China sends special envoy to mediate as Thailand and Cambodia exchange fire
Beijing sent a special envoy to Thailand and Cambodia on Thursday for peace mediation efforts after the two Southeast Asian neighbours engaged in another...
French doctor Frederic Pechier jailed for life for poisoning 30 patients, 12 fatally
A French court on Thursday sentenced a doctor to life in jail for poisoning 30 child and adult patients, 12 of whom died, reportedly...
Wall Street Journal accuses Hong Kong union head of abusing legal process
Published: 6:49pm, 18 Dec 2025Updated: 6:52pm, 18 Dec 2025 The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) has accused the head of a Hong Kong journalists’ union...
Senate to Consider 97 Trump Nominees Delayed Mostly by Democrats—What to Know
The Senate is set to take a vote Thursday on 97 nominees, mostly for the executive branch, in one swoop. It comes as President...
South Korea’s police chief removed for supporting Yoon Suk-yeol’s martial law plot
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Thursday formally removed the country’s impeached police chief for deploying hundreds of officers to support ousted former president Yoon...
China’s Hainan launches separate customs regime allowing tariff-free imports
China’s southern Hainan province implemented a separate customs regime on Thursday, as Beijing seeks to develop the island into an offshore financing and duty-free...
Manus hits US$100 million revenue milestone as global competition for AI agents heats up
Manus, the high-profile artificial intelligence agent launched by Chinese founders, has crossed US$100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) nine months after launch, the...
Experts warn Indonesia not to rebuild in disaster-prone zones as Sumatra recovery starts
Indonesia is pressing ahead with plans to restore parts of Sumatra devastated by a late November cyclone, pledging billions of dollars and a new...
China influencer imitating Blackpink’s Rosé provokes debate about fandom-celebrity grey area
A Chinese influencer’s imitation of Rosé from the South Korean K-pop girl group Blackpink at a pop-up shop has ignited an online debate over...