China’s demographic alarms blare as births hit historic low and population shrinks again
China’s birth count plummeted to a record low last year, falling by about 10 million from its 2016 peak and slashing the total by...
Chinese team restores legendary Tang dynasty ‘golden’ armour found in Tibetan tomb
“We will not leave the desert till we beat the foe, although in war our golden armour be outworn 100 times.” Wang Changling’s famous...
11 dead, over 60 missing after Pakistan shopping centre fire smoulders for 24 hours
Firefighters in Karachi began searching on Monday for more than 60 missing people after a massive fire destroyed a shopping centre in Pakistan’s most...
Malaysian reporter’s sedition arrest casts doubts on Anwar’s reform record
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s record on legal reforms has come under scrutiny after a journalist was detained under a colonial-era Sedition Act for...
China’s securities regulator clamps down on speculation to prevent sharp market swings
China’s top securities regulator has signalled it wants a slower, longer-lasting stock market rally rather than a short-lived speculative surge as it steps up...
Chinese husband smashes up home after wife buys dishwasher without his consent
A video clip released by a woman in China in which her husband is seen smashing up their home because she bought a 1,500-yuan...
Sri Lanka Unveils a Rare Purple Star Sapphire Claimed to Be the Biggest of Its Kind
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka—A Purple Star Sapphire weighing 3,563 carats which is claimed to be the world’s biggest of its kind was unveiled on Saturday...
Harbouring ambitions: China’s port giants make waves with record growth
Even as global trade weathered extreme volatility in 2025, China is pressing ahead with port expansions, building bigger and more strategically positioned hubs to...
6 Killed in Fire at Shopping Plaza in Karachi, Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan—Firefighters in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi on Sunday finally extinguished a blaze at a multistory shopping plaza after a nearly 24-hour-long...