China caught between Iran and Gulf states as Tehran strikes across Middle East
As missiles fly throughout the Middle East, China is walking a diplomatic tightrope between strategic partner Iran and the Gulf Cooperation Council states, with...
Singapore’s ‘ageless’ photographer Chuando Tan turns 60 and fans still cannot believe it
Singaporean fashion photographer and former model Chuando Tan has turned 60, and his birthday photos are once again fuelling disbelief online over the youthful...
Song Ping, veteran Chinese Communist, dies aged 108 after career that spanned decades
Song Ping, a veteran Chinese revolutionary who lived through five generations of Communist Party leaders, has died at the age of 108. He died...
Middle East exhibitors at Hong Kong jewellery fair rue poorer sales, attendance
Middle Eastern exhibitors at the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show expect poorer business due to disruptions brought on by the US-Israel war against Iran,...
Hong Kong launches 3-year action plan to help residents fight the flab
Hong Kong has launched its first action plan on weight management, aiming to reduce the proportion of people who are overweight or obese to...
What a historical smash hit tells us about China’s strategic focus
As the world watches in horror at death raining from the skies in the Middle East, millions of Chinese are glued to the television...
Trump’s Iran attack sparks calls in Russia to abandon Ukraine talks
When US President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, some Russian hardliners were cautiously optimistic, hoping his unpredictability and transactional nature...
China’s EV battery leader CATL to step up use of AI in R&D, founder and chairman says
The founder and chairman of Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd (CATL) said his company plans to ramp up the use of artificial intelligence in research...
Outrage in Philippines over lawmaker’s ‘sexist’ remarks in defence of VP Sara Duterte
A Philippine lawmaker has provoked outrage for what critics said were misogynistic remarks about one of the country’s most famous celebrities while attempting to...