China’s overnight social media stars are discovering the flip side of fame
After weeks of standing in front of a boiling pot, the “chicken steak guy” couldn’t take it any more. Last week, he said in...
The English Schools Foundation in Hong Kong to open 3 new kindergartens in 2026
The English Schools Foundation (ESF) in Hong Kong will open three new kindergartens offering a total of 400 first-year places in 2026 while closing...
Cambodia deploys South Korean’s ‘peaceful’ video to ease kidnapping fears
Amid growing concern over a series of kidnapping and confinement cases involving South Koreans in Cambodia, the country’s interior ministry has released a social...
Why a police DNA collection drive in China has sparked privacy worries
A controversial plan by police in a northern Chinese city to build a crime-fighting tool using blood samples from men has sparked a debate...
China couple who look like ‘twins’ gain fame from ‘Who’s husband, who’s wife’ video
A couple running a traditional herbal medicine shop in southern China have both amused and stunned countless netizens after viral videos revealed their uncanny...
Hong Kong’s tourism recovery to accelerate as Royal Caribbean increases sailings
Royal Caribbean International, the world’s largest cruise company by passenger numbers, will increase its sailings to and from Hong Kong from the current 12...
USC PhD student Weng Sizhe charged with multiple rapes and drugging women
A University of Southern California graduate student who police say is a serial sexual predator has been charged with drugging and raping multiple women...
For the first time in years, Japan’s opposition sees a route to power
With Japan’s parliament poised to vote on who it wants to next lead the country, a resurgent opposition and the collapse of the ruling...
FCC seeks to bar Hong Kong Telecom carrier from operating in US
Published: 7:49am, 16 Oct 2025Updated: 7:51am, 16 Oct 2025 In a further sign of mounting tension between the US and China, the US Federal...