Hong Kong McDonald’s spot close to topping London as world’s busiest
McDonald’s flagship store in Hong Kong is close to claiming the crown as the busiest in the fast-food chain’s global network of more than...
Japanese shoppers queue for hours to buy cheap rice amid soaring prices
Japanese shoppers braved the rain on Saturday morning to secure cheap rice from the government’s stockpiles, as it hit supermarket shelves amid soaring prices...
Paralysed Chinese woman falls for ‘doctor’ in rehab, he flees with US$420,000 loan
A paralysed woman in China who fell in love and married a “doctor” she met during rehabilitation has been left distraught after he disappeared...
Hong Kong Airlines to open routes to Urumqi, Melbourne after resolving debt woes
Hong Kong Airlines will launch flights to Urumqi in far western China in August and to Melbourne later, after making an ambitious comeback from...
Japan wants to reintroduce wolves to tackle marauding monkeys, deer damage
A plan to reintroduce wolves to Japan more than a century after they were hunted to extinction is gaining traction as conservationists warn that...
How Pop Mart turns Labubu into a cultural phenomenon ‘without mentioning China’
Pop Mart, the company behind the hit collectible character Labubu, was virtually unknown outside mainland China before 2024, but now some analysts are comparing...
Trump set out to change global trade, but succeeded only in killing it
On the cusp of invading Greece with his army, the Persian Emperor Xerxes was confronted by his chief counsel, Artabanus, who cautioned against unforeseen...
US Indo-Pacific commander calls PLA moves in strait ‘rehearsals’, not exercises
The top US commander in the Pacific said on Monday that Beijing was on a “dangerous course” and its operations around Taiwan were not...
Chinese spies at Stanford? US tightens visa policies over espionage fears
Chinese spies at Stanford University. American and Chinese pawns for Beijing at Duke Kunshan. Chinese student scouts near a military site in Michigan. Advertisement...