Seeing No Hope for the Future, China’s Youth Are Choosing Failure
In a large shopping mall in China’s Inner Mongolia, hundreds of people recently met for a live-streamed contest. The rules were straightforward: lay on...
PLA urged to find a way to operate effectively under the gaze of US and Japan
People’s Liberation Army activities in the Taiwan Strait are being closely watched by the United States and Japan and it needs to find a...
IMF raises China’s 2026 growth forecast to 4.5%, citing US ‘truce’ and stimulus roll-out
The International Monetary Fund has raised its 2026 economic growth forecasts for both China and the United States by 0.3 percentage points, the latest...
China girl writes love messages to late grandpa, leads to calls for better grief education
An 11-year-old girl in China who often sends text messages to her dead grandfather has moved millions of internet users in the country. According...
Socialist Legality and the Paradox of ‘Self-Evolution’ in Việt Nam
A cursory examination of the fate of “socialist legality” (pháp chế xã hội chủ nghĩa) in Việt Nam reveals several truths that Vietnamese communists...
Japan’s first female PM Takaichi calls snap election for February 8
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced her plan to dissolve the House of Representatives on Friday for a snap general election, the opening day...
Hong Kong deports 113 failed asylum seekers in week-long operation
Hong Kong has deported 113 rejected non-refoulement claimants after a week-long operation, according to the Immigration Department. The operation codenamed “Shield” involved deporting a...
China’s Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returns to Earth broken and unbroken
The Shenzhou-20 spacecraft returned to Earth with no astronauts inside – just metal, heat and a cracked window – touching down at the Dongfeng...
Rule of law in Hong Kong ‘more robust than outcome of any single case’: chief justice
Hong Kong’s rule of law is “more robust and enduring than the outcome of any single case”, the city’s chief justice has declared after...