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1. Fugitive Jho Low’s sister and associate ordered to pay US$2.8 billion to 1MDB

   The sister of fugitive Malaysian financier Low Taek Jho, whose whereabouts are still unknown, and a close associate were ordered by the Kuala Lumpur High Court to pay 11.58 billion ringgit (US$2.8 billion) to 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB), over “tainted proceeds” misappropriated from the state fund. Justice Mahazan Mat Taib granted the judgment in default (JID) against Low May Lin, the sister...

2. Hong Kong’s national security police arrest 2 over alleged seditious online posts

   Hong Kong’s national security police arrested a man and a woman for allegedly publishing social media posts with seditious intent and funding activities that endanger national security. According to an insider, officers arrested the pair on Monday, at Kwai Chung Plaza, a shopping centre and private housing estate in the Kwai Tsing district. The force said they had arrested a 32-year-old man and...

3. Hong Kong competition watchdog adds touch of drama to campaign about fair play

   Hong Kong’s antitrust watchdog has launched a citywide campaign to raise awareness about the risks of sharing commercially sensitive information among businesses. The initiative will remind companies that they risk falling foul of the law if they share information such as pricing, costs or future business strategies. To make the topic more engaging, the Competition Commission will roll out a...

4. Man dies in fire at Hong Kong homeless shelter, burnt charcoal found at scene

   A man has died in a fire at a shelter for the homeless and needy in Hong Kong’s Yau Ma Tei, with traces of burnt charcoal found at the scene. Police were alerted at 12.28pm on Tuesday of the fire at 124 Shanghai Street. Officers found the victim with burn marks at the scene, and the No 1 alarm fire was put out at 12.46pm. The man was sent to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Yau Ma Tei, where he was...

5. China’s Comac debuts C909 surgical cabin for ‘flying hospital’ missions

   The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) has launched a clean surgical cabin for its C909 narrowbody jet – an innovation the manufacturer touts as the first of its kind, and one that could expand access to complex medical procedures in the country's most remote and underserved regions. The upgrade advances the airborne hospital concept from in-flight diagnosis to genuine surgical...

6. Hong Kong exports grow 17.5% in October as trade policy uncertainties ease

   Hong Kong’s exports grew by 17.5 per cent year on year in October, with authorities expecting the improvement to continue in the near term given consistent moderate global economic growth and easing trade policy uncertainties. The value of goods exported from Hong Kong in the month stood at HK$461.8 billion (US$59.2 billion). according to figures released on Tuesday by the Census and Statistics...

7. Anger mounts over missing Malaysian girl linked to religious conversion

   Malaysia’s human rights commission on Tuesday urged the country’s police chief to immediately enforce a long-standing court order to locate the missing daughter of Ipoh resident M. Indira Gandhi, in a custody row linked to religious conversion that has stretched on for 16 years. The renewed pressure comes after Indira’s 1.8km (1.1 miles) march to the federal police headquarters in Bukit Aman on...

8. As more chaos plagues Miss Universe pageant, is the ‘drama’ all for show?

   Controversy continues to plague Thailand’s hosting of this year’s Miss Universe beauty pageant days after the winner was crowned, but one contestant believes that some of the earlier “drama” was all for show. In the latest development, a Thai activist has accused Jakapong “Anne” Jakrajutatip, the former CEO of JKN Global Group and Miss Universe Organisation, of fleeing to Mexico to avoid her...

9. Netherlands’ Nexperia blunder shows it has forgotten its own history

   The Netherlands has discovered that it could end up hemmed in by its technological prowess. A day after the United States tightened export controls on Chinese companies on September 29, the Dutch government moved to take control of Nexperia, a Chinese-controlled chipmaking firm. This coordinated act of carrying out US containment policy triggered a cascade that exposed the cost of the...

10. Beauty market aglow: young Chinese splurge on self-care, Fosun-backed firm says

    Young Chinese consumers, including a growing number of men, are splurging on aesthetic medical treatments for physical, emotional and social wellness, according to the CEO of Fosun Pharma‑backed Sisram Medical and its subsidiary Alma, who says Asia’s relatively low penetration offers greater growth potential than North America. “It is a global trend that younger generations, including those [in...