Hong Kong’s new cash-for-residency scheme draws US$12 billion in first 2 years
Hong Kong’s cash-for-residency scheme has attracted about HK$95 billion (US$12 billion) from more than 1,700 investors over the past two years, with around two-thirds...
Where will Fukushima’s nuclear waste go? Japanese governors reject tainted soil
None of Japan’s prefectural governors are willing to accept soil collected in decontamination work near the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex without further safety...
Asia faces oil shock as US-Iran war chokes Strait of Hormuz
Oil prices surged by the most in four years on Monday as the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei amid a widening...
How much for foreign prestige? China says no to some Western science journal fees
China’s top research body has banned its scientists from using government funds to publish in some pricey Western journals, as the country rethinks how...
China growing trend among couples has them calling each other ‘teammate’ or ‘roommate’
Married couples in China are referring to each other as “teammate” and “roommate” to avoid being too schmaltzy, but single people are shunning the...
ATLAS unmanned combat vehicle passes its latest trials
The ATLAS 8×8 unmanned combat vehicle from BAE Systems Australia, fitted with a Vantage turret, has successfully completed the latest series of in-house field...
Trump Says Attacks on Iran Could Last 4 to 5 Weeks
U.S. President Donald Trump said on March 1 that the U.S.–Israeli military operation against the Iranian regime could last up to five weeks and...
China AI boosts cancer screening, rare disease diagnosis
Chinese companies are leading the way in personalised medicine, the development of healthcare treatments tailored for individual patients. MGI Tech last year unveiled the...
6 injured in vessel explosion at Hong Kong’s Stonecutters Island
Six men have been injured in an explosion involving a vessel moored at Stonecutters Island in Hong Kong. According to police, the incident occurred...