Indonesian animated movie Jumbo topples Frozen 2 at the country’s box office
Jumbo, an Indonesian cartoon about a spirited orphan boy named Don, has toppled the Disney film Frozen 2 to become Indonesia’s highest-grossing animated movie...
3 Chinese Con-Artists to Be Imprisoned, Deported From NZ Over ‘Blessing’ Scam
After arriving on tourist visas, they targeted mostly elderly Chinese women, reaping over $100,000 in just 3 weeks. Three Chinese nationals who arrived in...
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Gives Speech on AI in Taiwan
Nvidia’s CEO, Jensen Huang, gives a speech and announces new AI technology on the sidelines of the annual Computex in Taipei, Taiwan, at 10:45...
Violence, ‘credible’ signs of vote-buying mar Philippines midterm election: EU observers
Vote-buying, entrenched political dynasties and deadly violence cast a shadow over the Philippines’ midterm election, according to European Union observers, who warned the country’s...
Rewriting history? Indonesia’s plan to tell ‘history correctly’ stirs propaganda fears
The Indonesian government’s plan to release new history books has sparked concerns that some of the country’s darkest chapters could be recast to show...
China’s manufacturing resilient in April despite US tariffs, but consumption softens
Published: 10:00am, 19 May 2025Updated: 10:47am, 19 May 2025 China’s economy mostly remained resilient in April, despite feeling the effects of the astronomical tariffs...
Ignoring primary school stress a ticking time bomb for Hong Kong
May is Mental Health Awareness month. For Hong Kong, where stress is almost a given, it is good to see the results of the...
Country Garden Warns ‘Sell Everything’! China’s Top 50 Real Estate Firms Lose 40 Billion USD in 2024
At a monthly management meeting on May 9, Yang Huiyan, the chairwoman of Country Garden, declared with a nearly stern tone, “We’ll sell everything...
China says it will speed up Pakistan dam construction after Indian threat to cut supplies
China has said it was accelerating work on a “flagship” dam in Pakistan in the wake of India’s recent threats to cut off water...