Search for couple from China missing in Malaysia’s Sabah enters second day
Published: 6:15pm, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 6:21pm, 7 Oct 2025 Malaysian paramilitary police and drones have joined the search for a Chinese couple who have...
Quantum leap: Nobel Prize in Physics awarded for groundbreaking discovery
Published: 6:00pm, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 6:55pm, 7 Oct 2025 Briton John Clarke, Frenchman Michel Devoret and American John Martinis won the Nobel Prize in...
‘AI censorship’ of Together raises new fears for future of Chinese LGBTQ films
Published: 6:00pm, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 6:46pm, 7 Oct 2025 When the horror film Together reached Chinese cinemas in mid-September, a scene featuring a same-sex...
Why China Red Yao ethnic minority women grow hair long, only cut it twice
The remote mountains in southwestern China are home to an ethnic minority whose signature feature is remarkably long hair, which can stretch to as...
Otters, owls and E coli: study flags health risks at Japan’s exotic animal cafes
Japan’s exotic animal cafes – where visitors can pet owls, hold otters and sip coffee surrounded by sloths – are under fresh scrutiny after...
Malaysia’s Anwar faces ‘need to win’ election in Sabah in bid to expand his base
Published: 5:00pm, 7 Oct 2025Updated: 5:22pm, 7 Oct 2025 Sabah’s state poll is expected to be a critical gauge of Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar...
Chinese solar inverter and energy storage giant Sungrow seeks Hong Kong IPO
Sungrow Power Supply, the world’s largest producer of solar inverters and energy storage systems, has joined a growing number of mainland Chinese companies seeking...
Philippines’ Marcos names ally to corruption watchdog post amid flood scandal
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has appointed an ally to lead the nation’s independent anti-corruption watchdog, as his administration continues a clampdown on corruption...
China is driving a green energy future while the US is frozen in the past
US President Donald Trump’s speech at the United Nations last month will be seen as the watershed moment when America’s and China’s energy paths...