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1. Man dies after being thrown from taxi in crash near Hong Kong airport

   A passenger has died after being ejected from a taxi that collided with a highway maintenance vehicle en route to the Hong Kong airport. Police said they received a report at 9.46am on Wednesday from a cabby who claimed his New Territories taxi had collided with a road-maintenance shadow vehicle while travelling along the North Lantau Highway towards Hong Kong International Airport. The taxi...

2. Australia demands answers from Laos over methanol poisoning ‘injustice’

   Australia has summoned the Laotian ambassador to protest against what a victim’s family described as an “absolute injustice” after 10 people linked to a deadly methanol poisoning case received suspended sentences and fines equivalent to US$130. The case stems from a fatal incident in the riverside town of Vang Vieng, a popular tourist destination in Laos, in November 2024. Melbourne teenagers...

3. Colombia’s president says he escaped assassination attempt while in helicopter

   Colombian President Gustavo Petro said on Tuesday he had escaped an assassination attempt hours earlier, after months of warnings about an alleged plot by drug traffickers to target him. On Monday night, Petro’s helicopter was unable to land at his destination on the Caribbean coast because of fears that unspecified people “were going to shoot” at it, he said. “We headed out to open sea for four...

4. WuXi Biologics earnings jump as ‘follow and win the molecule’ strategy pays off

   WuXi Biologics expects a sharp rise in full-year earnings for 2025, forecasting a 46.3 per cent increase in profit as it secures more projects across the drug development value chain, from discovery through to manufacturing. In a positive profit alert filed with the Hong Kong stock exchange on Wednesday, the company said profit attributable to equity shareholders would reach about 4.91 billion...

5. US grand jury rejects charges against 6 Democrat lawmakers Trump wanted jailed

   Federal prosecutors failed to bring charges Tuesday against six Democratic lawmakers who urged service members to refuse illegal orders, outraging US President Donald Trump, who had called for jail time, US media reported. Sources told The New York Times and The Washington Post that a federal grand jury - composed of local citizens in Washington - denied the Justice Department’s attempts to...

6. Chinese civilisation’s true age; engineer leaves US to find freedom: 7 science highlights

   We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. How old is Chinese civilisation? A scholar says it really dates back 8,000 years A noted archaeologist is challenging conventional wisdom on one of the world’s oldest cultures, arguing that Chinese...

7. Malaysian airports face complaints over expensive food and goods

   Malaysia Airports Holdings (MAHB) has been asked to explore ways to ensure goods and food sold at airports are priced reasonably, according to Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister Tiong King Sing. Tiong added his ministry had received complaints from the public over the steep prices of items such as chocolates, food and alcohol at the airport shops compared to the prices outside. “Visitors at the...

8. In Japan, viral ‘baito tero’ workplace pranks plague businesses

   This year, nearly one in four Japanese companies are expected to fall victim to baito tero, a term describing part-time employees performing pranks or stunts at work to post on social media, according to a new report. The study by Tokyo-based human resources provider Mynavi, conducted in December and released in late January, revealed that most of the incidents came to light because the...

9. China’s Mengzhou spacecraft passes key test for 2030 crewed moon mission with Long March-10 rocket

   China has successfully completed a crucial safety test and fired off a new-generation rocket as part of the country’s preparations for a crewed mission to the moon. Wednesday’s escape test on board the Mengzhou crew carrier was designed to ensure that astronauts could be safely returned to Earth if something went wrong during the launch. The Chinese space programme had already carried out a...

10. China’s consumer price growth cools as inflation outlook remains unclear

    China’s consumer prices rose for the fourth consecutive month in January – although at a slower pace – while the decline in factory-gate prices continued to narrow, in a tentative sign that deflationary pressures in the Chinese economy may be starting to let up. But analysts said a clearer picture of the outlook for inflation would only emerge in the coming months due to distortions caused by...