Germany’s Merz faces narrow path to power after election victory
Published: 4:39pm, 24 Feb 2025Updated: 7:50pm, 24 Feb 2025 Germany’s conservative election winner Friedrich Merz faced an uphill struggle to build a coalition government...
Malaysia warns US tariffs could halve trade growth as tough semiconductor restrictions loom
Published: 4:36pm, 24 Feb 2025Updated: 4:49pm, 24 Feb 2025 The tariff war launched by Donald Trump’s administration may halve Malaysia’s trade growth this year,...
Ex-McDonald’s consultant charged in Hong Kong over watch-for-contract bribe
A former construction consultant of fast food chain McDonald’s has been charged by Hong Kong’s anti-corruption agency for accepting a HK$80,000 (US$10,300) watch from...
China’s commercial property needs more than DeepSeek boost to recover
Does a rising tide in China’s stock market lift all boats? It has certainly helped the country’s publicly traded real estate investment trusts. Since...
Jimmy Lai defends ‘grim’ predictions for Hong Kong’s deprivation of freedom
Former media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has maintained he had reasonable grounds to predict the demise of Hong Kong’s rule of law and status...
China calls for post-war Gaza plans to be sped up in talks with Egypt
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said rebuilding and governance plans for post-war Gaza should be accelerated during talks with his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdelatty....
Study Reveals Key To AI-Language Learning In Robots
AsianScientist (Feb. 24, 2025) – Humans are great at applying what they learn to new situations. For example, if toddlers learn to identify color red after...
How does the human brain work? Chinese team’s ‘groundbreaking’ study offers clues
Published: 3:29pm, 24 Feb 2025Updated: 3:32pm, 24 Feb 2025 “If you wish to prosper, build roads first,” ran a popular slogan during China’s construction...
Bangladesh arrests thousands in crackdown dubbed ‘Operation Devil Hunt’
Bangladeshi security forces have arrested more than 8,600 people after a two-week crackdown targeting gangs allegedly connected to the ousted government of Sheikh Hasina,...