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1. SHKP’s Cullinan Sky property project a hit with mainland and Hong Kong buyers

   Homebuyers on Thursday snapped up all units at a Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP) residential project in Kai Tak, with mainland Chinese investors accounting for nearly half of the transactions, agents said. SHKP offered 62 units in the first round of sales in the second phase of Cullinan Sky in Kai Tak. The batch included 56 one-bedroom units and six two-bedroom flats, ranging from 297 to 482 sq...

2. Mainland police offer cash rewards for tips on Taiwan’s ‘terrible’ influencers

   Mainland Chinese police are offering a cash reward for tips on possible crime-related behaviour by two Taiwanese online influencers, saying their separatist activities were having a “terrible influence”. The Quanzhou police department in Fujian province, on the southeastern Chinese coast, said on Thursday that Wen Ziyu and Chen Boyuan were first identified by the Taiwan Affairs Office in March...

3. End of shutdown starts long process of rebooting the US government

   The longest government shutdown in US history has ended, but it could take days - and in some cases a week or more - before normal operations resume. Payroll systems must be updated to pay out weeks of back wages. Backlogs of grant disbursements, loan applications and customer calls that went unanswered for 43 days would need to be cleared. Delayed environmental permits, workplace inspections...

4. Political marriages no longer priority for South Korea’s chaebol scions: report

   For generations, the heirs of South Korea’s powerful family-run conglomerates, known as chaebol, often married into political families to secure influence and protection. Today, their descendants are pursuing different strategies. Nearly half of fourth- and fifth-generation chaebol marriages are now between members of other business dynasties, according to corporate tracker CEO Score – a marked...

5. How Mongol rule changed China; a clumsy K-drama: 7 Lifestyle highlights

   We have selected seven 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. How China changed during the Yuan dynasty, when Mongols ruled Mongol rulers shook up Chinese society during the Yuan dynasty. For the first time in history, the whole of China was ruled not by a native Han descendant,...

6. Malaysia launches fresh probe into activists’ abductions after court ruling

   Malaysia has launched a new police investigation into the abductions of two social activists who vanished nearly a decade ago after a landmark court ruling found the government and police liable for their disappearances – a decision officials are now seeking to overturn. The Home Ministry said on Thursday that a new investigation team led by an assistant commissioner of police had been formed in...

7. How a fortune-teller allegedly swindled US$46 million from Vietnamese clients

   A 53-year-old woman claiming to be a feng shui master and fortune-teller has been arrested for allegedly orchestrating a scheme that defrauded vulnerable clients of millions of dollars, Australian police said on Thursday. The woman “allegedly exploited vulnerable clients within the Vietnamese community by persuading them to take out financial loans – while taking a share herself – based on her...

8. ‘Don’t underestimate’ efforts to curb price wars, China’s solar sector warns

   China’s solar industry association has pledged to “fight to the end” to curb cutthroat competition driven by oversupply, vowing to restore fair market order through industry self-discipline. “Don’t underestimate the determination behind the policy,” Liu Yiyang, executive secretary general of the China Photovoltaic Industry Association (CPIA), said in a post on his private WeChat Moments social...

9. Japan ‘very much willing’ to keep talking to Beijing over Taiwan: top diplomat

   Japan’s ambassador to Australia has said his country and mainland China must keep “proper” communication channels open over Taiwan to avoid misunderstandings. Kazuhiro Suzuki also urged Australia to help strengthen “joint deterrence” with Japan in what he described as “turbulent” times when speaking at an event at the National Press Club in Canberra on Wednesday. Peace and stability in the...

10. Japan faces more wildlife menace as monkeys invade homes, steal food

    As Japan battles a rising number of bear attacks, another wildlife menace has emerged in its Northern Alps: monkeys. While the damage monkeys typically cause is relatively minor compared with bears, the latter of which have killed or injured at least 220 people since April, their antics have become increasingly bothersome as they break into homes, steal food and ravage crops. In 2022, wild...