Turkey passes bill to restrict social media access for under-15s
Turkish lawmakers passed a bill late on Wednesday that includes restricting access to social media platforms for children under 15, state media reported. The...
Hong Kong fire services declined Tai Po alert over confusion fears, inquiry hears
Hong Kong’s fire services declined to activate an emergency alert during the city’s deadliest inferno in decades, citing concerns that it might have caused...
Personal info of 9,045 people compromised in Hong Kong private club data breach
A data breach at Yau Yat Chuen Garden City Club has compromised the personal information of more than 9,000 people, Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog...
Japan’s PM Takaichi tells fellow politician she needs ‘more sleep’
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi complained she was not getting enough sleep, a veteran politician who met her on Thursday said. The remark came...
Iran war makes green hydrogen viable in Asia as fossil fuel prices soar
The Iran war has done in two months what years of climate policy could not: make green hydrogen look economically viable. Soaring oil and...
Why Japan’s central bank is caught between a rock and a hard place
In March 2024, the Bank of Japan raised interest rates for the first time since 2007, lifting borrowing costs out of negative territory and...
How Iran responded to Trump’s claimed role in saving 8 women from execution
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Iran had agreed not to execute eight women protesters in a sign of respect for him,...
China calls on Cambodia for ‘shared security and risks’ during global turmoil
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called for China and Cambodia to “stand in closer solidarity, now more than ever” in the first-ever 2+2 strategic...
How a dropped sexual assault case cost an aspiring South Korean police officer her life
More than 80,000 people have signed a petition calling for a renewed investigation after a 19-year-old woman died by suicide in late February following...