Have Chinese defence firms broken the sniper rifle range record – again?
Cryptic statements from two Chinese defence companies suggest that a long-distance shooting record may have been broken yet again. The first hint came on...
Elderly man dies after falling on board bus in Hong Kong
An elderly man died after falling on board a bus in Hong Kong on Saturday. Police said they received a report at 8.50am that...
Czech police recover medieval saint’s 800-year-old skull encased in concrete
Czech police have arrested a man suspected of stealing an almost 800-year-old religious relic from a Catholic church and encasing it in concrete. According...
Taiwan, Trade, and Iran Were Main Topics During Trump’s Visit to Beijing
President Donald Trump said Taiwan was a major topic during his summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Find out more about the issues they...
AI helps South Korea stop 99% of suicide attempts on Han River bridges in Seoul
For most residents of South Korea’s capital, the Han River is a place for evening strolls, picnics and a brief respite from city life....
Trump ‘not optimistic’ on Jimmy Lai’s release after raising case with Xi
US President Donald Trump has said he is not optimistic about the release of former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, who was...
US ‘looksmaxxing’ influencer Clavicular given probation for shooting Everglades alligator
Clavicular, the “looksmaxxing” influencer and streamer whose real name is Braden Eric Peters, has reached a resolution in the misdemeanour case filed after a...
The West was never the whole world. It’s time to move on
Western social science has made three metaphysical mistakes. The first was to assume that its laws and lessons were, like the physical sciences, universally...
Can AI-assisted unmanned vessels be Beijing’s answer to South China Sea patrols?
Wave-powered unmanned surface vessels (USV) could be used for maritime rights and law enforcement, researchers said, as Beijing faces heightened tensions in contested waters...