malfunctioned and fire engulfed the boat.

Events

3 d. ago Vietnamese woman gives birth in South Korean ambulance as medical crisis persists

South Korea is facing a 13-month-long medical crisis after doctors walked out over a plan to increase admission quotas at medical schools.

Events

3 d. ago Australian woman admits trying to sell human toes she found in dog vomit

Joanna Kinman was working at an animal shelter at the time. She faces a maximum penalty of two years in prison.

Politics

3 d. ago Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean for unis and their research?

Trump is surveying Australian academics about gender diversity and China – what does this mean for unis and their research?  The Conversation

Politics

3 d. ago Hong Kong property firm Gale Well trying to sell US$386 million in assets amid slump

Company is selling commercial properties in Admiralty, Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay, as well as luxury residential assets.

Economics

3 d. ago UK woman fears for elderly father detained by Taliban in Afghanistan

A British couple in their 70s were arrested by the Taliban last month.

Politics

3 d. ago Unlike China! As optimists sell India's story, Ashwath Damodaran has a warning

Unlike China! As optimists sell India's story, Ashwath Damodaran has a warning  The Economic Times

Events