Marching orders: Japanese firms enlist military discipline to drill soft skills
Japanese companies are once again sending fresh recruits to boot camps run by the military in a bid to instil teamwork, discipline and basic...
China is building the world’s biggest hydropower dam. Why is India worried?
On the eastern rim of the Tibetan plateau, China envisions a future powered by the roaring waters of the Yarlung Tsangpo, also known as...
Chinese woman lives 2 months for free, exploits shop return policies, scams men
A woman in China who took advantage of an array of businesses and managed to live in Shanghai for two months without spending a...
Are Hong Kong’s ethnic minority groups finally breaking free from poverty?
In the first of a two-part series, Connor Mycroft counts the ways Hong Kong’s ethnic minority communities have improved with help and support, after...
Seoul shifts to pragmatic diplomacy, leaving ‘friend-or-foe’ mentality behind
With a rare public apology and a pledge to move beyond “ideological divides”, South Korea’s newly appointed foreign minister has pushed aside past dogma...
Trouble in orbit? China’s Starlink rival faces long delays amid rocket shortage
A Chinese mega-constellation of communications satellites is facing serious delays that could jeopardise its ambitions to compete with SpaceX’s Starlink for valuable orbital resources....
Washington China hawks slam US approval of H20 chip sales
Washington China hawks are slamming the approval by US President Donald Trump’s administration of resumption of the sale of Nvidia’s downgraded H20 AI chip...
Sanctioned German China expert visits Beijing in sign of easing restrictions
The head of a German think tank sanctioned by Beijing four years ago has returned from a trip to China, suggesting that travel restrictions...
Marcos secures trade deal with Trump – but tariffs only drop 1 percentage point
Published: 2:08am, 23 Jul 2025Updated: 3:57am, 23 Jul 2025 Despite weeks of high-stakes negotiations, the US offered only a symbolic concession in the trade...