International Finance Corporation watchdog in turmoil following scathing report on microfinance in Cambodia 
Iran Faces Condemnation Over Transit Passage Regime 
Vietnam–Japan: Strategic Trust Without an Alliance Can 150kg drones carry cement and bricks? Hong Kong is putting them to the test
Hong Kong’s Development Bureau will test whether heavy-duty drones, weighing nearly 150kg (330.6lbs) each, can carry essential items across up to six sites over the…
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Iran says peace deal with US ‘never been closer’, as Pakistan says final text agreed on
The US and Iran have “never been closer” to a deal on ending the war in the Middle East, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said…
Elon Musk becomes world’s first trillionaire after SpaceX IPO
In a post on the social media platform he owns, Elon Musk recently lamented: “Whoever said ‘money can’t buy happiness’ really knew what they were…
Britain’s David Hockney, a giant of contemporary art, dies aged 88
British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died…
2 infants in Hong Kong confirmed severely infected with Covid-19 just days apart
A one-year-old boy remains in a critical condition in a Hong Kong hospital after contracting Covid-19, the second infant confirmed as severely infected with the…
Huawei is considering deploying Ascend AI chips in Latin America, cloud chief says
Huawei Technologies is studying whether to run its newest Ascend artificial intelligence chips inside its cloud and AI services in Latin America, a senior executive…