China Southern Airlines orders Airbus jets worth US$21b as Boeing deal remains rumour
Airbus secured an order for 137 A320neo jets from Chinese airlines, extending the European company’s edge in one of aviation’s most contested markets as...
UK police say London stabbing of 2 Jewish men is terrorist incident
London police say the stabbing of two Jewish men on Wednesday has been declared a terrorist incident. Metropolitan Police say they are investigating whether...
Banks Supporting Chinese Refineries to Buy Iranian Oil Risk Sanctions, US Warns
The Trump administration has issued a warning to U.S. and international banks that dealing with private Chinese refineries that purchase Iranian oil could expose...
DeepSeek adds AI vision in major move: ‘the whale can now see’
Chinese artificial intelligence start-up DeepSeek has added multimodal capabilities to its flagship chatbot for the first time – meaning that it can process images...
Are US agents around Trump armed with Chinese red dot sights?
A press photo of a US protective agent responding to a gunman breaching security during last weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner has ignited...
South Korean Court Increases Former President Yoon’s Prison Sentence in Obstruction Case
A South Korean appeals court on April 29 increased the prison sentence from five to seven years for former conservative President Yoon Suk Yeol...
Tropical rainforest loss eases after record year, but still ‘11 football fields a minute’
The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football...
This Fish Glows By Stealing Light From Its Prey
AsianScientist (Apr. 29, 2026)– In the natural world, animals usually rely on their own genes to produce the traits they need to survive. These...
Trump Urges Iran to Sign a Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump on April 29 urged Iran to reach an agreement to end the ongoing conflict with the United States. “Iran can’t...