Hong Kong tests student housing land sales as office market slowdown curbs tenders
Hong Kong is testing purpose-built student housing as an alternative land-sale model, as weak demand for commercial sites pushes the government to explore uses...
Deciphering Việt Nam’s 14th Party Congress: Understanding the “Special Case” in Leadership Selection
In 2021, Nguyễn Phú Trọng was re-elected as General Secretary of the Communist Party of Việt Nam for a third term at the age...
Asthma has no cure. For some, the risk is in this gene, Chinese team finds
People carrying a specific gene mutation could have a significantly higher risk of developing the respiratory condition asthma, according to Chinese scientists who have...
Nearly all residents in historic China village act in local TV miniseries; even livestock are hired
A Chinese village with 600 years of history has become a miniseries filming hub, with nearly all its villagers and livestock taking part. The...
China doubling down on consumption as route out of export reliance: ex-PBOC official
China is pushing consumption to grow faster than overall economic expansion as the nation accelerates a shift to domestic demand-driven growth amid external criticism...
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil activist admits subversion, 2 deny national security charges
A former vice-chairman of the group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil is facing up to 10 years in jail after he admitted...
Several people feared buried in landslide-hit New Zealand campsite
Rescuers in New Zealand searched on Thursday for several people missing, including children, following a landslide at a campsite as heavy rains caused widespread...
US says Venezuela’s interim president to visit as relations shift post-Maduro
Venezuela’s interim president will soon visit the United States, a senior US official said Wednesday, further signalling US President Donald Trump’s willingness to embrace...
Malaysian ex-army chief, wife deny laundering US$544,000 in military procurement scandal
Malaysia’s former army chief and one of his wives claimed trial on Thursday to money-laundering charges involving about 2.2 million ringgit (US$544,000) amid a...