Hong Kong internet sensations ‘Mr and Mrs Ho’ arrested after fight with knife
Published: 12:23pm, 30 May 2025Updated: 12:27pm, 30 May 2025 Hong Kong internet personalities “Mr and Mrs Ho” have been arrested after a domestic violence...
US military personnel in Taiwan, paraglider cheating death: 7 highlights
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our...
Malaysia’s first AI preacher stirs debate on Islamic principles
The launch of artificial intelligence-powered Islamic preachers has raised questions in Malaysia over the technology’s potential to distort local Islamic teachings and undermine the...
DHS Releases List of ‘Sanctuary’ Jurisdictions That Could Lose Federal Funding
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on May 29 released a list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions across the nation that could be made ineligible...
‘Xenophobic’: US ban on Chinese student visas provokes backlash
The Chinese embassy in Washington lodged a “solemn démarche with the US side without delay” on Thursday amid a growing backlash, including accusations of...
Economist warns that financial sanctions could become new US-China battleground
Published: 12:00pm, 30 May 2025Updated: 12:08pm, 30 May 2025 A prominent Chinese economist has cautioned that financial sanctions and countermeasures could “become a new...
3 backstage staff of Hong Kong boy band Mirror concert acquitted after accident
Three backstage staff of a 2022 concert by Hong Kong boy band Mirror have been acquitted of conspiracy to defraud authorities by understating the...
Hanwha Systems contracted for L-SAM II radar development
South Korea’s Hanwha Systems, a subsidiary of defence prime Hanwha Aerospace, announced on 27 May that it has been awarded a US$40 million contract...
‘I’m sad’: Blackpink fans in Malaysia lament tour snub, slam censorship
Heartbroken Malaysian fans of Blackpink have blamed their government’s censorious streak for the K-pop supergroup omitting to stop in Kuala Lumpur on their highly-anticipated...