Singapore businesses list rising costs and tariffs as their biggest challenges
For businesses in Singapore, such as skincare chain Kskin, the global trade environment has become more challenging in recent years as a result of...
China offers full-time job to top European immunologist Andrew Macpherson
European immunologist Andrew Macpherson has officially taken up a full-time position at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) in Hefei in...
China ‘hair-shaving’ ritual for newborns uses stones, coins, red eggs, symbolising future success
A unique yet traditional “hair-shaving” ritual practised in mainland China and Taiwan involves shaving a newborn’s head when they are about one month old,...
Soft power, hard cash: Southeast Asia’s billion-dollar anime obsession
For Sana Kok, anime has always been more than entertainment. The 28-year-old Malaysian still remembers the first series he caught on television as a...
Can Peru keep both China and US onside in an increasingly volatile environment?
Last weekend’s US raid on Venezuela has shone a spotlight on the wider strategic concerns in play in South America, including the US-China rivalry...
Malaysia vows crackdown on air force officers’ ‘immoral culture’
Some 20 Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) officers are believed to be involved in immoral activities dubbed “yeye culture”. According to RMAF chief Muhamad...
Changing tastes: China’s new affluent consumers seek quality not extravagance
In a premium supermarket in Shanghai one recent weekend, 33-year-old information technology specialist Zhao Wenyu paused in front of the health food aisle, comparing...
Dutch passenger dies after collapsing on Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong
A 53-year-old Dutch man died on Sunday morning after collapsing on a Cathay Pacific flight from Amsterdam to Hong Kong. Police received a report...
1 dead as fire in Hong Kong high-rise flat forces mass evacuation of residents
A 56-year-old man has died in a suspected electrical fire that ripped through a high-rise flat in Hong Kong’s northwest New Territories, prompting the...