US professor teaches Assassin’s Creed trolls a lesson by killing with kindness
Sachi Schmidt-Hori has never played Assassin’s Creed Shadows, but facing an onslaught of online harassment from its fans, she quickly developed her own gameplay...
Cuts to aid for Hong Kong absconders ‘legal’, Paul Lam says after US ‘repression’ claims
Published: 2:07pm, 3 May 2025Updated: 2:21pm, 3 May 2025 Hong Kong’s justice chief has defended the approach of cutting off financial assistance to absconders,...
National Palace Museum in Taiwan struggles with tourist numbers amid cross-strait tension
The National Palace Museum in Taipei, home to crown jewels and royal antiques evacuated from mainland China following last century’s civil war, is the...
Chinese ex-gymnast makes comeback after sexy dance bans, needs to pay mum’s medical bills
A former gymnast from China’s national team who sparked controversy for her sexy dances on social media says she does the live-streaming job because...
Japan’s ‘golden week’ loses lustre amid soaring hotel prices, inflation
Japan’s annual “golden week” holiday period gets into full swing on Saturday, but inflation and hotel prices sent soaring by record inbound tourism have...
Hong Kong reins back local dollar amid capital inflow ahead of US rate cut decision
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has stepped into the financial market again to rein back the local currency, which had been pushed above...
Vietnam’s wary friendship with US shows signs of strain again, 50 years after war’s end
It was the biggest party Saigon had ever seen – a grand celebration marking the 50th anniversary of Vietnam’s reunification, and a showcase of...
Mexico’s mega-port defies Trump tariffs with 11% growth in first 3 months of 2025
At dawn, container ships from Asia unload at a huge Pacific port in Mexico that so far appears to be weathering the storm unleashed...
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp to boost internet capacity after ‘golden week’ ticket chaos
Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has pledged to upgrade its internet capacity after scores of travellers, many of whom were mainland Chinese,...