Imran Khan continues to defy Pakistan’s government from jail as his wife leads protests
Despite being in jail since 2023, former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan continues to mobilise his supporters in a tug of war against the...
What Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy can learn from China’s reformers
The Musk-Ramaswamy duet is gearing up for one of the most ambitious reform projects in US political history. Appointed to president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed...
Trump picks Richard Grenell as envoy for special missions
Published: 9:10am, 15 Dec 2024Updated: 10:22am, 15 Dec 2024 US president-elect Donald Trump on Saturday said his former intelligence chief Richard Grenell would run...
From Teresa Teng to Chiung Yao: Taiwan’s lost age of cultural sway over mainland China
When news broke earlier this month of the death of Taiwanese writer Chiung Yao, mainland fan Nicole Li was flooded with childhood memories of...
Hongkongers in England, Wales extend record birth numbers under BN(O) scheme
Hongkongers in England and Wales had more than 2,120 babies last year, extending their record high figures since the introduction of a bespoke immigration...
China mistress sues woman who refused to divorce husband after receiving US$165,000 from her
A Chinese mistress paid a “divorce fee” of 1.2 million yuan (US$165,000) to the legal wife of her married lover, only to have her...
Forget ‘night vibes’, Hong Kong needs tourism lessons from Singapore, Tokyo and Seoul
Global tourism has staged a dramatic comeback from the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 1.1 billion international tourists recorded in the first nine...
Will AI enhance or undermine Asia’s elections?
Across Asia, the rise of artificial intelligence is posing a dilemma for democracy. From the Philippines to South Korea, governments and politicians are grappling...
Isak Andic, founder of Spain’s Mango fashion chain, dies after falling in ravine: reports
Isak Andic, the founder of Spanish clothing retailer Mango, one of Europe’s largest fashion groups, with nearly 2,800 stores worldwide, died on Saturday in...