Why are hotels in this tiny Indian town serving sushi and ramen?
In India’s Gujarat, eating meat or seafood is frowned upon, but in the state’s dusty industrial town of Vithalapur, hotels with names like Osaka...
From Stephen Chow films to Beyond hits: PLA sailors share Hong Kong affinity
Published: 3:34pm, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 3:38pm, 2 Oct 2025 Chinese navy sailors from two People’s Liberation Army vessels have shown their softer side by...
VTubers’ Hong Kong fame, new ‘volume eating’ trend: 7 Lifestyle highlights
Published: 3:15pm, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 3:58pm, 2 Oct 2025 We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our...
Paris’ new Chinese immigrants spawn ‘authentic’ restaurant boom
Published: 3:03pm, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 3:25pm, 2 Oct 2025 A set of heavy Chinese wooden doors, slightly incongruous with the classical European streetscapes most...
‘No more signs of life’ 3 days after Indonesian school collapsed, rescuers say
Rescuers detected “no more signs of life” at a collapsed Indonesian school where 59 people were believed missing days after it gave way, an...
Anwar’s Trump card: why Malaysia wants US president at Asean summit
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has prioritised pragmatism over ideology in sticking to his guns on inviting US President Donald Trump to attend the...
‘Master of its own house’: Malaysia’s trade chief defends slow-moving Asean
In an era marked by geopolitical rifts and economic volatility, Asean shines as a beacon of stability and potential, according to Malaysia’s trade minister....
South Korean president offers ‘heartfelt apology’ for baby export malpractices
South Korea’s president apologised on Thursday for the first time over state-sanctioned malpractices in sending tens of thousands of children overseas for adoption, saying...
China deploys robot dogs in simulated moon conditions ahead of lunar mission
Chinese researchers are testing and training robotic dogs in preparation for future exploration of the moon’s underground, an area of great scientific interest that...