China backs Myanmar junta’s census-plus-election plan to end turmoil
China has come out in support of a plan by Myanmar’s military junta to hold an election next year to resolve a crisis that...
Zelensky says Ukraine ‘strengthening’ positions in Russia’s Kursk
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday his forces were “strengthening” their positions in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv has been mounting a major...
Hong Kong panda cubs can help boost economy and residents’ national identity: lawmakers
Hong Kong can make use of the newly born twin giant panda cubs to boost residents’ sense of national identity alongside developing the local...
Three Chinese Students Arrested for Drone-Filming Aircraft Carrier, Sparking Mockery
On June 25, three mysterious Chinese students, aged between 30 and 49 and from different backgrounds, appeared on a mountain in Busan, South Korea....
UN report: Bangladesh unrest kills more than 600 people
More than 600 people were killed during weeks-long violence in Bangladesh, the UN Human Rights Office said in a preliminary report. About 400 deaths...
From Mulan to concubine army, meet 3 formidable warrior women who changed China’s fate
Few female Chinese historical figures are as famous as Hua Mulan, the legendary folk heroine who disguised herself as a man to join the...
X-ray tests in Nepal powered by AI hailed as key in global TB eradication
At the peak of the Kala Patthar landmark, 5,500 metres above sea level in eastern Nepal, Jacob Cresswell, a team leader working for the...
Thailand ex-PM Thaksin gets royal pardon, parole ends Sunday, lawyer says
Thailand’s billionaire former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra received a royal pardon shortening his parole by two weeks, his lawyer said on Saturday, a day...
Fire breaks out in China on former Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk
Smoke was still rising from a decommissioned aircraft carrier in eastern China on Saturday after a fire broke out on the vessel during renovations...