Chinese state media hints at variants of hypersonic missile in parade
State broadcaster CCTV has hinted that the Victory Day parade in Beijing this week could feature improved versions of two of its hypersonic missiles,...
China grandma cuts ‘longevity horn’ off head with scissors; needs emergency surgery
A 98-year-old grandma has caused public shock by cutting off a hornlike growth on her forehead using a pair of scissors. Advertisement The “horn”...
Hong Kong exporters warn US tariffs to hurt sales during coming holiday season
The latest round of “reciprocal” tariffs imposed by the United States has taken a toll on American importer confidence, prompting Hong Kong exporters to...
In history’s latest surprising twist, just who really are the late Soviets now?
Published: 8:00am, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 8:07am, 2 Sep 2025 Long after the Tiananmen Square incident in 1989, Westerners and, secretly, even some within China,...
As pachinko’s crisis deepens, desperation spawns vote-buying scandal in Japan
Published: 8:00am, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 9:27am, 2 Sep 2025 Japan’s struggling pachinko industry has been dealt a fresh blow with the arrest of six...
Israel buries bodies of 2 hostages recovered from Gaza
Two hostages whose bodies were recovered from Gaza last week were buried by family and friends in Israel on Monday in separate ceremonies. Advertisement...
Boy, 11, shot dead in Texas after ‘ding dong ditch’ doorbell prank
An 11-year-old boy was fatally shot in Houston, Texas after a prank in which he rang the doorbell of a home and ran away,...
Taliban asks world for help in wake of deadly Afghanistan earthquake
Published: 6:49am, 2 Sep 2025Updated: 11:24am, 2 Sep 2025 Afghanistan’s Taliban administration made an appeal for help on Monday after one of the country’s...
What Southeast Asia needs to succeed in building local AI models
At Asean’s first ever artificial intelligence summit in Kuala Lumpur recently, YTL AI Labs, in partnership with the University of Malaya, launched a large...