TikTok to invest more than US$37 billion in Brazil data centre
ByteDance’s TikTok will invest more than 200 billion reais (US$37.7 billion) to build a data centre in Brazil, marking its first project in Latin...
China Threatens Japan, but Exposes Its Own Weaknesses: Naked J-20, Fake Missiles, Sick Carrier
Several days ago, Japan approved a new round of defense spending. The plan states clearly that Japan will deploy long-range anti-ship missiles across the...
Oxford slammed for not naming Indonesian researchers in rare flower find
A recent rediscovery of the extremely rare Rafflesia hasseltii, a giant parasitic red flower, in a forest in Indonesia’s West Sumatra has sparked backlash...
China urged to boost innovation to drive development at home and abroad
China should focus on technological innovation to drive domestic and global development, a forum this week has heard. China would push for high-quality development...
Peng Liyuan Demoted! Ma Xingrui’s Billion-Dollar Scheme Exposed
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
Singapore’s Pritam Singh loses appeal against conviction for lying
Published: 9:54am, 4 Dec 2025Updated: 10:46am, 4 Dec 2025 Singapore’s highest court has upheld a S$14,000 (US$10,820) fine handed to opposition leader Pritam Singh...
Escaped Malaysian reveals torture, rape inside Cambodia job scam centre
A Malaysian businessman escaped from the clutches of a job scam syndicate in Cambodia after his wife lodged a police report and a 6,000...
How China engineered the rapid rise of its drug innovation industry
China’s pharmaceutical industry is on the brink of enormous growth and transformation. In just a few years, it has moved on from being the...
Hong Kong’s investment body posts US$300 million income in first year
The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) earned HK$2.34 billion (US$300.7 million) in investment income last year, as the city’s wholly owned investment vehicle made...