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1. Why first Simandou iron ore shipment to China marks a global milestone

   The launch of Guinea’s US$20 billion Simandou iron ore project marks a globally significant milestone. The event on Tuesday at Guinea’s Morebaya port, attended by Chinese and regional African leaders, saw the departure of the first shipment of ore from the Simandou project – a major feat after nearly three decades of development. The Chinese delegation was led by Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong, who...

2. China duo caught carving ‘success’, ‘good luck’ at ancient sites to change fate

   Two men caught inscribing positive words and their names on rocks at 35 historical sites on China’s Mount Tai in a single day claim they did so to “change their fate”. The case gained national attention on November 7, when China’s Supreme People’s Court released details of it to mark the first anniversary of the revised Law of the People’s Republic of China on Cultural Relics Protection. The...

3. 6 dead, 17 missing after landslide hits Indonesia’s Central Java: state media

   A landslide in Indonesia’s Central Java killed six people with 17 missing, state news agency Antara reported on Saturday, after prolonged, heavy rains. The landslide on Thursday in the city of Cilacap buried a dozen houses in Cibeunying village, Antara said, citing disaster official Budi Irawan. “We have found three more bodies, leaving only 17 more to be found. We have been working to the best...

4. Hongkongers living in mainland China urged to vote in coming Legco election

   Hongkongers living in mainland China have been urged to vote in the coming Legislative Council election, with authorities planning to set up a special polling station at the newly opened airport terminal. The Hong Kong government’s Beijing office on Saturday held a briefing on election arrangements and the role of the legislature in Beijing, encouraging voters on the mainland to return to the...

5. 2 Hong Kong men arrested over vandalising Legco election campaign posters

   Hong Kong police have arrested two men for allegedly vandalising campaign materials for the coming Legislative Council election. Police said on Saturday that officers found three vandalised election campaign posters hanging from the Tong Mi Road footbridge in Mong Kok on Thursday. After an investigation, officers arrested two local men, aged 29 and 34, in Mong Kok on Friday on suspicion of...

6. From TV dramas to diplomacy, Bangladesh-Turkey ties are ‘growing stronger’

   In a recording studio in Dhaka, voice-over artist Rubaiya Matin Gity dubs the latest Turkish soap opera to become a megahit in Bangladesh – a pop culture trend that reflects growing ties between the two countries. “Yasmeen! Yasmeen! I have fallen in love...” the 32-year-old actor cried in Bangla, her eyes fixed on the screen playing new episodes of the Turkish drama Kara Sevda, or Endless Love,...

7. 18 injured in double-decker bus crash at stop near Hong Kong airport

   A double-decker bus crashed at a stop near Hong Kong airport on Saturday, leaving at least 18 people injured. Police said they had received a report from a Citybus driver at 3.16pm that his vehicle had crashed into a planter by a bus stop close to the airport’s Terminal One. “Eighteen people have been injured, with some sent to Princess Margaret Hospital and others sent to North Lantau Hospital....

8. With AI looking increasingly like a liability, a storm is coming

   A recent Financial Times front-page lead, headlined “Tech stocks suffer $1.2tn AI sell-off”, was followed a few days later by a comment elsewhere that tech stocks were the only cloud over an otherwise sunny Wall Street. Weather forecasters would be ashamed of such a simplistic assertion. Artificial intelligence and, more generally, tech stocks have become the great overarching gods that dominate...

9. Hong Kong Island election hopefuls vow to fight for ethnic minority groups

   Legislative Council election candidates competing for Hong Kong Island seats have vowed to fight for more job opportunities for ethnic minority communities and ensure their voices are heard. The contenders made the promise on Saturday at the first of the day’s government-run forums for the Hong Kong Island West and East constituencies, held for the first time at Hong Kong Park’s Olympic...

10. Justice or chaos? Bangladesh on edge as Hasina verdict looms

    Bangladesh is bracing itself for a landmark court verdict on Monday that could see its self-exiled former leader Sheikh Hasina sentenced to death for crimes against humanity, with the case potentially fuelling an already combustible political climate ahead of national elections. The outcome could either deliver long-awaited justice for the 1,400 students killed during a brutal crackdown last...