Dozens die as dengue surges in Malaysia while vaccine uptake stalls
Dengue infections in Malaysia have surged 56.2 per cent this year, with 58,079 cases and 55 deaths recorded so far, even as take-up of...
China banned ivory, but Vietnamese gangs keep the trade alive
Three months after leaving an inland port far up the Congo River, a consignment of timber arrived in Vietnam this summer concealing a secret...
Why Chinese foreign minister’s trip to South Korea ‘dealt a low blow’ to Seoul
China’s top diplomat, Wang Yi, concluded his visit to South Korea on Friday, but declined to back Seoul’s push for multiparty peace talks involving...
Guilty Verdicts for 2 Hong Kong Organizers of Tiananmen Vigils Spark Global Condemnation
The guilty verdicts delivered by a Hong Kong court against two organizers of the city’s annual vigil commemorating the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre have...
Russian drone strikes on Ukraine shopping centre kill 16, injure 130
At least 16 people were killed and more than 130 wounded on Friday when several Russian drones struck a shopping centre in central Ukraine,...
Crowds Fight For Noodles, Carrots And Free Samples: China Returns To Survival Mode
On August 16, at a supermarket in Henan Province, staff had just rolled out boxes of discounted instant noodles when waiting customers immediately rushed...
Reports of Sexual Assault in US Military Drop, Pentagon Study Finds
The Department of War has released its report on sexual assault in the military for fiscal year 2025, showing a decrease in sexual assault...
Young Chinese women dye armpit hair as fashion statement and expression of bodily autonomy
Some young women in China are dyeing their armpit hair, transforming a once-stigmatised trait into both a fashion statement and an assertion of bodily...
Hong Kong physiotherapists face job crunch amid oversupply and budget cuts
Hong Kong physiotherapy graduates are facing a job crunch amid ongoing healthcare budget cuts and a surge in new practitioners entering the industry, with...