US, China discuss investment revival ahead of Trump’s trip: sources
Beijing and Washington have begun discussing ways to revive reciprocal investment – a move that could be one of the few deliverables during an...
Tourism, once New Zealand’s top overseas earner, lags behind dairy post-pandemic
New Zealand’s tourism industry still needs to do more if it is to regain its title as the nation’s biggest earner of overseas revenue....
Kim Jong-un’s daughter may well become North Korea’s first female leader
A recent report by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service suggests Kim Jong-un has selected his daughter, Ju-ae (or possibly Ju-hae), to succeed him as...
Language as a weapon? PLA academics push for training overhaul, cite Ukraine war
Chinese military academics have stepped up calls to overhaul defence language training, arguing that linguistic proficiency has become as critical as firepower in modern...
Chinese man drives 900 km for marriage proposal, hangs banner asking fellow drivers to make way
A man’s journey across China’s congested highways to propose marriage has captured the internet’s attention after he posted a simple red banner in the...
Pakistan cities under curfew after 23 die in pro-Iran protests over Khamenei killing
Pakistani authorities deployed troops and imposed a three-day curfew before dawn on Monday in the northern cities of Gilgit and Skardu after several people...
‘Two sessions’ to ‘focus on Hong Kong’s financial role, Northern Metropolis’
Hundreds of Hong Kong politicians and business leaders head to Beijing on Tuesday for the nation’s annual “two sessions”, with observers expecting discussions to...
Hong Kong’s strategy for HKIC to prop up city’s office market seen as challenging
Hong Kong’s government-backed investment fund is being redeployed to support the city’s sluggish commercial property sector, signaling authorities’ growing willingness to use public funds...
Young Nepalis hope post-uprising election candidates shun ‘same old patterns’
Sangharsh Bhusal returned to the spot outside Nepal’s parliament building where police shot him last year. The 28-year-old still bears scars on his head,...