How Fan Bingbing mastered ancient black magic for Malaysian film role
Award-winning Malaysian director Chong Keat Aun has shared behind-the-scenes footage of his latest film, Mother Bhumi, including a clip showing actress Fan Bingbing learning...
China’s Xi urges state giants to be pillars of national development
President Xi Jinping has instructed central state-owned enterprises (SOEs) to serve as the bedrock of national development, urging them to drive industrial upgrading and...
Japan loses appeal as Hongkongers pick South Korea, mainland China this Christmas
Hong Kong tourists are choosing South Korea and other mainland Chinese cities over Japan for their Christmas holidays, a trade body has said, as...
China urged to sue over Japanese royal’s role in Unit 731 crimes
The late Emperor Hirohito of Japan should be held accountable under international law for the crimes of Unit 731, according to Chinese scholars who...
Vietnam’s To Lam may secure dual role as party and state head in rare move
Vietnam’s Communist Party will nominate current General Secretary To Lam to stay in the top job, according to people familiar with the matter, paving...
‘C-beauty’ brands find retail expansion outside China a slow slog
With its signature fan-shaped wall of lipsticks displayed at the entrance, the Hong Kong store of Mao Geping Cosmetics at the Harbour City shopping...
Indonesia’s Aceh residents traumatised by flooding – ‘worse than the tsunami’
As Hamdaniyah Surbakti, a 62-year-old resident of Aceh province, began to pick up the pieces of her house that was destroyed by last month’s...
Russell Brand charged with new counts of rape, sexual assault in UK
UK police said two new charges, of rape and sexual assault, had been issued on Tuesday against British comedian and actor Russell Brand. The...
ST Engineering and Safran forge stronger alliance for integrated defence solutions
Safran Electronics & Defence and ST Engineering have expanded their global cooperation into the defence domain through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding...