16+ hour, 35+ min ago   (202+ words) Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday hailed Brics as the world’s most influential platform for cooperation among emerging markets and developing countries. Speaking at the bloc’s summit in New Delhi, Xi also called on the leaders of major emerging economies…...

1+ day, 57+ min ago   (181+ words) A US$4.8 billion transport budget will not end Manila’s gridlock unless bus and jeepney services also improve, analysts say A two-hour commute for a 14km (8.7-mile) journey. For Julius Dalay and millions of other Filipinos, this is just how public transport…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (222+ words) His pointed message was issued in Gander, the Canadian town that sheltered thousands of stranded Americans after the September 11 attacks Standing in the town that sheltered thousands of stranded Americans after the September 11 attacks, former Canadian prime minister Jean Chretien…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (81+ words) South China Morning Post Poland’s Digital Affairs Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski met with the robot protesters to hear their demands regarding industrial AI usage. About 30 robots holding flags and chanting slogans have staged a protest outside Poland’s digital affairs ministry in…...

2+ day, 36+ min ago   (134+ words) New data challenges common perception that the United States’ Asian communities form a reliable voting bloc for Democrats Recently naturalised immigrants are more likely to vote Republican than the average among long-term US residents, the survey report added. “The findings…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (184+ words) Umno president has questioned a fellow party member’s statement that he was forced to sign a document to remove the state’s ruler The controversy has put the new Umno-led state government under pressure barely six weeks after taking office, reviving…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (454+ words) The Education University of Hong Kong emphasises programmes that can make a positive impact on society The educational ethos of “cultivating values and nurturing people” is based on a classic Chinese saying that emphasises building good morals and a sense…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (282+ words) Readers discuss how the community can work together to prevent suicides, sentencing in cases of sex crimes, and responsible pet ownership World Suicide Prevention Day on September 10 is a timely reminder that suicide prevention cannot begin only at the point…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (171+ words) For hungry singletons and couples who want to gorge on giant feasts, Andrew Sun proposes grouping up – just forget the chit-chat Indian food is always frustrating for my partner and me. We often crave it, and our neighbourhood curry house…...

3+ day, 57+ min ago   (169+ words) Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jnr has warned there could be no military recruits next year due to budget cuts In 2024, Marcos approved a revised 1.9 trillion Philippine pesos (US$30 billion) plan to acquire newer military assets until 2034, aiming to enhance the…...