X Uncovers 200,000 Chinese Bot Accounts as State-Linked Influence Networks Persist
X has said it uncovered a Chinese bot farm of approximately 200,000 inauthentic accounts involved in influence operations. The platform’s safety team said in...
23,000 bronzes, 14 years, 60 volumes: how China is mapping lost heritage held abroad
In the quiet of a Peking University research room, shelves groan under the weight of 60 thick volumes. Stacked, they stand taller than an...
Not a token effort: beer meets artificial intelligence at bar in China’s capital
Drinks, music, vibes … what else can a bar offer to attract customers? One in China’s capital, Beijing, is betting on unlimited access to...
Furore grows as Venezuela defends US oil deal with Trump
Venezuelan hardliners and opposition forces alike criticised acting president Delcy Rodriguez for agreeing to grant the US exclusive access to the country’s valuable oil...
Hong Kong police investigate viral video of dog trapped in running washing machine
Published: 3:33pm, 30 Aug 2026Updated: 3:42pm, 30 Aug 2026 Hong Kong police are investigating social media videos that appear to show a dog trapped...
Can Southeast Asian artists replicate K-pop’s global success with SEA-pop?
At Tower Records in Tokyo’s Shibuya district earlier this month, fans flocked to a pop-up store set up for Filipino boy band SB19, buying...
1 killed as shooting erupts at rave party in Switzerland
Published: 2:23pm, 30 Aug 2026Updated: 3:12pm, 30 Aug 2026 One person was killed and five others were wounded, some of them seriously, in a...
Could joint oil and gas projects help ease Beijing and Manila’s South China Sea tensions?
China and the Philippines have been urged to resume joint South China Sea energy exploration as a way of easing tensions in the disputed...
Will Hong Kong see fewer creditor-led commercial property sales as assets stabilise?
Financial distress in Hong Kong’s commercial property market has moderated but not been completely eliminated, analysts say, with highly leveraged asset owners still expected...