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1. Hong Kong diners bid farewell to 80-year-old Honolulu Coffee Shop in Wan Chai

   Dozens of diners flocked to an 80-year-old cha chaan teng in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai to get a last taste of its famous egg tarts and milk tea before the restaurant shuts its doors next month. The Honolulu Coffee Shop was packed during lunch hour on Friday, with long, snaking queues of patrons waiting outside along Hennessy Road. The Hong Kong-style restaurant announced on Thursday that it would...

2. Singaporean sweeps Kuala Lumpur road after Malaysia littering conviction

   Cleaning up his act through a court-ordered community service in Kuala Lumpur on Friday, the first Singaporean convicted of littering under Malaysia’s stricter law had a simple message for others: follow the rules and do not litter. Mohamed Nuh Qurasaini Kayat, 25, performed the community clean-up work in the heart of Malaysia’s capital, near the famous Dataran Merdeka, along with three...

3. Thailand plays down ‘too expensive’ concerns from South Korean visitors

   Thailand has sought to counter perceptions of rising holiday budgets, maintaining that the country is not “too expensive” for South Korean tourists looking for cost-effective indulgence and comprehensive wellness. According to officials from the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT), the perceived squeeze on the wallet cited by some South Korean visitors is a result of exchange rate volatility...

4. Almost half of Filipinos willing to trust cheating partners again, survey says

   In the Philippines, cheating comes easy in a relationship – but so does forgiveness, according to a recent survey. Though one in four Filipinos had seen or experienced infidelity, about 43 per cent said they were willing to trust their partner again if the latter were to cheat, The Inquirer newspaper reported, citing the latest survey by social research institution Social Weather Stations. About...

5. How did a prized red gemstone reach the ancient, mysterious Shu kingdom?

   In the highest-ranking sacrificial pit at Sanxingdui, 11 crimson beads remained undisturbed for 3,000 years among bronze vessels, ivory tusks and fragments of gold. They are carnelian – a red gemstone prized across the ancient world, from the Indus Valley to the Middle East and the Mediterranean. In China, however, carnelian was not commonly found in elite burials until the late Western Zhou...

6. Chinese University of Hong Kong ‘expels’ student held for sedition over Tai Po fire

   A Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) student who was arrested for sedition after launching a petition calling for an independent committee to investigate the Tai Po fire has said he has been expelled from the institution. “I was just expelled by CUHK,” Miles Kwan Ching-fung wrote on social media at midnight on Friday, ending his post with a thumbs-up emoji. He said he had been suspended...

7. China woman, 30, earning US$140,000 a month running marketing firm announces retirement

   A 30-year-old Chinese woman earning over 1 million yuan (US$140,000) per month has publicly announced her retirement plans to travel to Iceland, igniting widespread envy among younger generations online. Deng Yiran, a geophysics graduate from Nanjing University in Jiangsu province, southeastern China, has garnered considerable attention following her announcement to retire at such a young...

8. How India’s US$40 billion order for French Rafales will help local fighter jet makers

   India’s approval for a 3.6 trillion rupee (US$40 billion) purchase of defence equipment on Thursday – including 114 Rafale French fighter jets – will significantly boost the capabilities of the country’s armed forces amid heightened tensions with Pakistan, analysts say. The decision comes at a time when the Indian Air Force’s (IAF) fighter squadron strength has shrunk to 29, well below the 42...

9. Beijing warns carmakers: stop killing your profitability hopes by selling below cost

   China has banned carmakers from selling new vehicles for less than it costs to make them, including through discounts and subsidies, as regulators continue trying to smother a persistent price war that has sent hopes of profitability up in smoke for most producers. In “pricing guidance” released on Thursday, the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) listed a series of tactics that...

10. Hua Hong says memory shortage ‘positive’ for pricing as it reports record quarterly sales

    Chinese foundry Hua Hong Semiconductor said the global memory shortage was an opportunity to raise prices on its logic chips, as it reported record revenue for the fourth quarter of 2025. On its earnings call on Thursday, Hua Hong chairman and president Bai Peng said the memory supercycle was “a positive thing” as it gave the company room to raise prices on logic chips. “Memory certainly is in...