Chinese man sues fiancée for US$7,000 in gifts, dating expenses, claims she eats too much
A “petty” Chinese man has faced online scorn after he sued his fiancée to get back all the money he had spent on her...
King Virus’ Flu Wave: Champion Dead, Severe Cases Soar
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...
Rep. Elise Stefanik Drops Out of NY Governor’s Race, Won’t Seek Reelection
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Dec. 19 announced that she would end her campaign to become governor of New York in the 2026 general...
Rivals, rain and rising costs: Thailand’s tourism crown slips
As the windows rattled from distant explosions, British tourist Brian* sat sleepless in a dim hotel room in Thailand’s Trat province, waiting out a...
Patent cliffhanger: will China biotech throw Big Pharma a lifeline?
Published: 8:00am, 20 Dec 2025Updated: 8:57am, 20 Dec 2025 If pharmaceutical drug patents are an hourglass turned over on the day of approval –...
Epstein files release highlights Clinton, makes scant reference to Trump
The Justice Department released hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday...
US strikes at Isis fighters in Syria after 3 Americans killed
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Friday announced the start of an operation to “eliminate Isis fighters, infrastructure and weapons sites” in Syria following...
China’s humanoid arms race: start-ups debut robots for stores, offices and factories
China’s robotics industry is turning into a humanoid arms race as start-ups – fresh from big funding rounds – are rolling out new robots...
White House Announces Historic Reduction in Red Tape
WASHINGTON—The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced on Friday that federal agencies cut 646 regulations while introducing only five new ones...