Is super-ageing Singapore headed for population decline?
Five years into her marriage to a finance executive, Clare* is still doing the sums on leaving behind a life unencumbered by the high...
China Sends Senior Official to Attend Khamenei’s Funeral, as US–Iran Conflict Continues
The Chinese communist regime is sending a senior official to attend the funeral of Iran’s late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei this weekend in Tehran,...
China’s 40 Million Leftover Women Cry: No One Wants a 37yo? Any Man 30 to 60 Is OK!
Women who remain single into their 30s are beginning to feel anxious. When they were younger, some were highly selective and continued raising their...
Massive Russian bomb attack kills at least 4 in Ukraine’s Sumy
A massive Russian glide bomb strike on the centre of the northern Ukrainian city of Sumy killed at least four people, including a child,...
Xi Appoints New Anti-Graft Enforcer in China’s Military, Replaces Air Force Commander
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has installed a new commander to lead the anti-graft drive in the military, as he seeks to fill key vacancies...
China’s ByteDance discovers new scaling law that could sustain AI boom
Researchers at TikTok parent ByteDance have discovered a new scaling law governing how fast artificial intelligence agents can improve by performing real-world tasks, a...
Can Taiwan fix its military manpower shortage by training reservists in advanced weapons?
Published: 6:00am, 4 Jul 2026Updated: 6:33am, 4 Jul 2026 Taiwan is requiring its reservists to train longer and harder, introducing drones and US-made Himars...
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce get married in star-studded Madison Square Garden ceremony
Published: 5:32am, 4 Jul 2026Updated: 5:50am, 4 Jul 2026 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s Madison Square Garden wedding has arrived, and guests in formalwear...
The US has failed to understand China
China is such a giant player in the global economy that understanding how the US-China contest of the century for international primacy will evolve...