Hong Kong to enforce stricter measures at nature spots for Lunar New Year holiday
Hong Kong authorities are tightening crowd control and environmental protection measures at popular hiking and camping spots ahead of the nine-day Lunar New Year...
Taiwan wants to train an effective reserve force. Will live-fire drills do the job?
Taiwan is moving to plug one-year conscripts directly into frontline combined-arms operations, mandating joint live-fire training with troops across all services to bolster resilience...
Cultural currents: how ‘Becoming Chinese’ trend is transforming Western lifestyles
If you’re enjoying a cup of apple herbal tea, starting your day with tai chi, and winding down with a soothing foot bath, you...
South Korea’s Bithumb gives away over US$40 billion in a bit of a blunder
South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it had accidentally given away more than US$40 billion worth of bitcoin to customers as promotional...
Inside Indonesia’s inner circle: Hashim Djojohadikusumo on his brother Prabowo’s vision
Hashim Djojohadikusumo is smiling almost beatifically, but the trademark feistiness is unmistakable. We are sitting down for a chat amid the turmoil gripping Indonesia’s...
Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’
The Pentagon is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programmes with the Ivy League institution. Friday’s announcement marks...
Hong Kong minister condemns Panama court ruling on CK Hutchison ports concession
Hong Kong’s commerce minister has condemned a court ruling to annul CK Hutchison Holdings’ right to operate two ports in the Panama Canal –...
Call for tougher animal welfare laws after invasive turtle found in Hong Kong
Hong Kong animal rights activists have called on the government to create a list of approved pets after an abandoned 85kg (187lbs) alligator snapping...
31 killed in Pakistan mosque suicide blast: ‘extremely powerful explosion’
A worshipper at the Shiite mosque in Pakistan’s Islamabad, where dozens of people were killed in a suicide blast on Friday, described an “extremely...