China’s stablecoin edge? WeChat and Alipay, says top economist
China already has de facto stablecoins in the form of WeChat Pay and Alipay, a top economist at the country’s leading investment bank has...
Japan Princess Kako goes viral after photo of her asleep on economy flight emerges
Princess Kako of Japan has attracted attention online after a photo of her sleeping on an economy flight to Brazil went viral. Advertisement The...
The rat in the room: understanding Indonesia’s hantavirus cases
A string of hantavirus-linked cases reported in Indonesia has sparked fears that the potentially lethal virus could be spreading undetected, with health experts citing...
Dozens left stranded by Hong Kong’s Cathay after flight from New York cancelled
Dozens of angry passengers were left without accommodation after Cathay Pacific Airways cancelled a flight from New York to Hong Kong at the last...
Hong Kong eatery run by the disabled needs new partner to keep mission going
Published: 12:04pm, 28 Jun 2025Updated: 12:32pm, 28 Jun 2025 Hong Kong’s social enterprises empowering vulnerable communities are struggling to survive amid a dire economy....
Senate Hearing Highlights Alleged CCP Links in Funding Climate-Related Lawsuits
Congress must streamline federal environmental regulations and preempt state laws, or the nation’s energy producers will continue to be handicapped by climate-related litigation often...
Can China’s brain tech make Elon’s Neuralink open-skull surgery out of date?
A team led by China’s Nankai University has completed what it calls the world’s first human trial of a brain-computer interface (BCI) implanted via...
Japan Executes Man Convicted of Murder for Killing and Dismembering 9 People in His Apartment
TOKYO—A man convicted of murder for killing and dismembering nine people in his apartment near Tokyo was executed Friday, Japan’s Justice Ministry said. Takahiro...
China flight forced to land, with passengers reporting burning smell
Published: 11:52am, 28 Jun 2025Updated: 11:54am, 28 Jun 2025 A Shandong Airlines flight from Qingdao to Shanghai was forced to make an emergency landing...