Japan’s Takaichi, South Korea’s Lee unwind with drumming, K-pop after summit
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung played drums together on Tuesday after their summit talks in Nara, the...
Registered births in Hong Kong hit record low in 2025, ending 2-year uptick
The number of registered births in Hong Kong plunged to a record low of 31,714 in 2025, despite a range of government incentives to...
‘Are You Dead?’ App Tops China’s Charts, Goes Viral With Youth | China in Focus
China’s “Are You Dead?” app has gone viral—mostly with the country’s youth. Now, under mounting pressure, the developer’s once-firm stance on the controversial name...
Military Adopts New Method for Measuring Body Fat
The Pentagon has directed the U.S. military to begin evaluating troops on their body fat composition using waist-to-height ratio measurements. According to a Pentagon...
DeSantis Highlights Florida’s Freedom in Final State of State Address
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stood before the state legislature and devoted most of his final State of the State address to summarizing how the...
Trump Admin Awards $22 Million for Critical Mineral Supply Chains
The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded $22 million to groups in Indonesia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to combat China’s reliance on...
DNC Launches Massive Voter Registration Effort Ahead of Midterms After GOP Makes Gains
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) on Jan. 13 announced a new voter registration initiative it said will be its largest financial investment in registration,...
Japan’s ‘love hotel’ mayor stages comeback, shattering political taboos
A former mayor who quit her job amid a scandal over an alleged affair with a married subordinate has staged a political comeback in...
HK$5 million plan to install anti-terrorism bollards near Hong Kong’s Sogo store
Authorities plan to spend HK$5 million (US$641,025) to install safety bollards near the popular Sogo department store in Causeway Bay as a precautionary measure...