ByteDance’s AI subscription gamble: chatbot faces reality check in China
Chloe Wang, a 26-year-old fund employee in Shenzhen, said she “definitely wouldn’t” pay for a subscription to Doubao, Chinese tech giant ByteDance’s artificial intelligence...
New Zealand eyes Japanese Mogami-class warships as possible replacements for ageing fleet
New Zealand is weighing the purchase of advanced warships from Japan or the UK to modernise its ageing fleet and bolster its defence capability....
Has ‘the Beast’ arrived in Beijing? Trump’s motorcade SUVs spotted before visit
Published: 9:28am, 7 May 2026Updated: 9:33am, 7 May 2026 Ahead of US President Donald Trump’s grand entry to Beijing on May 14, his cavalcade...
North Korea says nuclear status ‘will not change’ despite external pressure
North Korea’s UN envoy said his country was not bound by the non-proliferation treaty (NPT) on nuclear weapons and external pressure would not change...
Do artificial sweeteners cause inheritable biological changes?
A new study from the University of Chile suggests that common artificial sweeteners may trigger biological changes that are passed down to future generations....
Falling sales to widen profit gap between China’s EV makers and battery suppliers
Profit trajectories between automotive assemblers and electric vehicle (EV) battery producers in China are set to diverge further due to lacklustre car sales and...
In China, number of clothing buttons holds meaning; specific counts assigned for the dead
The revival of Chinese hanfu, or traditional dress of the Han people, in recent years has drawn attention to the complicated etiquette surrounding buttons....
Traffic accidents involving animals in Hong Kong surge 11-fold in 4 years
Traffic accidents involving animals in Hong Kong have skyrocketed more than 11-fold over the past four years, with advocacy groups attributing it to a...
Is North Korea’s constitutional shift a move towards ‘peaceful coexistence’ with South?
Published: 8:00am, 7 May 2026Updated: 8:35am, 7 May 2026 North Korea has removed references to “national reunification” from its constitution and newly defined its...