China testing truck-mounted nuclear reactor that could power AI data centre
China is testing a prototype nuclear reactor that can be carried on a truck, according to a leading scientist. He described the reactor, which...
Greece man, 89, opens fire with shotgun, injures at least 4
Police in Greece’s capital were searching for a gunman, reportedly aged 89, who opened fire on Tuesday in a social security office and a...
Is it wrong to show Taiwan army officers a film about KMT forces fighting Japan in WWII?
A Taiwanese army officer has been punished for screening The Eight Hundred, a mainland Chinese war film depicting Kuomintang (KMT) forces fighting Japanese troops...
North Korea’s executions for watching K-dramas, foreign content surge during Covid-19: report
When people were told to stay home during the Covid-19 pandemic, watching K-dramas became a solace for fans of South Korea’s best-known export around...
BYD, China’s EV king, posts a 55% slump in first-quarter profit
BYD’s first-quarter net profit matched market estimates as China’s electric vehicle (EV) king partly offset weakness in its domestic market with rising exports. The...
Hong Kong urged to shift focus from tourist numbers to increasing spending
Researchers have urged Hong Kong to shift its focus from boosting visitor numbers to increasing tourist spending, as mainland Chinese arrivals rebound but adopt...
Austria Islamic State man admits plot on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
A man accused of pledging allegiance to Islamic State group and plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly...
Hong Kong’s ICAC charges police superintendent over HK$1 million bribe, misconduct
Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog has charged a police superintendent over allegedly accepting a HK$1 million (US$127,599) bribe from a businessman, disclosing internal information and...
India, New Zealand boost trade diversification with ‘forward-looking’ pact
A free-trade agreement signed between India and New Zealand has marked yet another regional push towards diversification and away from overdependence on major powers....