New rules to set boundaries for China’s top decision-making bodies
China’s Communist Party is preparing to set in regulatory stone the boundaries of various commissions and groups under its top decision-making Central Committee, with...
Hong Kong sea patrol officers to use body cameras to help in investigations
Published: 8:16pm, 30 Jun 2025Updated: 8:28pm, 30 Jun 2025 Sea patrol officers from Hong Kong’s Marine Department will start using body cameras from Tuesday...
Soft soil caused Malaysia’s huge gas pipeline fire: authorities
A massive gas inferno that rocked Malaysia in April was caused by long-term strain on the pipeline due to weak soil, authorities said on...
US, Japan put Philippine railway project back on track
A long-delayed railway that would link key military bases and economic hubs in the Philippines has been resurrected – this time with the backing...
China’s Economy Falls off a Cliff, Young People Unemployed, “Full-Time Good Grandsons” Trend
A June 8th report on WeChat highlighted that some young people born after 2000, after failing their exams or struggling to make a stable...
An ‘Invisible Sword’: New Decree Targets Việt Nam’s Lawyers
Anh Băng wrote this Vietnamese article, published in Luật Khoa Magazine on June 20, 2025. The Vietnamese government has just issued Decree 121/2025/NĐ-CP, a...
China’s Sophgo adapts chip product for DeepSeek in self-reliance push
Chinese chipmaker Sophgo has adapted its compute card to power DeepSeek’s reasoning model, underscoring growing efforts by local firms to develop home-grown artificial intelligence...
Trump’s budget bill is a debt bomb. Can the ‘Pennsylvania Plan’ defuse it?
With the US Senate voting to move an updated version of US President Donald Trump’s sweeping budget legislation – the “One Big, Beautiful Bill...
Primary school in Hong Kong to return half of debentures ahead of closure
Published: 6:43pm, 30 Jun 2025Updated: 6:46pm, 30 Jun 2025 A Hong Kong international primary school which abruptly ceased operations will give back half of...