New Japan visa rules threaten to force out foreign business owners: ‘my dream is broken’
In a tiny Tokyo restaurant filled with the smell of Nepalese dumplings, Budhathoki Samjhana surveys the business she built from scratch but may now...
Xi Jinping meets foreign leaders: tracker, June 2026
Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted the leaders of Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, Bangladesh and Belarus in June. He also travelled to North Korea on his...
China’s new investment law asserts control over offshore tech transfers in landmark move
China has enacted a sweeping overseas-investment law that aims to safeguard national interests against trade barriers and unauthorised use of advanced technology abroad, though...
India’s ruling party risks being sucked into Uttar Pradesh temple donation probe row
An investigation into alleged financial irregularities at a Hindu temple closely associated with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is threatening to tarnish one of...
Will slowing car sales in China reignite brutal price war in crowded market?
In the most bearish Chinese car market forecast by an international bank or consultancy, AlixPartners has predicted that deliveries will fall by 10 per...
UBTech’s lifelike humanoid robots built for companionship arriving in homes across China
Published: 10:00am, 1 Jul 2026Updated: 10:12am, 1 Jul 2026 UBTech Robotics, the world’s first publicly traded humanoid robot maker, has launched a consumer humanoid...
South Korea ‘fake news’ law triggers free speech, censorship fears
A viral YouTube video, a one-star review on a delivery app, a heated post on a parenting community – all of these will fall...
Hong Kong’s 5-year plan will hinge on how it measures success
Ken Chu (LLD) is the chairman and CEO of Mission Hills Group with businesses in hospitality, leisure, entertainment, sports, wellness and education in China....
Fighter jets scrambled as Tel Aviv-bound flight triggers false hijack alarm
A technical error caused a Tel Aviv-bound flight to report a hijacking Tuesday that led to Israeli and Bulgarian jets scrambling to intercept the...