Chinese contestant loses consciousness during ‘Power Slap’ contest, sparks debate
The defeat of a Chinese contestant in a world slapping event, which left him with a broken cheekbone, has triggered a heated discussion on...
Civil Society: The Missing Key to Effective Disaster Relief in Việt Nam
As floods ravage northern and central Việt Nam, people across the country are mobilizing to help, from cooking rice and baking bread to sending...
Việt Nam’s Two-Faced Diplomacy: A BBC Journalist Held Hostage
From Oct. 28–30, 2025, Communist Party General Secretary Tô Lâm travelled to the UK to ink the UK-Việt Nam Comprehensive Strategic Partnership. It was...
The big reveal: Chinese firm cuts open its robot to prove it’s not human
In a scene that could have stepped out of a sci-fi film classic like Blade Runner or Ex Machina, Xpeng founder He Xiaopeng had...
Panama ‘moving fast’ to pre-qualify bidders to build 2 new port terminals
The Panama Canal Authority is “moving fast” to pre-qualify bidders to build two new port terminals, with one-on-one meetings with operators set for the...
3 dead as 60-metre tower collapses in South Korea power plant demolition
A 60-metre (196-foot) tower collapsed during demolition work at a decommissioned thermal power plant in the South Korean city of Ulsan, killing three people...
King Maha Vajiralongkorn to make first China trip by Thai monarch in 50 years
Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn will embark on the first trip to China by a Thai monarch since the two nations established diplomatic ties half...
Indonesia’s first A400M touches down
The Indonesian Air Force (TNI-AU) welcomed its first Airbus A400M onto home soil on 3 November, after the transport aircraft completed its three-day delivery...
How Deng Xiaoping secured China’s winning hand in the tech war
On the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the Inner Mongolia autonomous region in 2007, a celebratory special by state media included a brief...