How will China’s advanced drones and robobeasts share stage with PLA personnel?
Some 16 years after China first showcased drones in a military parade, there is keen interest in how the People’s Liberation Army has developed...
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Hong Kong arrivals surge 12%, post-Covid high of 5 million visitors in August
Published: 12:58pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 1:30pm, 1 Sep 2025 Hong Kong’s visitor numbers remain on track for a 12 percent increase, with August reaching...
Coup trial verdict for Bolsonaro threatens to fracture Brazil’s right
Published: 12:54pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 1:31pm, 1 Sep 2025 Brazil’s political right is united in its defence of firebrand ex-president Jair Bolsonaro. If he...
Sayonara, soy fish: Australian state bans plastic containers in world first
South Australia has become the first place in the world to ban fish-shaped plastic soy sauce packets. Advertisement The ban took effect on Monday...
Unfinished construction works at Hong Kong school trigger safety concerns
Published: 12:32pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 12:33pm, 1 Sep 2025 Parents sending their children to a new Hong Kong government school with unfinished construction projects...
Protests in Indonesia escalate, Xi calls for India-China reset: 5 weekend reads
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China, India Pledge to Mend Ties Amid US Tariffs; Analysts Cast Doubts on Effects
Chinese leader Xi Jinping urged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to enhance cooperation and put aside the decades-long border disputes that soured relations between...
Deadly Indonesia Protests Force U-turn on Lawmakers’ Perks
JAKARTA—Indonesian political parties have agreed to cut lawmakers’ benefits, President Prabowo Subianto said on Sunday, in a bid to calm anti-government protests that have...
Flood of anger: why Filipinos turn to social media to expose ‘nepo babies’
As public scrutiny intensifies over anomalous flood control projects in the Philippines, Filipinos have turned to social media spaces such as Reddit to expose...