China to step up investment in Nepal’s hydropower sector: Nepalese official
China has plans to increase its investments in Nepal to take advantage of the country’s rich hydropower resources, according to a Nepalese official. Nepal’s...
Blooming good: where to find cherry blossoms in Hong Kong this spring
As spring approaches and temperatures begin to climb, Hong Kong’s cherry blossoms are preparing to burst into full bloom. Within the next week or...
US approves US$16 billion arms sale to Israel, Saudi Arabia as Middle East tensions mount
The Trump administration has approved a massive new series of arms sales to Israel totalling US$6.67 billion and to Saudi Arabia worth US$9 billion....
How hair-raising prices for memory chips could take China’s top makers to new heights
In the world’s biggest wholesale electronics marketplace in the bustling Huaqiangbei district of the southern Chinese metropolis of Shenzhen, memory is the new gold....
All of Singapore is K-pop’s stage in new tourism push
On a lively weekend afternoon beneath Marina Bay Sands, there is no stage, no spotlight and no audience in the conventional sense. Still, familiar...
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un set to signal stronger nuclear deterrence posture at congress
North Korea is set to use its coming Workers’ Party congress to signal an escalation towards carrying out large-scale nuclear retaliation in the event...
As the US dollar weakens, all that glitters is gold
This year started with a bang – from the United States’ intervention in Venezuela and the investigation opened against US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome...
Venezuela proposes to free hundreds of prisoners, turn ‘torture’ prison into sports hub
Venezuela’s interim president Delcy Rodriguez on Friday announced a proposed “amnesty law” for hundreds of prisoners in the country, and said the infamous Helicoide...
‘Rampant like a pandemic’: why Hongkongers struggle to get peace from junk calls
Hongkonger Chan Shuk-wah feels exhausted by the constant ringing of her phone. On any given weekday, nearly all of the calls lighting up her...