Snapchat makes Australian teens verify age as social media ban looms
Snapchat has begun asking teenage Australians to verify their ages, the company said on Monday, just weeks before Canberra enforces sweeping laws banning under...
Egypt hopes artefact exhibition in Hong Kong will help spur trade and investment
Hong Kong plays a “pivotal role” in Sino-Egyptian relations, according to top officials from the North African nation, who have expressed high hopes of...
Hong Kong’s tokenisation drive set to boost treasury centres, investments
Hong Kong’s push to establish a tokenised financial system is poised to attract more companies to set up treasury centres in the city, which...
In Malaysia’s Sabah state election, it’s Gen Z vs the old guard
When activist Sudirman Arshad walked into a Kota Kinabalu police station last month, the 22-year-old expected to file a routine report after a minor...
Bosnian Serb ex-president Milorad Dodik says his party won presidential vote
Bosnia’s Serb Republic former president Milorad Dodik said that his party’s candidate, Sinisa Karan, has won a snap presidential election on Sunday with a...
Why US economist Nicholas Lardy thinks the ‘peak China’ theory has peaked
Nicholas Lardy is a non-resident senior fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, both...
Slovenia referendum rejects new law to legalise assisted dying
Slovenians on Sunday voted to suspend a new law to legalise assisted dying in a referendum held after critics mounted a campaign against the...
How South Korea’s nuclear sub deal with US could torpedo inter-Korean peace
South Korea, under President Lee Jae-myung, has repeatedly proclaimed its desire to improve relations and re-engage in diplomacy with North Korea. Yet a landmark...
Airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after US FAA warns of military activity
International airlines increasingly cancelled flights to Venezuela on Sunday after the US Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots to use caution when flying in the...