Making chess fun: Nemo Zhou is an influencer and woman grandmaster on a mission
Nemo Zhou Qiyu’s many guises include content creator, video game streamer and model, but it is her status as a WGM, or woman grandmaster,...
Mahathir Mohamad on Trump, tariffs – and the end of America’s century
The world is shifting, and with it comes an unsettling sense of uncertainty. Advertisement Once the undisputed leader of the post-war order, the United...
Meet the top Hong Kong ice climber looking to become ‘queen of bun queens’
Published: 9:00am, 3 May 2025Updated: 9:07am, 3 May 2025 Hongkonger Janet Kung Tsz-shan is one of the rare few with mastery over the disciplines...
Chinese hilltop painted white to mimic Mount Fuji sparks online laughter
A tourist spot in China has become a national laughing stock for its decision to paint the summit of a small hill white to...
China’s Paper Tiger Is Finished, the Great Depression Has Arrived! People Live on Instant Noodles
A 4-yuan lunch box, equivalent to just about 0.55 USD, has become a popular choice for citizens in Guangzhou, a first-tier city in China....
Germany labels AfD party as ‘extremist’, sparking diplomatic feud with US
Germany’s domestic intelligence service on Friday designated the far-right AfD party as an extremist group, setting off a diplomatic feud with the United States....
Singaporeans vote in election overshadowed by cost-of-living pressures
Published: 8:05am, 3 May 2025Updated: 8:17am, 3 May 2025 Singaporeans began voting on Saturday in a general election, where Prime Minister Lawrence Wong faces...
Democrats Decry Spending Cuts in Trump’s 2026 Budget Proposal
The proposal seeks $163 billion in cuts to non-defense programs, a 22.6 percent decline from 2025. Many progressive policy initiatives would be eliminated. WASHINGTON—Democrats...
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Order Against Perkins Coie Law Firm
The firm had participated in the production of the Steele dossier, which was used to push the disproven Trump–Russia narrative in 2016. U.S. District...