Why Southeast Asia is wary of Trump’s ‘pay-to-play’ global peace board
Southeast Asian countries invited to join Donald Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” should think carefully before entering what looks like a “more exclusive version”...
South Korea’s ex-PM Han gets 23 years in prison for insurrection tied to martial law
A South Korean court on Wednesday sentenced former prime minister Han Duck-soo to 23 years in prison for charges including engaging in key action...
Former flight attendant posed as pilot for hundreds of free trips on US airlines
A former flight attendant for a Canadian airline posed as a commercial pilot and as a current flight attendant to obtain hundreds of free...
China aunties teach qigong exercises to fellow passengers at Cairo airport during flight delay
A group of Chinese aunties led an impromptu qigong lesson at Cairo Airport, captivating fellow passengers and earning applause. On January 9, a Chinese...
China should leverage buying power to boost yuan’s use in trade: former PBOC adviser
China should leverage its massive buying power to boost imports settled in yuan and shift towards a more balanced trade structure, to accelerate the...
As more nations block Grok for obscene content, calls for Asean-wide curbs mount
The separate moves by three Southeast Asian countries to block the AI chatbot Grok over sexually explicit deepfake images are “emergency brakes” that analysts...
Hong Kong authorities could vet construction firm directors to tighten oversight
Hong Kong authorities could expand background checks on authorised persons in construction projects to cover company directors, the development chief has said, as the...
Chile’s president-elect picks Pinochet lawyers as ministers of human rights, defence
Chile’s right-wing president-elect Jose Antonio Kast on Tuesday named two ex-lawyers of former dictator Augusto Pinochet to lead the ministries of defence and human...
Trump’s Plane Heads Back to Joint Base Andrews Due to Electrical Issue, White House Says
President Donald Trump’s plane headed back to Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on Jan. 20 shortly after departing for Davos, Switzerland, where he is...