What ruptured globalisation means for international finance
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney does not mince his words. Writing for The Economist last November, Carney argued the post-Cold War had collapsed and...
Hong Kong teachers required to renew practising certificates every 3 years
All teachers in Hong Kong will be required to renew a newly proposed practising certificate every three years to continue teaching, with the plan...
Tussles over furniture at China Ikea clearance sale days before 7 stores set to close
A widely shared video on Chinese social media shows customers scrambling to get furniture and even fighting over items during what appears to be...
Jewellery store heists sweep South Korea amid soaring gold prices
Thefts at jewellery stores are on the rise in South Korea amid gold’s record-breaking rally, market watchers said on Thursday. International gold prices recently...
Singapore court rules man, 97, mentally capable to remarry, dismisses son’s suit
A Singapore court has dismissed a man’s attempt to have his 97-year-old father declared mentally incapable for wanting to marry his long-time mistress, with...
Japan’s love for Chinese noodles; AI’s Year of the Horse forecasts: 7 Lifestyle highlights
We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of...
As ICE cracks down, some of America’s biggest names are speaking out
No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture,...
How China’s 5,100-year-old dams challenge Western narratives on despotism
While some Western scholars have maintained that the development of large-scale water projects fostered what they called “Oriental despotism”, new archaeological evidence from China...
Hong Kong customs seizes 14,080 smuggled slimming jabs bound for Macau
Hong Kong customs have seized more than 14,000 weight-loss injections bound for Macau, days after the South China Morning Post exclusively reported on their...