Economist Andy Kwan says Hong Kong’s GDP growth for the whole of this year could come in at between four and four-and-a-half percent. He said the property market is buoyant and is creating a feel-good factor among consumers. But Kwan, who is the direct...

The newly-elected Prime Minister of Malaysia Mahathir Mohammed has said that the imprisoned opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim will get an immediate royal pardon. He said Anwar would be able to return to politics but did not elaborate on whether he would ...

The Philippines' top court has voted to remove its chief justice, who faced ouster efforts after battling with President Rodrigo Duterte over human rights and his deadly war on drugs. The decision against Maria Sereno drew some 2,000 protesters to the ...

There's a four-way tie at the top of the leader board after day one of the Hong Kong Ladies Open in Fanling. Taiwan's Chen Szu-han and Hsieh Yu-ling, together with Connie Chen from South Africa and Malaysia's Winnie Ng, all shot five-under par 67. Chin...

Activist Becky Au says the government’s sweeping overhaul of its system for compensating those displaced by public projects is unlikely to dampen opposition among communities who don’t want to move. The government’s new one-size-fits-all model will see...

Mahathir Mohamad, the 92-year-old former prime minister and winner of the Malaysian elections, is expected to meet the country’s constitutional monarch shortly and form a new administration. Dr Mahathir will take over from his former protégé, Najob Raz...

The former head of Anbang, one of the mainland's largest insurance companies, has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for fraud. Wu Xiaohui was detained last year on charges of fraud and embezzlement. State media said the court ordered more than US$1....