Most Chinese AI apps losing customers despite massive 700 million user base
China’s artificial intelligence mobile apps have over 700 million users, but most services are losing customers as the sector continues to consolidate, according to...
Japan man, 77, gives Swiss woman photo they took 55 years after Osaka Expo encounter
A 77-year-old man has renewed his friendship with an 81-year-old Swiss woman whom he met at the 1970 Osaka Expo thanks to Swiss staff...
Beijing played up its H-6K bombers in a drill near Taiwan. Who was it for?
Beijing has staged a rare high-profile display of its bombers during drills near Taiwan – a clear signal to potential external parties – ahead...
Trump claims 250% tariff threat ended India-Pakistan conflict
US President Donald Trump said he threatened India and Pakistan with 250 per cent tariffs to help spur the resolution of their conflict earlier...
Rising inequality, crony capitalism threaten Southeast Asia’s growth: report
Economic growth across Southeast Asia is increasingly being overshadowed by widening inequality and entrenched corruption, with discontent now spilling onto the streets, according to...
Did Asean members get short-changed by Trump on ‘strings attached’ trade deals?
Published: 5:27pm, 29 Oct 2025Updated: 5:45pm, 29 Oct 2025 The deals that US President Donald Trump sealed with several Asean partners in Kuala Lumpur...
Secret history of Hong Kong actor ‘Benz Hung’ Hui Shiu-hung’s merchant family
Published: 5:18pm, 29 Oct 2025Updated: 5:50pm, 29 Oct 2025 The late “Benz Hung” Hui Shiu-hung might be best known in Hong Kong for his...
The Alchemy of Activism
Thirteen years ago, my path into activism began. For more than two decades, I had lived in denial, self-contempt, and secrecy because of my...
Chinese state-owned firms launch car-chip testing platform amid Nexperia row
A “state-level” testing platform for automotive semiconductors has opened in Shenzhen in China’s latest effort to boost technological self-reliance, as a Sino-Dutch dispute over...