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Singapore

Louis Koo Faces HK$149 Million Lawsuit Over 2019 Loan — How Did a HK$70 Million Debt Grow So Large?

Hong Kong actor and filmmaker Louis Koo Tin-lok and his production company, One Cool Film Production Limited, are facing a civil lawsuit seeking more than HK$149.38 million (about US$19 million) over an alleged unpaid loan dating back to 2019. The case was filed in Hong Kong’s High Court on September 2 by Sino Hero Ventures Limited, a company registered in the British Virgin Islands. According to the writ of summons, the company provided Koo and One Cool Film with a HK$70 million term-loan faci

September 3, 2026

Japan

Japan Makes a Surprise Budget Move After Kumamoto Quake — And the Real Test May Be Just Beginning

Japan is preparing to break with recent spending habits by forgoing a second supplementary budget for fiscal 2026, even as the government continues dealing with the aftermath of the devastating Kumamoto earthquake and heavy rains across the country. Government and ruling-party sources told Jiji Press that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi does not currently intend to submit another supplementary budget when the Diet convenes for a possible extraordinary session in early October. Instead, the admini

September 3, 2026

Entertainment

Hideki Shirakawa Changed What the World Thought Plastic Could Do — But His Nobel-Winning Breakthrough Began With an Accident

TOKYO — Hideki Shirakawa, the Japanese chemist whose Nobel Prize-winning research shattered the long-held belief that plastics could not conduct electricity, has died at the age of 90, leaving behind a scientific breakthrough that helped open an entirely new field of materials research. Shirakawa died on August 24 at a hospital in Yokohama, according to reports released Thursday, September 3. The University of Tsukuba, where he spent more than two decades teaching and conducting research, forma

September 3, 2026

Hong Kong

Former Hong Kong Lawmaker William Wong Faces 4 Charges After CUHK Crash

Former Hong Kong lawmaker William Wong Kam-fai is set to appear in court next week after police confirmed that he will face four criminal charges stemming from a July crash at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). The 66-year-old former Legislative Council member is accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, dangerous driving, failing to stop after an accident and failing to report an accident. He is scheduled to appear at Sha Tin Court on Wednesday morning, September 9. The case

September 3, 2026

Politics

Bangladesh Weighs “Islamic NATO” Defence Pact as India Watches Closely

Bangladesh is weighing whether to join a new Makkah Joint Defence Agreement involving Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan, a move that could significantly reshape Dhaka’s regional security strategy and put its already strained relationship with India under greater pressure. But there is an important distinction: Bangladesh has not joined the pact. As of September 1, Dhaka was still assessing the proposal, and State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said the country had not received

September 3, 2026

Entertainment

Ryan Reynolds And Kenneth Branagh Take On Their Most Unexpected Duo Yet In ‘Mayday’ — But The Real Surprise Is Their Chemistry

Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh are teaming up for a very different kind of action movie — one that mixes Cold War espionage, ’80s nostalgia, explosive action and plenty of comedy. In a new interview with ABS-CBN News, the two stars opened up about their new Apple TV film, “Mayday,” and reflected on their experiences in Hollywood as they continue taking on new challenges with age. The film, which premieres globally on Apple TV on September 4, follows U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy “Assassin

September 3, 2026

Philippines

Tacloban School Shooting: DOJ Orders 10 More Murder-Related Charges vs. 15-Year-Old Suspect — What Prosecutors Found

The legal case surrounding the deadly Tacloban school shooting has taken a major turn after Department of Justice prosecutors ordered the filing of 10 additional murder-related charges against the 15-year-old student accused in the June 22 attack. DOJ Undersecretary Ian Norman Dato said Thursday, September 3, that prosecutors recommended four counts of frustrated murder and six counts of attempted murder against the minor, who is accused of being one of two students involved in the shooting at

September 3, 2026

Entertainment

Alex Gonzaga Finally Welcomes Baby Boy After Three Miscarriages — But Her Final Months of Pregnancy Were Far From Easy

MANILA, Philippines — After years of heartbreak, prayers and an unexpectedly difficult pregnancy, Alex Gonzaga and husband Mikee Morada have finally entered a new chapter as parents. The actress, television personality and content creator publicly introduced their first child, a baby boy, in an emotional social media post on Wednesday, September 2. “Now there are three of us, with our very own little baby boy,” Gonzaga wrote alongside a video showing intimate moments between the new parents an

September 3, 2026

Business

Nepal Is Not Closed: Flood Disaster Hits Tourism, but Everest and Annapurna Remain Open

Nepal’s tourism industry is fighting to prevent one of the country’s worst natural disasters in years from becoming a nationwide tourism crisis, with tour operators urging travellers not to cancel trips to areas that remain open and operating. The appeal comes after catastrophic flash floods and mudslides struck northern Nepal on August 26, devastating communities along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river corridors near the Nepal-China border. As of September 3, Nepal’s Foreign Ministry said 1,2

September 3, 2026

Asia

UN Delivers Stark Climate Warning: World Is Set to Break the 1.5°C Limit — But the Real Danger Comes Next

The world should prepare for the increasingly likely reality that global warming will temporarily exceed the 1.5°C threshold set under the Paris Agreement, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) warned in a major new assessment. The warning, reported by ABS-CBN through Agence France-Presse, comes as UNEP released its “Limiting Overshoot” report on September 2, outlining what scientists say may be the world’s best remaining strategy: allow warming to peak, limit how high it rises and ho

September 3, 2026