130kg Chinese man dies after gastric bypass surgery to impress girlfriend’s parents
A Chinese man who weighed more than 130kg and was eager to make a good impression on his girlfriend’s parents has died after undergoing...
Good deal for all? Can Hong Kong urban renewal body’s payout review fix scheme?
Published: 8:30am, 13 Nov 2025Updated: 8:31am, 13 Nov 2025 Beatrice Mok* and her husband have mixed feelings about moving out of their crumbling old...
China’s car industry preps for next-level self-driving: Hesai
Preparations are well under way in China’s auto industry for the next generation of autonomous-driving features, even before Beijing clears the regulatory road ahead,...
Yu Menglong Scandal Explodes Again! Top Police Named in Money & Arms Network
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...
Meet Ma Weiming, the Chinese naval genius behind the Fujian’s catapult
Only a select few People’s Liberation Army officers attended last week’s commissioning of the Fujian, but among them was Rear Admiral Ma Weiming –...
House Takes Votes on Bill to End Government Shutdown
WASHINGTON—The House of Representatives is voting on a legislative package to fund the government as Washington stands on the precipice of ending the longest...
Trump Defends H-1B Visa Program, Says US Still Needs Foreign Talent
President Donald Trump defended the H-1B skilled worker visa program in an interview this week, saying that there are not enough qualified American workers...
Chinese Researcher Pleads Guilty to Smuggling Dangerous Pathogen Into US
A Chinese researcher has pleaded guilty to smuggling a dangerous fungus into the United States and lying about it. Jian Yunqing, 33, made the...
Iraq PM Sudani claims election win after early results show decisive lead
Incumbent Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani claimed victory for his coalition on Wednesday in Iraq’s general election after preliminary results showed it had secured...