New rail routes to mainland China nearly sold out ahead of Lunar New Year
Tickets for most of the new high-speed rail destinations in mainland China from Hong Kong have sold out for the weekend preceding the Lunar...
Memorial for Swiss bar fire victims goes up in flames, adding to New Year’s tragedy fallout
A memorial for the victims of a deadly New Year’s fire in Switzerland itself caught fire early on Sunday, likely sparked by candles left...
Takaichi’s Ruling Bloc Wins Landslide Election in Japan’s Lower House
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ruling coalition swept to a single-party majority victory in a critical parliamentary election on Feb. 8, paving the way...
How Hong Kong can bring China and Britain closer: it’s not just finance
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer recently concluded his four-day visit to China, during which he met President Xi Jinping. He was accompanied by a...
Shocking! 42 Active Generals Almost Cleared! Top Leaders of Army, Navy, Air Force, and More Gone!
On February 6, Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping appeared, as usual, to visit retired senior officials of the Beijing-based military forces. Only one...
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...