Chen Mo – the man behind Heroes of Jin Yong – on AI and making a blockbuster game
On the top floor of a trendy anime-themed mall near Beijing’s Chaoyang Park, a three-minute trailer gave a taste of what is expected to...
North Korea’s Hollywood-style thriller unveils taboo plot against Kim’s father
North Korea aired a new propaganda film on TV about a failed assassination attempt on the country’s supreme leader, with South Korean media describing...
Ancient Chinese astrology gets a Gen Z rebrand in Southeast Asia
Yik Wai Chee doesn’t think of himself as a believer. The 33-year-old senior executive at a Malaysia-based AI company is the kind of person...
Hong Kong, UAE solidify financial links with deeper regulatory ties, digital assets focus
Deeper regulatory ties and a shared push for new growth sectors are expected to give fresh impetus to cross-border investment flows between China and...
Tehranis brace for ‘inevitable’ US-Iran war: ‘I am getting more scared’
Tehran resident Hamid struggles to sleep as fears of renewed conflict haunt the Iranian capital after last year’s 12-day war with Israel. “I don’t...
Paxton and Hunt Set Sights on Cornyn in GOP Texas Senate Primary
HOUSTON—Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is facing a two-pronged attack. On one side, there’s Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Cornyn’s top rival in the Republican...
China’s vocational degrees rising as students seek skills over prestigious universities
When the results of China’s gruelling National Higher Education Entrance Examination – or gaokao – were released last summer, Lin Gangming was surprised to...
Supreme Court Ruling on Tariffs Won’t Change US–China Trade Relations, Analysts
After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 20 that President Donald Trump’s global tariffs implemented under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)...
Investment gold retailers move into vacant Hong Kong high-street shops on metal’s rise
The surge in gold prices has brought a wave of new investment-focused bullion retailers to Hong Kong’s prime shopping areas, adding a distinct segment...