Outrage over celebrity revels at South Korean breast cancer event
A breast cancer awareness fundraiser by a South Korean high fashion magazine has come under fire for focusing too much on the celebrities and...
Western framework ‘cannot explain’ China, academics say in call for context
Western theoretical frameworks are often ill-suited for China studies, according to Chinese academics who called instead for research that was grounded in the country’s...
Hong Kong to showcase 4,000 years of ancient Egypt, reinforcing belt and road ties
A nearly three-metre-tall (9.8-foot) statue of Tutankhamun, ancient Egyptian jewellery and other historical artefacts covering 4,000 years of history will be exhibited in Hong...
No ‘Beijing’s blessing’ or special treatment in Hong Kong election, office says
Published: 7:26pm, 17 Oct 2025Updated: 8:22pm, 17 Oct 2025 Veteran Hong Kong lawmaker Michael Tien Puk-sun has said he is considering stepping down following...
Malaysia football suspends a top official over Fifa eligibility scandal
Published: 7:04pm, 17 Oct 2025Updated: 7:18pm, 17 Oct 2025 The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) said on Friday it had suspended its secretary general...
China ‘showed integrated combat capabilities in locking on US fifth-gen jets’
Published: 6:00pm, 17 Oct 2025Updated: 6:24pm, 17 Oct 2025 A Chinese J-16 fighter that locked onto two foreign warplanes – believed to be American...
‘Painkiller’: Taiwan singer helps cancer-hit blogger with comforting late wedding
Taiwan singer Kenji Wu has given a 26-year-old blogger with terminal stomach cancer an “emotional painkiller” by helping her hold a belated wedding ceremony....
China expels He Weidong, Miao Hua and 7 other generals from party and military
China’s second-ranked military general has become the latest in a series of top brass to come under investigation for corruption, China’s Ministry of National...
Indonesia’s Bali subway plan stalls over investor concerns and feasibility
A US$20 billion plan to build an underground light railway in Indonesia’s Bali has stalled due to wary investors and concerns over land scarcity,...