China retaliation for US protectionism, while ‘never a good choice’, may be just starting
With little option in the face of mounting protectionist measures from Washington, and coupled with a need to “give the public an account” of...
Jimmy Lai says Hong Kong ‘beyond redemption’ after national security law took effect
Published: 7:30pm, 4 Dec 2024Updated: 11:11pm, 4 Dec 2024 Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has said he abandoned his “fight for freedom” after...
Hong Kong products expo eyes 30% jump in attendance after return of multiple-entry visas
The organiser of one of Hong Kong’s largest annual bazaars has said it expects stronger attendance numbers and a higher percentage of mainland Chinese...
Japanese court convicts Australian who says she was tricked into smuggling drugs
A Japanese court on Wednesday sentenced an Australian woman who says she was tricked amphetamines into the country to six years in prison, despite...
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Sweden’s Marine Jet Power to Deliver Waterjet Propulsion for Japan’s High-Speed Landing Craft
On November 22, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Swedish marine propulsion manufacturer Marine Jet...
South Korea President Withdraws Martial Law 6 Hours After Decree: Here’s What to Know
After South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol issued a surprising edict late on Dec. 3 invoking martial law to quell what he said to...
Tencent launches its answer to OpenAI’s Sora text-to-video tool
Chinese video gaming and social media giant Tencent Holdings has launched a text-to-video generation tool based on its Hunyuan artificial intelligence (AI) foundation model,...
Is Indonesia ready for Prabowo’s dream of phasing out fossil fuels?
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto has announced an ambitious goal to phase out coal and fossil fuels in the next 15 years, a target analysts...
Scientists in China achieve ‘invisibility’ in chameleon-like colour breakthrough
Chinese researchers say they have developed a material that changes colour at a molecular level based on the surrounding light, creating a new form...