For Malaysia’s Syrian refugees, Assad’s fall is bittersweet
A world away from their war-shattered homeland, the al-Seirawan brothers have spent the past week glued to their phones, struggling to process the unthinkable....
South Korean businesses based in China eye Trump tariffs nervously
As US president-elect Donald Trump threatens to increase tariffs on imports from China, small foreign businesses operating factories in the country are deeply concerned...
Baidu, Alibaba, Tencent execs among Big Tech members on new China AI standards committee
Published: 7:00am, 14 Dec 2024Updated: 7:13am, 14 Dec 2024 China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on Friday announced the establishment of an...
UK’s Prince Andrew says he’s ‘ceased all contact’ with alleged Chinese spy
Published: 6:43am, 14 Dec 2024Updated: 7:01am, 14 Dec 2024 Britain’s Prince Andrew says he had “ceased all contact” with a businessman accused of being...
Mainland China’s Taiwan military presence
Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement [1] ‘Patience has a limit’: PLA boosts presence near Taiwan after leadership change Six months after island’s new leader took over,...
Why mainland China’s ‘second navy’ is becoming increasingly active around Taiwan
In the final instalment of a three-part series examining mainland China’s increasing military presence around Taiwan, Hayley Wong explores the role the coastguard is...
Donald Trump vows to eliminate Daylight Saving Time
Published: 5:40am, 14 Dec 2024Updated: 6:56am, 14 Dec 2024 US president-elect Donald Trump announced on Friday he would work to end the “inconvenient” custom...
How my Malaysian Chinese education is paying off
Michelle Yeoh understood enough Cantonese when it mattered. Even though the name “Sing Lung” didn’t immediately ring a bell, she still accepted her first...
Mass rallies across Syria celebrate fall of Assad: ‘Friday of victory’
Published: 5:26am, 14 Dec 2024Updated: 6:14am, 14 Dec 2024 Syrians rejoiced into the night as fireworks exploded on the first Friday – the Muslim...