China’s Tiangong research generates oxygen, rocket fuel in major space exploration leap
A series of experiments on board China’s space station have for the first time produced oxygen and the ingredients for rocket fuel – key...
Japanese court’s ruling over Koreans enshrined in Yasukuni reopens wartime wounds
A verdict by Japan’s top court in a case involving a group of South Koreans who sought to have their relatives’ names removed from...
Gold in them thar hills: China’s mineral search proves its weight in precious prospects
China says gold discoveries surpassing 168 metric tonnes (5.93 million ounces) have been made in multiple mining areas, marking the second official announcement of...
Hong Kong should follow Singapore, Australia in anti-scam measures: lawmaker
Published: 3:43pm, 20 Jan 2025Updated: 4:05pm, 20 Jan 2025 Hong Kong should follow Singapore and Australia in holding major companies accountable for not doing...
China executes Zhuhai driver who killed 35 in car attack that shook the nation
The driver behind a deadly car attack in China’s southern city of Zhuhai in November was executed on Monday, state news agency Xinhua reported....
India’s ‘digital arrest’ scam leaves victims in financial ruin and fear: ‘I have lost sleep’
Within five hours, while sitting at home in India, retired professor Kamta Prasad Singh handed over his hard-earned savings to online fraudsters impersonating police....
Malaysia gripped by Sports Toto lottery fever, even 2 ‘lucky’ snakes show up
Lottery fever gripped Malaysia over the weekend as punters flocked to betting shops hoping to win a record 121.7 million ringgit (US$27.7 million) jackpot,...
Human Rights Watch and CPJ Report Vietnam Tightens Grip on Freedoms Under General Secretary To Lam
Key Events CPJ Report Highlights Vietnam’s Role in Asia’s Journalist Crackdown Human Rights Watch: Vietnam’s Repression Deepens Under General Secretary To Lam Vietnam’s Police...
China names lunar crater after Manhattan Project physicist Chien-Shiung Wu
China has named a crater on the far side of the moon after the pioneering Chinese-American scientist Chien-Shiung Wu. Advertisement Wu was known as...