6 dead in highway bus fire in southern China
Published: 7:34pm, 12 Feb 2025Updated: 7:42pm, 12 Feb 2025 At least six people died after a bus caught fire on a highway in southern...
OpenAI keen ‘to work with China’, CEO Sam Altman says, as DeepSeek rattles tech market
OpenAI is keen to collaborate with China, according to chief executive Sam Altman, in a 180-degree turn for the company nearly eight months after...
Japan’s SoftBank swings to a loss ahead of big AI infrastructure bet on Stargate Project
SoftBank Group Corp tumbled to a loss in the December quarter, weighed down by a drop in the value of Vision Fund’s public holdings,...
Manuscripts, letters of writer Eileen Chang given to university in Hong Kong
Thousands of items, including manuscripts and letters, once owned by the celebrated Chinese author Eileen Chang Ai-ling have been donated to a Hong Kong...
‘Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: Danes petition to buy California as Trump seeks Greenland
A lighthearted Danish petition to buy the state of California and “bring hygge to Hollywood” has been launched in response to President Donald Trump’s...
Why the ‘Out of Taiwan’ language theory is a cross-strait battleground
Researchers from mainland China are taking aim at an established language theory promoted by Taiwan’s ruling party in its efforts to carve out a...
Hong Kong’s Cityline alerts police over bots used to buy tickets for K-pop’s NJZ
Hong Kong ticket vendor Cityline has made a report to police after an internal investigation found some users bought tickets for a concert by...
Indonesia’s Prabowo launches another ‘quick-win priority’ – free health checks
Health experts have lauded Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s newly launched free health screening drive, but warn that poor access in rural areas, stigma associated...
Trump’s Gaza plan threatens ceasefire, Middle East ‘peace and stability’, warns Arab League
US President Donald Trump’s plan to take over Gaza and resettle Palestinians, which has drawn global condemnation, will threaten a fragile ceasefire in the...