2025 – Page 148 – From Inside Asia

Gibberish Accounts, Poison Scandals—Who’s Controlling China’s Entertainment Chessboard?

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...

by China Insights December 12, 2025 0 comment

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Primary school near Hong Kong estate destroyed in deadly blaze hopes to move

Published: 12:00pm, 13 Dec 2025Updated: 4:05pm, 13 Dec 2025 The principal of a Hong Kong primary school opposite the scene of the deadly Tai...

by William Yiu December 12, 2025 0 comment

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China’s green tech revolution will outlast geopolitics with scale and cost: Arif Aga

Published: 12:00pm, 13 Dec 2025Updated: 12:02pm, 13 Dec 2025 The global green energy transition is less about geopolitics and more about economic reality, according...

by Holly Chik December 12, 2025 0 comment

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Fire breaks out in flat at Hong Kong’s Tin Shui Wai, 1 injured and 200 evacuated

Published: 11:38am, 13 Dec 2025Updated: 3:41pm, 13 Dec 2025 A fire broke out in a flat at a public housing estate in Hong Kong’s...

by Jeffie Lam December 12, 2025 0 comment

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North Korea’s Kim reveals soldiers cleared mines for Russia, in rare public statement

North Korea sent troops to clear mines in Russia’s Kursk region earlier this year, leader Kim Jong-un said in a speech carried on Saturday...

by Agence France-Presse December 12, 2025 0 comment

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China’s copper heartland vows to build US$28 billion empire, dominate in global market

A key industrial hub in eastern China is launching a push to transform itself into one of the world’s top copper-smelting bases, aiming to...

by Kandy Wong December 12, 2025 0 comment

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Towering traditions: Hong Kong’s centuries-old Kam Tin Jiao Festival returns

Once every decade, villagers in Kam Tin build a nearly 30-metre (100-foot) tall bamboo structure – large enough to hold almost half the capacity...

by Jess Ma December 12, 2025 0 comment

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Japan quake shows urgent need to improve tourist safety: ‘didn’t know where to go’

Published: 10:19am, 13 Dec 2025Updated: 10:21am, 13 Dec 2025 The magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred off northeastern Japan recently highlights the need for Japan...

by Kyodo December 12, 2025 0 comment

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China’s fake name scandal sparks warnings about government credibility and corruption

Multiple documents on websites run by public institutions in China were found to feature fake names and people, a pattern state media warned could...

by William Zheng December 12, 2025 0 comment