Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, Influential Style Icon, Dies at 93
BANGKOK—Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamor and elegance to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally...
China bids farewell to Nobel Prize-winning physicist Chen-ning Yang
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a wreath on Friday to mourn Chen-ning Yang, a Nobel Prize-winning theoretical physicist who died in Beijing last Saturday...
Hong Kong should open up public schools to international pupils: university head
Published: 4:00pm, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 4:04pm, 25 Oct 2025 The president of the city’s largest teacher training institution has suggested authorities open up public...
Poor Japan lorry driver, 60, who was switched at birth is heir to rich family
A poverty-hit Japanese lorry driver who discovered that he was switched at birth from an affluent family sued the hospital involved, which has been...
More than 60 UN members sign cybercrime treaty in Vietnam amid rights concerns
Published: 2:41pm, 25 Oct 2025Updated: 2:57pm, 25 Oct 2025 Countries signed their first UN treaty targeting cybercrime in Hanoi on Saturday, despite opposition from...
China wives use AI videos of homeless men breaking into homes to test husbands’ love
Chinese women are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) generated footage of vagabonds at their homes to test how much their partners love them. Advertisement...
The long goodbye: Southeast Asia adjusts to a post-America trade future
When US tariffs slammed shut the doors to one of Malaysia’s most important export markets, menswear designer Bon Zainal Harun didn’t flinch. Advertisement His...
Scam crackdown in Myanmar dismissed as ‘not serious’ ahead of Asean summit
A crackdown on a notorious Myanmar scam base is cosmetic and timed to appease world leaders meeting in Kuala Lumpur this weekend, a senior...
7 Charged in Pennsylvania Voter Registration Fraud Scheme
After a yearlong probe into allegations of fabricated voter registration forms submitted in anticipation of the 2024 presidential election, Pennsylvania has introduced criminal indictments...