Japan love motel converts to funeral home, spurs birth rate, ageing population debate
Published: 2:00pm, 19 Mar 2025Updated: 2:07pm, 19 Mar 2025 A love motel in Japan has been converted into a funeral home, sparking a heated...
Distinguished Chinese-Americans condemn visa veto aimed at students from China
A group of prominent Chinese-Americans known as the Committee of 100 has condemned a bill that proposes to ban Chinese nationals from obtaining all...
Hong Kong’s Ocean Park closes upper section after cable car suspension
Published: 1:54pm, 19 Mar 2025Updated: 2:06pm, 19 Mar 2025 Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has said its upper section will be shut down until further...
Tesla attacks spike in US as Musk’s White House role fuels backlash
Published: 1:30pm, 19 Mar 2025Updated: 1:38pm, 19 Mar 2025 Cybertrucks set ablaze. Bullets and Molotov cocktails aimed at Tesla showrooms. Advertisement Attacks on property...
Backlash brews in Malaysia over Chagee app’s South China Sea map used by Beijing
Chinese tea chain Chagee has once again landed in hot water with Malaysia’s censorious consumers after its mobile app displayed a map with Beijing’s...
Malaysia’s big chip ambitions spotlight brain drain: ‘we still lack sufficient talent’
Malaysia is making great strides in its effort to become a major player in the global semiconductor industry, but analysts warn it faces headwinds....
Tesla a step closer to ride-hailing with California permit
Tesla was granted approval in California to begin carrying passengers in its vehicles as Elon Musk’s company takes steps toward offering ride-hailing services. Advertisement...
Lee Shau-kee leaves behind his legacy with a smooth succession at Henderson
When Lee Shau-kee’s two sons, Peter Lee Ka-kit and Martin Lee Ka-shing, took over the reins of a multibillion-dollar business empire in 2019, the...
Up to 100,000 still work in Myanmar’s scam hubs – and not all are victims, Thai police say
Despite a weeks-long multinational crackdown, scam centres along the Thai-Myanmar border are still operating with up to 100,000 people working there, according to the...