Reducing Ozone Pollution Can Prevent Early Deaths In Southeast Asia
AsianScientist (Jun. 18, 2025) – Far above our heads, the ozone layer shields us from harmful UV rays. On the ground level however, ozone...
Alibaba recruits top Chinese AI scientist to lead speech-recognition push
Li Xiangang, a leading Chinese scientist in speech recognition, has joined Alibaba Group Holding to spearhead its artificial intelligence (AI) voice team, boosting the...
Australian woman dies of caffeine overdose after ‘unacceptable’ wait for help
An Australian woman died of caffeine overdose after waiting more than seven hours for an ambulance, a coroner has ruled, saying that the delay...
At Paris Air Show, China’s aviation suppliers circle for a landing
China’s presence at the Paris Air Show – the globally renowned civil aviation expo – is usually reduced to Beijing’s biggest names in the...
Hong Kong authorities to get tough on repeat abusers of public sports venues
Published: 4:48pm, 18 Jun 2025Updated: 6:29pm, 18 Jun 2025 Hong Kong authorities will ramp up penalties for those who repeatedly misuse public sports and...
How Beijing’s Language School in Laos Became a Gateway for Cross-Border Telecom Fraud
Laos—a landlocked country wedged between China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, and Burma—is suffering an exodus of human capital, as organized crime fueled by Chinese money...
Hong Kong to launch carer database this year as elderly suicides remain high
Published: 4:34pm, 18 Jun 2025Updated: 4:54pm, 18 Jun 2025 Hong Kong will launch a database this year to identify high-risk carers looking after the...
Hong Kong authorities dismiss proposal to split child tax allowances
Hong Kong authorities have rejected proposals to allow parents to split child tax allowances, citing concerns about administrative efficiency and the limited benefit to...
Israeli strikes one more challenge for new China-Iran rail corridor
Between the US restoring “maximum pressure” on Iran to deny it a path to nuclear weapons and Israel’s air strikes, a goods train from...