US envoy Witkoff, Iranian minister to meet in Switzerland for talks
US envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi were both headed to Switzerland for talks, Axios said on Friday, as a ceasefire...
‘Tap your cultural foundation’, Shangri-La’s Kuok Hui Kwong tells Hong Kong tourism trade
Hong Kong should do more to leverage its traditional festivals to draw international visitors and build its competitive advantage in cultural tourism, Shangri-La Group...
‘Isn’t it hot?’: latex fan aims to stretch Malaysia’s conservative fashion norms
Celty arrives at a cosplay venue in Kuala Lumpur and does not look the part yet, dressed in jeans and a plain t-shirt. He...
China puts world’s first smart squid fishing robot to the test
China has tested what it calls the world’s first intelligent squid fishing robot that can mimic the motions performed by humans to attract the...
Horses originated in America and reached Europe through China, fossil DNA reveals
Everyone knows the story: when Spanish conquistadors rode into the New World, Native Americans were stunned by a towering, four-legged creature they had never...
Australia reports first case of H5 bird flu, virus spreads to every continent
Published: 10:11am, 20 Jun 2026Updated: 3:30pm, 20 Jun 2026 Scientists have detected the H5 strain of bird flu in Australia for the first time,...
Germany blurs defence lines with bet on Philippines’ old US base
The runway at Clark International Airport was built to launch American air power across Asia. Now, it is being repurposed to project German industrial...
China’s e-commerce platforms help unlock global markets for South Korean brands
South Korean e-commerce companies are increasingly turning to Chinese platforms to help sellers tap rising demand for Korean products, offering a lower-cost route into...
What the I Ching is really about
Carl Jung was a big fan of the I Ching, also known as the Book of Changes. He was also a close friend of...