‘True master’ Japan man sleeps 30 minutes a day for 12 years to ‘double’ life
A man in Japan has slept only 30 minutes each day for 12 years in a bid to “double” his life, claiming it has...
What do Hong Kong teens think about official advice on controlling sexual impulses?
The Hong Kong government’s advice for teenagers to “play badminton” when experiencing sexual impulses has been mocked by young people as ineffective in helping...
China’s birth rate unlikely to benefit from influx of Filipino helpers, analysts say
Though South Korea has taken a controversial step to address its declining birth rate – hiring domestic helpers from the Philippines en masse to...
Japan scraps idea of cash, free train rides for city women to marry men in rural areas
A widely ridiculed Japanese government idea to woo Tokyo women into marrying men in rural areas by offering cash payouts and train tickets to...
Ant Group’s blockchain arm Zan wants to be the Google or Microsoft of Web3 in Hong Kong
Ant Digital Technologies, a subsidiary of the Chinese fintech giant Ant Group, wants its new Hong Kong blockchain venture Zan to become a major...
Woman injures 6 in stabbing attack on bus in Germany
At least six people have been injured, three of them critically, in a stabbing on board a bus in the western German city of...
Why the insect apocalypse should concern us all
Are environmentalists onto something when they wring their hands over the looming insect apocalypse and warn that almost half the world’s insect species are...
Judge orders immediate shutdown of Elon Musk’s X in Brazil
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered on Friday the “immediately suspension” of social media platform X in the country, after a court-imposed deadline expired...
No 2 US diplomat ends Pacific tour to bolster regional ties as Taiwan flap rankles Beijing
Washington’s No 2 diplomat concluded his Pacific tour on Friday with a focus on tensions in the South China Sea and boosting Nato’s ties...