Qatar is ending its labour sponsorship system that forces foreign workers to seek their employer's permission to change jobs or leave the country. It says a new contract-based law will replace the "kafala" system, ensuring greater flexibility and prote...

An academic says that Beijing probably doesn’t know at this stage who should become Hong Kong’s next chief executive. Professor Ma Ngok from the Politics and Public Administration Department at the Chinese University of Hong Kong says if the Chief Secr...

The Consumer Council says Hong Kong is way behind other places when it comes to regulating medical beauty services. Its Chief Executive, Gilly Wong, says the rules that are currently in place cannot offer proper protection to consumers. She tells Annem...

Authorities in India have evacuated more than 15,000 people from low-lying areas as a cyclone made landfall in Chennai - the capital of the southern state of Tamil Nadu. They have been moved to safer areas as heavy rains and strong winds lashed the reg...

A China analyst says CY Leung has decided not to seek a second term in office probably because Beijing sees him as a divisive, controversial and very unpopular Chief Executive. Willy Lam from the Chinese University of Hong Kong also says the mainland l...

Civic Party lawmaker, Dennis Kwok, says the Chief Executive, CY Leung, was probably forced into announcing that he will not seek a second term in office. He says he probably knows he will not get enough support from the 1,200-member committee that will...

South Korean lawmakers have voted to impeach President Park Geun-hye, stripping away her sweeping executive powers over a corruption scandal and opening a new period of national uncertainty. The National Assembly ballot immediately transferred Park's a...