CCTV drama Silent Honour marks rare salute to Communist Party spies in Taiwan
Patriotic films in mainland China have long celebrated undercover agents of the Communist Party, their operations portrayed as pivotal to securing victory in the...
6 steps democracies must take to match China on climate action
Global energy investment is projected to reach US$3.3 trillion this year, with some US$2.2 trillion directed towards clean technologies, double the amount flowing into...
Hong Kong in fight for foreign university students as Singapore emerges as rival
The number of international first-year students at Hong Kong’s public universities remained below pre-pandemic levels in the last academic year despite the government doubling...
China woman cancels nuptials, demands US$4,200 ‘hug fee’, claims emotional distress
A woman in central China who accepted a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan (US$28,000) and later regretted the engagement agreed to return the money....
‘I’m scared he’ll snap’: Singapore’s high-rise noisy neighbour feuds turn deadly
Pang Kok Meng, 65, lives with his 91-year-old mother in a public housing flat in Geylang, a township in central Singapore. For more than...
Will China’s next 5-year plan rewrite its infrastructure playbook?
As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the...
Firefights erupt between Pakistani and Afghan forces along border
Firefights broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late on Saturday, with the Afghan Taliban attacking Pakistani posts, according to security officials from both countries,...
US-UAE alliance poses a challenge to China’s AI ambitions
In a global first, China has launched a cutting-edge commercial underwater data centre in Hainan. The facility has the potential to upgrade digital service...
Oscar-winning Hollywood actress Diane Keaton dies at 79
Actress Diane Keaton, known for her Oscar-winning performance in 1977’s Annie Hall and her role in The Godfather films, has died at age 79,...