Thai navy says cargo ship attacked near Strait of Hormuz
A Thai bulk carrier travelling in the crucial Strait of Hormuz was attacked on Wednesday, with 20 crew members rescued so far, the Thai...
Japan’s ‘so handsome’ youngest governor, 36, sets social media abuzz again
Takato Ishida, the 36-year-old governor of Fukui, has sparked a fresh wave of online attention after new Instagram posts from his prefectural assembly revived...
China stands to gain from US moving military assets for Iran war: cross-strait adviser
Beijing could gain a strategic edge in the Taiwan Strait as US military assets are diverted to the Middle East, even though it remains...
Why US policy on India aims to avoid repeat of China ‘mistake’
A warning by a senior US official that the Trump administration would not repeat with India the “mistakes” it made in its past dealings...
As US missiles leave South Korea, the Philippines asks: are we next?
The United States has begun pulling missile-defence systems from South Korea to feed its war with Iran, prompting fresh questions in the Philippines about...
‘Thank you for coming to Okinawa’: Japan girl offers money to China tourist to pay bus fare
A Chinese tourist touched many people online by telling how a young Japanese girl not only helped her find a bus she needed but...
Award-winning memory chip expert Shi Guojun leaves US for job at top Chinese semiconductor firm
An expert on semiconductor packaging and memory chips has left the University of California, Irvine after more than two decades to join a leading...
CATL profit jump fuels Hong Kong battery stocks amid global energy storage boom
Betting on rising global demand for energy storage, shares of Chinese lithium battery makers continued to rally on Wednesday, led by Contemporary Amperex Technology...
Suspected wartime grenade found in Hong Kong residential area
Hong Kong police and a bomb disposal unit were deployed to a residential area in Happy Valley on Wednesday afternoon after a driver spotted...