How Trump stole the show at Davos and revived the WEF: ‘never been more relevant’
US President Donald Trump stole the show at the World Economic Forum in Davos, but he may have also made the annual gabfest of...
How Trump’s revival of the Monroe Doctrine undermines US interests
Beyond disrupting China’s global initiatives, Washington’s aggressive execution of a revived Monroe Doctrine risks undermining US President Donald Trump’s own stated aim of safeguarding...
Can Elon Musk’s Starship upend the strategic order? A Chinese think tank warns it might
China should seize a potential strategic window opened by Elon Musk’s plans for a reusable launch vessel to stay competitive with the US as...
Air travellers urged to ditch power banks as more airlines ban in-flight use
Hong Kong air travellers are being advised to leave their power banks at home and bring charging cables as a group of South Korean...
Hong Kong’s southbound travel scheme is 1 month old. Are people signing up?
Hong Kong transport authorities have received more than 2,500 applications in the first month of a scheme allowing Guangdong drivers to enter the city’s...
Rooted in resilience: China’s seed push plants agricultural ‘chips’, grows self-reliance
China is starting to reap the rewards of its food-security push into the seed sector, aggressively making a play for self-reliance with domestically developed...
From emo to nu metal: why 2000s bands are striking a chord with Gen Z in Southeast Asia
From the eyeliner-heavy angst of My Chemical Romance to the double-denim pop of Blue, reunion tours by early-2000s Western acts are selling out Southeast...
1 soldier, 200 drones: China showcases rapid launch and agility in swarm warfare tactics
The People’s Liberation Army has released fresh details of its tests of AI-enabled drone swarm warfare, saying a single soldier can control a swarm...
China woman with bone cancer grieves loss of family support after mum calls her a ‘burden’
A woman from eastern China courageously battled bone cancer alone after her parents severed ties with her upon learning of her illness, prompting widespread...