Historic Swedish church begins 5km journey to escape mine expansion
With great fanfare, a historic red wooden church considered one of Sweden’s most beautiful buildings began its slow move from its long-time home in...
Hong Kong jobless rate rises to 3.7% as graduates, school leavers enter market
Published: 5:03pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 5:06pm, 19 Aug 2025 Hong Kong’s unemployment rate rose to 3.7 per cent over the past three months, with...
China launches plan to improve TV and mini-dramas amid soft power push
China has called for more mini-dramas, documentaries, animations and foreign programmes to air on television to improve the quality of content. Advertisement The National...
US underestimating China’s AI progress, OpenAI’s Sam Altman says
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says the United States may be underestimating China’s significant advances in artificial intelligence, warning that Washington’s technology restrictions are no...
China’s Shipbuilding Merger Masks Cracks Beneath the Surface
News Analysis China is once again consolidating its state-run shipbuilding industry—this time by folding together two giants that had already been merged once before:...
Is Prabowo’s big budget for Indonesia achievable or overly ambitious?
Published: 4:54pm, 19 Aug 2025Updated: 4:57pm, 19 Aug 2025 Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has unveiled an ambitious draft budget for 2026 that seeks to...
Lenovo confirms Middle East expansion plans
August 19, 2025 Global PC giant the Lenovo Group has appointed a leadership team for Saudi Arabia, as it establishes its regional headquarters in...
Vietnam’s reforms and pending index upgrade ease transhipment tariff concerns
August 19, 2025 Almost immediately after the White House, overseen by US president Donald Trump, introduced so-called reciprocal tariffs back in April, Vietnam’s general...
Philippines reports surge in Chinese ships after ‘embarrassing’ collision
The Philippine government has reported a marked increase in Chinese maritime activity near Scarborough Shoal, intensifying a stand-off over the disputed South China Sea...