China can’t rely on technology as a panacea for economic recovery
Since 2022, China’s economy has been haunted by a weak recovery. Real gross domestic product (GDP) growth has fallen below 5 per cent for...
Ho Chi Minh City’s first metro line opens after years of delays
Thousands of selfie-taking Ho Chi Minh City residents crammed into train carriages Sunday as the traffic-clogged business hub celebrated the opening of its first-ever...
Desert ant shows Chinese team the way to high-definition polarised light sensor chip
Chinese researchers inspired by the eyes of the desert ant have developed a compact chip to detect the orientation of polarised light. Advertisement The...
K-pop star G-Dragon’s gender-bending ‘auntie’ style prompts explosion of memes, imitations
The K-pop superstar G-Dragon, who made a major comeback in October with Power, his first new song in seven years has become an “auntie”...
Long-haul flights to cost Hongkongers more this Christmas, travel firms say
Long-haul travellers will have to pay more for economy-class airfares this Christmas season, with some return flights costing over HK$32,000 (US$4,110) due to higher...
Under Trump, Will Keystone XL Remain a Pipe Dream?
President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to issue a day-one executive order to restore federal approvals for the proposed Keystone XL Pipeline, similar to his...
Outrage in Philippines over deep cuts forces Marcos to halt US$108 billion budget signing
Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has delayed signing the 6.35 trillion pesos (US$108 billion) national budget following public anger over the diversion of funds...