China defends passport checks on Indian woman born in disputed border region
Beijing has rejected claims that Chinese authorities detained and harassed an Indian national born in a disputed border region, after the traveller alleged that...
‘Desert island’: trapped Thais plead for rescue as floodwaters rise
Thailand’s navy will deploy an aircraft carrier to the flood-stricken south, as public outcry mounts over the government’s response to a crisis that has...
Hong Kong singer Ekin Cheng cancels Tokyo concert as China, Japan tensions grow
Published: 7:09pm, 25 Nov 2025Updated: 7:13pm, 25 Nov 2025 Hong Kong Cantopop singer Ekin Cheng Yee-kin has called off a concert in Tokyo next...
German foreign minister in ‘last stages of coordinating’ trip to China
Published: 7:00pm, 25 Nov 2025Updated: 7:18pm, 25 Nov 2025 German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul has revealed he is now in the “last stages of...
Alibaba posts 5% rise in quarterly revenue on AI, cloud momentum
Alibaba Group Holding, China’s e-commerce and cloud computing giant, on Tuesday reported a better-than-expected 5 per cent increase in revenue for the September quarter,...
EU’s top court rules same-sex marriages must be respected across bloc
The EU’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that same-sex marriages must be respected throughout the bloc and rebuked Poland for refusing to recognise a...
Scientists Redirect Body’s Cleanup Crew To Fight Disease
AsianScientist (Nov. 25, 2025) – The human body has its own cleanup crew—immune cells called phagocytes that scout out and engulf debris or dead...
Why China’s film industry is banking on Zootopia 2 being a smash hit
China’s film market urgently needs a hit to draw audiences back to cinemas after a lacklustre few months. And an unexpected candidate looks set...
Huawei’s latest Kirin 9030 processor powers premium Mate 80 smartphones
Huawei Technologies on Tuesday revealed that its next-generation Kirin 9030 system-on-a-chip powers the more advanced models of its newly launched 5G Mate 80 series...