Tourists slammed for turning Singapore Changi Airport into ‘sleeper village’
Tourists camping out at Singapore Changi Airport overnight to escape skyrocketing hotel prices during the F1 weekend sparked public criticism among locals for tarnishing...
Defects, lax oversight may have led to Hong Kong prefab flat woes: experts
Published: 8:30am, 15 Oct 2025Updated: 8:33am, 15 Oct 2025 Material defects and poor installation supervision may have contributed to the improper assembly of prefabricated...
Nuclear ‘bribery’ backlash in Japan over restart plan for world’s largest plant
Published: 8:00am, 15 Oct 2025Updated: 8:00am, 15 Oct 2025 Japan’s largest power company is reportedly dangling a 100 billion yen (US$654 million) payout for...
US revokes visas for 6 foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech
The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by US officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the...
Hong Kong’s pension scheme earns higher grade, still lags behind Singapore’s
Hong Kong’s pension scheme improved its overall adequacy, sustainability and integrity over the past 12 months, rising from a C+ grade to a B...
How Chinese paper mills use AI to create ‘higher quality’ academic fraud
Chinese paper mills are using generative artificial intelligence tools to mass produce forged academic papers, a new investigation by the mainland’s state broadcaster has...
China’s EV boom has the EU setting up roadblocks. Can cooperation clear the way?
This year marks half a century of formal diplomatic relations between China and the European Union, as well as the 25th anniversary of the...
After decades of struggle, women in China are rewriting their future
Every Lunar New Year, the urban professional woman – let’s call her Tracy – returns to her rural hometown, where she quickly drops her...
OpenAI to allow erotica on ChatGPT for verified adults
Published: 5:20am, 15 Oct 2025Updated: 5:43am, 15 Oct 2025 OpenAI announced plans on Tuesday to relax restrictions on its ChatGPT chatbot, including allowing erotic...