Japan’s hot springs risk drying up as tourism-fuelled water crisis sparks closures
Hot spring resorts across Japan are facing water shortages as the influx of foreign tourists drives up usage, forcing some onsen to shut down...
Most young people in Korea view marriage and childbirth with mix of sadness, fear, disgust
Despite a slight rebound in South Korea’s total fertility rate in 2024, young people overwhelmingly associate marriage and childbirth with negative emotions such as...
Judge Blocks Trump’s Efforts to Deport Gang Members Under 1798 Alien Enemies Act
The ACLU and Democracy Forward filed a lawsuit challenging Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act to speed along deportations of Venezuelan nationals. A...
US jails Chinese man for smuggling ‘status symbol’ turtles to Hong Kong
The packages in a California mail facility were labelled as almonds and chocolate biscuits. But inside were dozens of turtles wrapped in socks to...
Hong Kong’s veteran judges pay tribute to late colleague Michael Stuart-Moore
The appointment of a top British barrister as a High Court judge in Hong Kong raised a few eyebrows in 1993, a time when...
Hongkongers wake up to cool weather, as temperatures fall to 15 degrees Celsius
Published: 10:32am, 16 Mar 2025Updated: 10:33am, 16 Mar 2025 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...
Chip war: Chinese start-up aims to break Nvidia’s grip on AI with new model framework
A new artificial intelligence (AI) framework developed by teams associated with China’s Tsinghua University is said to be able to reduce reliance on Nvidia...
Peru fisherman, who survives 95 days at sea eating roaches, birds, turtles, returns home
A Peruvian fisherman who spent 95 days lost in the Pacific Ocean, eating roaches, birds and sea turtles to survive, is returning home to...
Malaysia peddles premium palm oil in China as overall imports decline
Ezzaruddin Abdul Rapar spends a lot of his time guiding guests around an “experience centre” on a giant oil palm plantation an hour’s drive...