Hong Kong’s ‘golden week’ tourist numbers rise by better-than-expected 22%
Tourist growth numbers during the recent Labour Day “golden week” holiday were higher than originally forecast, Hong Kong’s No 2 official said on Saturday,...
China’s hit spy drama The Secret Path gets real-life tips from top security agency
Published: 2:00pm, 10 May 2025Updated: 2:16pm, 10 May 2025 What’s in a kiss? If it was delivered by one of the stars of China’s...
Thai funeral home worker takes gold teeth from cremated ashes, melts them into gold bars
A long-serving funeral home worker in Thailand has caused shock online after revealing that he collected gold teeth left behind in ashes after cremations...
Global Coalition Urges U.S. Secretary of State to Address Vietnam’s Human Rights Abuses
In advance of Vietnam Human Rights Day on May 11, a coalition of international human rights and free expression organizations—including PEN America, Committee to...
Religion Bulletin – August 2024 Venerable Thich Minh Dao Leaves The Vietnam Buddhist Sangha; Authorities Continue To Suppress Falun Gong
Surprise Religious Inspections The Ministry of Home Affairs, along with several other ministries, has formed three inspection teams to carry out sudden checks at...
South Korea’s conservative party swaps presidential candidate in ‘overnight political coup’
South Korea’s embattled conservative party has taken the unprecedented step of nullifying its primary and replacing presidential candidate Kim Moon-soo with former Prime Minister...
The duty-free island trying to lure Chinese shoppers amid the trade war
The intensifying trade war with the United States has created a crisis for businesses across China, as sky-high tariffs dampen trade, disrupt supply chains...
Taiwan’s Lai accused of ignoring Japanese invasion of China with VE Day speech
Published: 12:00pm, 10 May 2025Updated: 12:33pm, 10 May 2025 Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te has marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World...
Indonesia is the world’s ‘most-flourishing’ country. What does that mean?
Indonesia has been ranked as the world’s “most-flourishing” country, according to a first-ever study measuring such an indicator, based on factors such as high...