US lawmakers push for VPN funding so Iranians can access internet
US agencies are struggling to find the best method to fund additional software for millions of Iranian civilians to get around their government’s strict...
China’s Deadly Obsession with “Plastic Heads” and “Elf Ears,” Influencers’ Aesthetics Go Crazy
With the rise of an increasingly competitive influencer economy, Chinese influencers are redefining beauty in ways we could never have imagined. From beauty filters...
Steve Durst – the US citizen space diplomat who reached out to China
Steve Durst, a US space entrepreneur who spent decades building rare bridges with China’s space sector despite restrictions on official cooperation, has died aged...
Traffic gridlock in central Hong Kong as crowds throng last day of Lunar New Year fair
Parts of Hong Kong Island were heavily congested on Monday as the final day of the Lunar New Year flower market at Victoria Park...
Hong Kong watchdog finds fragrance allergens in Gucci, Bvlgari perfumes
Perfumes from Italian fashion brand Gucci and two other luxury products have been found to contain 10 types of fragrance allergens that could worsen...
Jeffries Says Democrats Ready to Spend Millions on Virginia Redistricting Measure
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said on Feb. 15 that Democrats will do “whatever it takes” to make Virginia’s redistricting plan successful in...
Hong Kong customs arrests 4, seizes HK$140 million of smuggled illicit medicines
Hong Kong customs has arrested four people and seized HK$140 million (US$18 million) worth of slimming and cosmetic injections, along with erectile dysfunction pills,...
East Timor triggers Asean first, accuses Myanmar of war crimes
Myanmar ’s military government ordered East Timor ’s senior diplomat to leave the country after judicial authorities from the fellow Southeast Asian country accepted...
Chinese journalists who accused a Communist Party official of corruption released on bail
Two Chinese investigative journalists detained in Sichuan province earlier this month after accusing a local Communist Party official of corruption have been released on...