Taiwan’s residency rule changes amount to ‘attack’ on mainland Chinese spouses
Taiwan is overhauling its residency rules to tighten control on mainland Chinese nationals seeking to settle on the island, in an escalating push to...
Hong Kong partially axes bottled water deal with mainland firm amid police probe
Published: 12:22pm, 16 Aug 2025Updated: 4:25pm, 16 Aug 2025 Hong Kong authorities have partially terminated a new bottled water supply contract awarded to a...
Bargaining chip: Nvidia’s efforts to please US and China get harder
On his visit to Beijing in July, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang received a rock-star welcome as he announced to Chinese state media that Washington...
Priced out: Southeast Asia’s middle class abandons the dream of owning a home
As he neared his 40th birthday, Hafiz Sujang took a quick inventory of his life – a loving family, a steady job as an...
Ukraine-Russia land swap ‘largely agreed’, Trump says after Putin summit
A land swap and security guarantees to end the Ukraine war have been “negotiated” and “agreed”, US President Donald Trump has said following talks...
AI-driven data centre boom could drain Asia’s rivers without due care
A regional workshop in Malaysia on energy transition brought together governments, international organisations, industry leaders and academics in June. Around the table, there was...
Smoke grenades, live animals delivered to Hong Kong? How sellers evade crackdown
Smoke grenades, live animals and fresh meat are among the heavily regulated items readily available on mainland Chinese e-commerce sites for delivery to Hong...
China toddler wows internet with gymnastics skills while in diapers
A toddler from southeastern China has become an internet sensation after viral videos showcasing his extraordinary gymnastics skills – effortlessly mastering the horizontal bar,...
Chinese start-up joins NetDragon-owned Cherrypicks to push AI tech overseas
An AI start-up backed by the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Automation seeks to promote its artificial intelligence offerings outside the mainland under...