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1. ‘We’re really panicked’: Hong Kong parents lose faith in Nestle after product recall

   Many Hong Kong parents have expressed concern and a loss of confidence in Nestle after the company recalled 21 batches of baby milk formula products over potential contamination with a toxin that can cause food poisoning. Some parents on Thursday claimed that their young children fell sick after consuming the affected products, while others called on food safety authorities to also examine...

2. China to probe Meta’s purchase of Manus over export controls, tech outflow concerns

   China’s Ministry of Commerce says it will conduct a review and investigation into Meta’s acquisition of Manus regarding export controls and technology exports, confirming an earlier report by the Post. The Post reported that Chinese authorities were considering whether to step in over Meta Platforms’ acquisition of Manus – an artificial intelligence agent developer with Chinese roots – amid...

3. Women tattoo artists, history behind viral Adidas jacket: 7 Lifestyle highlights

   We have selected five Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Hong Kong’s women tattoo artists who draw on Chinese culture to ink differently These artists channel elements of Chinese painting, calligraphy and Buddhism through their needles in a new form of “poetic expression”. 2....

4. Singapore’s Lee Hsien Loong says US raid in Venezuela is worrying for small countries

   The United States’ intervention into Venezuela would have worrying long-term consequences to the international system and small countries in particular, Singapore’s former prime minister Lee Hsien Loong said on Thursday. Senior Minister Lee, who stepped down as prime minister in May 2024, noted that Singapore had always stated its position unequivocally and voted accordingly on such matters that...

5. Dose of uncertainty: experts wary of AI health tech gadgets on display at CES trade show

   Health tech gadgets displayed at the annual CES trade show make a lot of promises. A smart scale promoted a healthier lifestyle by scanning your feet to track your heart health, and an egg-shaped hormone tracker uses artificial intelligence to help you figure out the best time to conceive. Technology and health experts, however, question the accuracy of products like these and warn of data...

6. Drivers show up at Hong Kong licensing offices despite end of walk-in service

   Some applicants for test-free driving licences turned up at a Hong Kong government office on Thursday hoping to secure walk-in appointments, despite transport authorities having suspended the arrangement that had drawn long queues and scalpers. Following the announcement of the policy change, a Post reporter spotted three applicants attempting to book a walk-in appointment at the Transport...

7. Mother of 3 killed by ICE in Minneapolis was a devout Christian and poet

   The woman shot and killed by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday was Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who had recently moved to Minnesota. She was a US citizen born in Colorado and appears to never have been charged with anything involving law enforcement beyond a traffic ticket. In social media accounts, Good described herself as a “poet...

8. Nearly 94% of Malaysians who renounced citizenship chose Singapore, data shows

   Most Malaysians who renounced their citizenship over the past five years went on to become Singaporeans, official data shows, underscoring the city state’s pull amid long-standing brain drain concerns. In the past five years, 61,116 Malaysians gave up their citizenship, Malaysia’s National Registration Department director general Badrul Hisham Alias said, as reported by the New Straits Times...

9. Japan zoo makes workers mimic pandas after returning all 4 to China, launches club for fans

   A zoo in Japan has allowed its staff to mimic pandas in memory of its last four bears which have been returned to China. The unusual caged activity has been seen as an attempt to continue engaging panda lovers. In June last year, four pandas, the 24-year-old Rauhin and her offspring, Yuihin, Saihin and Fuhin, were returned to China from the Adventure World amusement park in Japan’s Wakayama...

10. China’s massive oil-for-loan debts at risk in post-Maduro Venezuela: analysts

    The US takeover of Venezuela has placed billions of dollars in Chinese oil-for-loan debts at risk, analysts say, though they expect Venezuelan crude to continue flowing to China as the new government seeks immediate revenue. The abduction of former Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro by US forces has left Beijing’s outstanding exposure in the South American nation – estimated at about US$10...