Young Chinese are trying out the simple life. Am I missing out?
When my friend Lee first lost his job in 2023, he was terrified. From the moment he graduated in 2016, he had been working...
Hongkongers learn how to ‘break the gates of hell’ for Hungry Ghost Festival
Published: 9:00am, 6 Sep 2025Updated: 9:16am, 6 Sep 2025 Forming a circle in front of a temple in Yuen Long, a group of Hongkongers...
Japan survey exposes social media’s role in disaster misinformation
More than a quarter of Japanese citizens were exposed to rumours or falsehoods on social media following natural disasters, according to a new survey,...
‘It’s tough, but good luck’: China eatery refunds meal payment to job-seeking pair
A street snack eatery in Shenzhen refunded 13 yuan (US$2) to uplift two young university graduates new to the city, and the gesture moved...
‘Nobody said anything’: Malaysia confronts its deadly school bullying problem
The guilt hangs heavily over Jerry* whenever his mind drifts back to his school days in Kota Kinabalu and that quiet “awkward kid” he...
10-metre whale carcass discovered in Mirs Bay, Hong Kong authorities say
Published: 7:30am, 6 Sep 2025Updated: 7:45am, 6 Sep 2025 A severely decomposed 10-metre-long (33-foot-long) whale carcass has been found in Mirs Bay, Hong Kong...
Trump signs order to rename Pentagon the Department of War
Published: 7:01am, 6 Sep 2025Updated: 7:10am, 6 Sep 2025 US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday to rename the Department of...
China’s multipolar ambition is making the US sit up and fire back
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin this week, the choreography was striking. Chinese President Xi Jinping, flanked by Russian President Vladimir...
China’s biotech industry is gaining on the US. Can tariffs hold them back?
Published: 6:00am, 6 Sep 2025Updated: 7:54am, 6 Sep 2025 In the summer of 2015, a time when China’s pharmaceutical market was in a phase...