7 minutes on Asia: Europe’s struggle for relevance in the age of Trump’s ‘G2’
At a meeting in Brussels last month, foreign ministers from the European Union’s 27 member states sat down to discuss the bloc’s plans for...
North Korea prepared for war after South’s drone mission to Pyongyang: report
South Korea flew military drones over Pyongyang just weeks before then-president Yoon Suk-yeol declared martial law last December, a provocation that triggered North Korea...
Man jailed for slashing Singapore actor Ryan Lian with knife during brawl
A man who slashed actor Ryan Lian over a staring incident outside Singapore’s NEX shopping centre was sentenced to nine months’ jail on Friday....
China tech firm gifts staff gold keycaps as bonus; heaviest one worth US$45,000
A Chinese tech company has been rewarding its employees with gold keycaps as a bonus for four consecutive years, earning their appreciation for “helping...
Madani or Mamdani? New York mayor’s name mix-up goes viral in Malaysia
When New York elected its first Muslim mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on Tuesday, Malaysians were quick to notice how many Americans blundered in pronouncing his...
‘Hong Kong is where visions grow,’ John Lee tells family office investors
Hong Kong is not only a place for family offices to invest, but also a partner in their enduring journey where they anchor their...
China’s most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, enters service
China’s third aircraft carrier, the Fujian, entered into service on Wednesday at a grand ceremony in Sanya, Hainan, according to state media reports. Advertisement...
Collapse at Retired South Korean Power Plant Leaves at Least 3 Dead, 2 Others Presumed Dead
SEOUL, South Korea—A 60-meter (196-foot) tower collapsed during demolition work at a decommissioned thermal power plant in the South Korean city of Ulsan, killing...
Whisky, limos, missing millions: how Chen Zhi’s Singapore empire unravelled
In 2021, while China-born businessman Chen Zhi was building a multibillion-dollar empire now enmeshed in multiple criminal allegations, staff at his family office in...