Cambodia’s renovated naval base welcomes 2 Japanese warships despite US concerns
Two Japanese warships made a port call at Cambodia’s Chinese-renovated naval base on Saturday, the Japanese embassy said, the first vessels to dock at...
Will the US hand space leadership to China by pulling Nasa out of Mars race?
White House moves to cancel Nasa’s flagship Mars sample return programme amid sweeping budget cuts would leave China’s Tianwen-3 mission – set to deliver...
Gazans resort to turtle meat amid famine, humanitarian crisis: UN
With food scarce in the besieged and war-battered Gaza Strip, some desperate families have turned to eating sea turtles as a rare source of...
Hong Kong police arrest 4, seize HK$38 million of cocaine in drug crackdown
Published: 7:08pm, 19 Apr 2025Updated: 7:13pm, 19 Apr 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested four people in connection with the discovery of a 2,000...
Mob in Pakistan beats to death man from persecuted minority
A mob beat to death a member of Pakistan’s persecuted Ahmadiyya minority on Friday after hundreds of radical Islamists surrounded their place of worship...
Nvidia boss Jensen Huang meets Shanghai mayor in wake of new US export controls on chips
Published: 7:00pm, 19 Apr 2025Updated: 7:18pm, 19 Apr 2025 Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang met the mayor of Shanghai on Friday, a day after...
China’s humanoid robot half marathon winner wants to be ‘Android’ of robotics
With its win in China’s first half marathon for humanoid robots, the state-backed Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Centre has entered the national spotlight as...
Myanmar’s earthquake recovery hindered by lack of resources, aftershocks
Basic services have yet to be restored to the areas of Myanmar worst hit by a huge earthquake three weeks ago, and emergency workers...
How China is filling a weapons supply gap in Africa’s Sahel left by France and Russia
China is stepping into a weapons supply breach in parts of Africa’s Sahel as authorities in the region cut ties with former colonial power...