Under-construction building collapses in Philippines, trapping workers
Published: 10:38am, 24 May 2026Updated: 1:36pm, 24 May 2026 Two people feared trapped after a building collapse in the Philippines were alive and communicating...
US Pax Silica hub plan hits Philippine sovereignty wall: ‘no special arrangement’
A US plan to build an “AI-native” industrial hub in the Philippines has highlighted the political sensitivities around Washington’s push to secure critical technology...
Hong Kong holds off on annual LGBTQ publicity drive. Is a community being forgotten?
For the first time in a decade, a Hong Kong government task force did not conduct any publicity campaign covering gender identity and sexual...
China boy wants to raise silkworms to create silk quilt, prompting parents to buy 10,000 seeds
A boy in central China dreamed of making his own silk quilt, prompting his parents to buy 10,000 silkworm eggs to nurture his curiosity....
Too Horrific to Watch! $50K Huawei EV Shatters Like Paper in Test, Warranty Only 10 Days
A recently released crash-test video from the Beijing Products Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute has drawn widespread attention online. In the test, a Huawei...
Rubio to Join Foreign Ministers of Japan, Australia and India at Quad Meet in New Delhi
The U.S. secretary of state will meet foreign ministers from Japan, Australia, and India at a Quad meeting in New Delhi on May 26,...
Budget cuts leave Thailand’s twin-sea navy at risk of falling behind
Thailand’s navy has to watch two seas at once. To the east lies the Gulf of Thailand, with its busy shipping lanes, offshore energy...
US Secret Service fatally shoots gunman who opened fire near White House
Published: 6:43am, 24 May 2026Updated: 3:35pm, 24 May 2026 A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, with US Secret Service...
Trump Says Agreement to End Iran Standoff ‘Largely Negotiated’
The United States and Iran have nearly reached a “Memorandum of Understanding pertaining to PEACE,” President Donald Trump announced on May 23. In a...