Singapore’s housing challenge: why some young adults still live with their parents
Singaporean Xu Wei Jie, 43, has never moved out of his parents’ home and has no plans of doing so any time soon. Advertisement...
China greenlights mega-project canal linking resource-rich Jiangxi to wealthy Zhejiang
A new 767-kilometre-long canal linking the inland rare earth hub of Jiangxi province with the eastern coastal powerhouse of Zhejiang has officially been included...
Venezuelan opposition politician Guanipa arrested ahead of election
Leading Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Pablo Guanipa was arrested on Friday on charges of conspiring to sabotage coming parliamentary and regional elections that the...
Coconut price surge a chance to aid Southeast Asia’s small farmers
Southeast Asia is in the grip of a coconut fever. Indonesia saw coconut prices increase by 57 per cent year on year in May,...
South Korea offers up to US$29,000 cash for marriage to tackle birth-rate crisis
As South Korea continues to grapple with plummeting birth rates and fears of regional depopulation, local governments are now expanding their efforts beyond childbirth...
A new hope for Hong Kong comics: artist lands dream Star Wars manga gig
Published: 9:00am, 24 May 2025Updated: 9:13am, 24 May 2025 Growing up in Hong Kong in the 1980s, Man Tsang Wai-man spent his free time...
‘Secret to eternal youth’: Korean school principal, 93, shares tips for staying young
A 93-year-old school principal in South Korea who is known for her radiant skin, sharp mind and tireless passion for work, has shared tips...
Anwar Ibrahim mints a dynasty – but Malaysia’s youth aren’t buying it
Anwar Ibrahim’s decades-long struggle for reform once inspired a generation to take to the streets, railing against corruption and cronyism. Advertisement But two years...
Twinkle, twinkle, little Y-20 … Chinese children’s songs get a military makeover
In a nationalist-inspired music mash-up, Chinese children’s songs are getting the rock treatment to project the “hardcore” nature of China’s military. Advertisement Using the...