Are China’s TV dramas obsessed with beauty? An industry regulator thinks so
TV drama regulators in China have taken aim at beauty-obsessed and traffic-driven programming in the industry, with a call for more “quality” storytelling. The...
Chinese firms trail US peers in AI adoption due to corporate culture: ex-OpenAI executive
Traditional corporate culture and hierarchies are slowing down artificial intelligence adoption in Chinese enterprises, leaving them trailing their US peers, even as China’s savvy...
Move over, Easter Bunny: cats are the stars in Hong Kong this holiday
From giant cat installations to murals, Hong Kong’s Easter holiday has seen a surge in feline presence over the traditional rabbit. Stealing the limelight...
Australia receives fuel export guarantees from Singapore, Japan
Australia’s government has received guarantees from major fuel exporting nations in Asia that supplies will proceed as normal despite the disruptions caused by the...
Chinese American Pleads Guilty After Attempting to Take Trade Secrets to China
A Chinese man has pleaded guilty after trying to board a flight carrying trade secrets from his Kansas-based employer to China, according to federal...
China’s luxury spending seen boosting global sales in 2026 despite headwinds
Luxury is back. Following a relatively stagnant 2025, the industry is forecast to accelerate in 2026, with China’s long-awaited recovery emerging as a pivotal...
Chinese man, 90, cycles across country after tragic losses of wife, son, daughter-in-law, grandson
After losing his entire family, a 90-year-old from central China took to the road on a decades-long cycling odyssey in search of solace. The...
Why crisis-hit Asia is unlikely to embrace Trump’s America 250 party
US President Donald Trump has appointed Nick Adams, the Australian-American social media influencer and self-styled “alpha male”, as special presidential envoy for American tourism,...
UAE, Bahrain and Kuwait lose water, energy infrastructure to Iran strikes
Critical infrastructure across the Gulf came under attack from Iran on Sunday with damage reported at civilian facilities in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain...