Hong Kong Diaspora Demands Answers After Deadly High-Rise Fire
Firefighters work as efforts are underway to extinguish flames engulfing bamboo scaffolding across multiple buildings at the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai...
Malaysia under pressure to explain police shooting of trio as outcry mounts
Malaysia’s government is under mounting pressure to explain the fatal police shooting of three men in the southern state of Melaka, after an audio...
China and France agree to work together on nuclear issues as Macron visit ends
Published: 6:36pm, 5 Dec 2025Updated: 6:44pm, 5 Dec 2025 China and France vowed to expand cooperation on nuclear issues and global challenges as French...
‘China (Taiwan)’ on South Korea tourist arrival card prompts protest from Taipei
Published: 6:21pm, 5 Dec 2025Updated: 6:49pm, 5 Dec 2025 South Korea has designated Taiwan as “China (Taiwan)” on its online registration form for arriving...
China’s Xiaomi says returns from AI investments ‘far exceed expectations’
Chinese tech firm Xiaomi reaped returns from its artificial intelligence spending in 2025 that “far exceeded expectations”, the company’s president Lu Weibing said in...
‘Breasts will be larger’: China parenting app messages leave expectant dads uneasy
A leading parenting platform in China has sparked discomfort among expectant fathers with feeds such as “her body has become the shape of S”...
TikTok will block under-16s in Australia to comply with ‘upsetting’ new law
TikTok said on Friday it will comply with Australia’s imminent ban on under-16s joining social media on the day it comes into force, but...
K-pop girl group Twice to proceed with Hong Kong concert this weekend
Published: 5:51pm, 5 Dec 2025Updated: 5:54pm, 5 Dec 2025 Korean girl group Twice will go ahead with its concert at the 50,000-seat Kai Tak...
‘Better late than never’: Singapore parents laud curbs on phone use in schools
There are some days when stay-at-home mother of three Lynn Lee finds her 15-year-old daughter watching drama programmes or playing games on her phone...