A very Chinese time? How memes are paving the way for a soft power shift
Drinking hot water, eating warm congee and dressing in red to pray for good luck are daily rituals shared by social media users across...
Japan bear intrusions driven by fruit, not hunger, study finds
Bears entered areas near human dwellings despite being adequately nourished, even during years when acorns were scarce in their natural habitats, likely attracted by...
Hong Kong woman arrested at airport over knuckleduster in carry-on luggage
A traveller bound for Singapore has been arrested at the Hong Kong airport for allegedly carrying a knuckleduster in her luggage, according to police....
Hong Kong reserves 4,000 homes for tenants hit by subdivided flats overhaul
Hong Kong authorities have pledged to reserve nearly a fifth of the city’s 21,000 transitional homes for tenants displaced by a new law regulating...
Russia says suspect in shooting of top general detained in Dubai
Russia’s Federal Security Service said on Sunday that the man suspected of shooting a deputy chief of Russia’s military intelligence agency in Moscow was...
Hong Kong food poisoning cases linked to raw oysters spike to 27 in 1 week
Hong Kong’s health authorities are investigating two food poisoning clusters linked to five people falling ill after eating raw oysters, with the city recording...
First China-Philippines talks in over a year: is a South China Sea thaw in the offing?
A war of words between Chinese diplomats and Philippine politicians over the disputed South China Sea has prompted calls in Manila to declare the...
Assistant of successful China influencer steals identities, earning US$158,000 in tips
A fashion influencer with three million followers says her personal assistant is a con artist who stole her online profiles and pretended to be...
Are Hong Kong’s lawmakers also to blame over the seat belt law blunder?
Hong Kong’s U-turn on its seat belt rule for buses is a sobering reminder to lawmakers that they must meet higher standards even under...