Male pageant contestant’s viral swimsuit walk sparks body image debate in Philippines
A viral appearance in the swimsuit round by a male beauty pageant contestant in the Philippines has sparked a wider debate about male beauty...
Could a ‘reckless’ Trump’s ‘destroy-and-deal’ tactics target North Korea?
As a rift widens among Republicans over US-Israeli air strikes on Iran, a top Korean-American leader said Seoul must recognise that President Donald Trump...
Malaysian woman jailed 2 years for throwing baby daughter from 38-floor flat
A 24-year-old Malaysian woman has been jailed for two years for throwing her newborn out of her 38th-floor flat in Kuala Lumpur. The court...
Industrial costs up 50% in Hong Kong since start of Middle East war: oil executive
Operating costs for Hong Kong’s industrial and commercial sectors have jumped 50 per cent since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran, according...
Malaysian man who was married 9 times faces wife assault case again
Malaysia’s system for tracking repeat domestic abusers is under scrutiny after police said a man accused of assaulting his pregnant wife until she miscarried...
Why China’s jet fuel deal with Australia underscores Canberra’s balancing act
China has agreed to cooperate with Australian businesses on jet fuel shipments, while reaffirming that both countries uphold multilateralism in a meeting between the...
Is Sri Lanka’s investor call for ‘world’s emptiest airport’ struggling to get off ground?
Sri Lanka’s loss-making Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport will need a complete overhaul if it wants to attract investors, analysts warn, after a 30-year lease...
Tibetan herder goes from internet darling to tourism ambassador, now romantic film actor
Five years after Tibetan herder Tenzing Tsondu was hailed as “China’s most handsome man” for a seven-second video clip, he is now a romance...
How China can avoid a repeat of Japan’s ‘lost decades’, in eyes of top economist
Bai Chongen is a prominent Chinese economist and government adviser. He is the dean of Tsinghua University’s School of Economics and Management and serves...