Geneticist Zhang Huarong walks through the forest near his Hong Kong research lab, gesturing towards a rotting incense tree ...

The city doesn't need a host of new attractions. The place, its people and food are the attraction. But it needs revitalising ...

Investors see Trump’s tariff playbook causing inflation, which could force the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates higher ...

Illegal incense tree felling soared twelvefold in 2023 compared to the previous year. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Japanese fighter aircraft intercepted a Russian spy plane over the waters west of the nation on Tuesday, while a suspected ...

Russia and China, which have formed a quasi-alliance against America and its allies, have frequently sent military aircraft and ships on patrols and drills near Japan, prompting Japanese forces to ...

HONG KONG: China’s yuan hovered near a three-week low against the dollar on Tuesday, as US President Donald Trump’s latest ...

Chinese tech stocks are surfing on the DeepSeek wave. Alibaba for example gained more than 40% since mid-January while Warren ...

The Hang Seng Tech Index rose as much as 2.5%, taking its gains from a January low to over 20%. Xiaomi, Lenovo Group and Li ...

Emerging market currencies are not as resilient, and only a few from Central Europe are firmer. Click to read.

Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Tuesday, tracking gains on Wall Street that appeared to look past U.S. President ...