Chinese woman wins US$1,400 for not feeling anxious without mobile for 8 hours
A woman in southwestern China has won 10,000 yuan (US$1,400) from a competition for abstaining from mobile phone use for eight hours while exhibiting...
South Korea’s Yoon apologises for martial law chaos ahead of impeachment vote
Published: 8:41am, 7 Dec 2024Updated: 2:26pm, 7 Dec 2024 South Korea’s embattled President Yoon Suk-yeol apologised but stopped short of resigning on Saturday over...
Asia debates Australia’s ban on ‘brain rot’ social media for children: safety or control?
Published: 8:00am, 7 Dec 2024Updated: 10:41am, 7 Dec 2024 A seismic shift is coming to the online lives of Australia’s youth, after a parliamentary...
Burkina Faso junta sacks prime minister and dissolves government
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree on Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the...
Hong Kong’s crypto faithful see regulations as a strength, unsure of ‘unpredictable’ Trump
Hong Kong officials and industry insiders touted the city’s cryptocurrency trials and regulatory stability as strengths for the market at the Belt and Road...
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: police believe gunman has left New York
Published: 6:06am, 7 Dec 2024Updated: 1:56pm, 7 Dec 2024 New York police believe the man who fatally shot a UnitedHealth top executive has left...
Residents in Beijing, Northeast China Report New Highs in Pneumonia-Related Deaths
Residents in Beijing and northeast China have reported observing what appears to be a new high in pneumonia-related deaths amid severe cold as the...
TEPCO’s Operational Ban Is Lifted, Putting It One Step Closer to Restarting Reactors in Niigata
TOKYO—Japanese nuclear safety regulators lifted an operational ban Wednesday imposed on a nuclear plant owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the operator behind...
Toyota’s Global Output Surges to Record in November on Strong Demand
TOKYO—Toyota Motor’s global production jumped 11 percent in November to a record level, bouncing back from last year’s supply chain disruptions and benefiting from...