What makes the Xinjiang-Tibet mega railway China’s ‘project of the century’?
Construction is set to begin next month on a monumental railway linking Hotan in Xinjiang with Lhasa in Tibet – one of China’s most...
Singapore singer praised for anonymous US$1.4 million donation to China’s deprived
Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun Yanzi has donated more than 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) to a charity fund in China over the past decade,...
China’s car dealers feel squeeze between price war, e-commerce rivals
Chinese car dealers, once the beneficiaries of the country’s booming automotive market, are facing a bleak future as they fall victim to a brutal...
From privilege to purpose: Marina Mahathir’s fight for justice in Malaysia
Marina Mahathir readily acknowledges the privileges of her birth and says that being able to “get a foot in the door” only made her...
Hong Kong’s Paul Chan to attend IMF, World Bank events in US, a first since 2019
Published: 2:40pm, 12 Oct 2025Updated: 4:23pm, 12 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s finance chief will attend the annual meetings of the IMF and the World...
Chinese-Dutch team discovers how single cell can give rise to new plant: study
Scientists in China and the Netherlands say they have discovered how a single plant cell can regenerate into an entirely new plant by flipping...
China AI professor goes viral over good looks, academic says she is ‘ordinary’
A young associate professor at a prestigious Chinese university has gone viral on social media after a video of her teaching generative artificial intelligence...
Philippines’ crumbling bridges hinder Marcos’ infrastructure clean-up push
The collapse of two bridges in the northern Philippines just months apart has cast a harsh spotlight on the country’s ageing infrastructure and stirred...
Malaysia moves to block viral school gang rape clips as minister vows action
The education ministry has asked the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) to block the spread of videos related to the recent gang rape...