Japan begins tax increases to bankroll record US$8 billion military build-up
Japan on Wednesday raised tobacco and corporate taxes to finance a boost in defence spending, with income tax hike set to follow in 2027...
China-Pakistan five-point plan to end Iran war
China and Pakistan unveiled a joint five-point plan on Tuesday to restore peace in the Persian Gulf after five weeks of US-Israeli bombardment of...
No live streaming of Tai Po fire inquiry due to doxxing concerns: committee head
The seventh session of the independent inquiry into last year’s fire at Wang Fuk Court – Hong Kong’s deadliest in decades – is under...
Japan races to limit fallout from Chinese embassy break-in
Japan has moved swiftly to contain the diplomatic fallout after a member of its Self-Defence Forces broke into the Chinese embassy in Tokyo last...
How China is building faster high-speed railways using vast underwater tunnels
China has finished digging the underwater section of a high-speed rail tunnel stretching more than 14km (9 miles) under a busy segment of the...
Why China is always misunderstood and misrepresented
Why didn’t China develop its own scientific and industrial revolutions when it made so many discoveries and advances over millennia? That is often called...
Scottish man linked to gang arrested in Indonesia’s Bali after Interpol issues red alert
A Scottish man, described as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate, was arrested shortly after landing on the resort island of Bali,...
Japan’s Shibuya to fine litterbugs on the spot from June as visitor numbers surge
Tokyo’s Shibuya ward – home to the famous scramble crossing and one of the Japanese capital’s busiest shopping and nightlife districts – is abandoning...
Why Empress Dowager Cixi and people in ancient China used animal faeces in beauty routines
In ancient China, it was not uncommon to use animal excrement in beauty treatments, a practice exemplified by Manchu Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908), who...