China rare earth breakthrough in icy northeast could cement country’s dominance
Chinese scientists have identified a new type of rare earths formation in the nation’s frigid northeastern provinces of Heilongjiang and Jilin – a discovery...
Thailand reels from deadly Bangkok train crash, its latest avoidable tragedy
Published: 12:54pm, 18 May 2026Updated: 12:55pm, 18 May 2026 Bangkok residents were digesting yet another avoidable tragedy on Monday after eight people were killed...
Trump’s China trip assessed, South Korea’s AI problem: 5 weekend reads you missed
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would...
Man dies after being hit, trapped under taxi in Hong Kong, driver arrested
A man has died after being struck and trapped beneath a taxi in Tung Chung, marking Hong Kong’s second fatal crash involving a cab...
North Korea to turn southern border into ‘impregnable fortress’ against ‘arch enemy’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called on top military officials to bolster front-line units and turn the southern border into an “impregnable fortress”, state...
China unveils world’s first titanium-copper medical implant designed to cut infection risk
China has unveiled the world’s first copper-blended titanium implant for orthopaedic surgery after more than a decade of research and development. This innovative material...
Singapore softens approach to first-time drug abusers as they get ‘younger and younger’
Published: 10:46am, 18 May 2026Updated: 10:51am, 18 May 2026 First-time drug abusers in Singapore who surrender themselves to the authorities will no longer face...
‘My way or the highway’ is no way to make informed policy for Hong Kong
Published: 9:30am, 18 May 2026Updated: 11:00am, 18 May 2026 Hong Kong’s government will launch a consultation exercise on the city’s first five-year plan next...
Hong Kong records 10 tremor reports after magnitude 5.2 quake hits Guangxi
Published: 9:07am, 18 May 2026Updated: 11:32am, 18 May 2026 The Hong Kong Observatory received more than 10 reports of a locally felt tremor from...