Chinese coastguard patrols reefs controlled by Vietnam in South China Sea
The Chinese coastguard patrolled around disputed sites controlled by Vietnam in the South China Sea last week, vessel tracking information shows. Advertisement Three patrol...
Chinese mum dies saving baby from South Korea fire caused by woman’s pest hunt
A woman in her 30s died after saving her two-month-old baby from a fire accidentally started by a neighbour attempting to kill a cockroach...
Is Japan making tourism more expensive to deter unruly visitors?
Published: 9:30am, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 9:31am, 21 Oct 2025 Japan’s proposed increase in visa fees and departure tax is an attempt to balance between...
Outrage in China as reports surface of human teeth found in sausages, dim sum
Multiple instances of diners discovering human teeth in food have reignited food safety concerns in China. Advertisement On October 13, a woman reported finding...
How Hong Kong pair landed in Myanmar scam farm ‘living a life worse than death’
Published: 8:30am, 21 Oct 2025Updated: 8:34am, 21 Oct 2025 Having lived in safe Hong Kong all her life, Nancy never imagined that an overseas...
DeepSeek unveils AI model that uses visual perception to compress text input
DeepSeek on Monday released a new multimodal artificial intelligence model that can handle large and complex documents with significantly fewer tokens – the smallest...
‘Reason to be together’: India, Brazil boost ties amid US tariff tensions
India and Brazil are doubling down on economic and climate cooperation in a bid to strengthen Brics and bolster the Global South’s negotiating power...
How a single rule change sparked a major flare-up in US-China tensions
When Beijing expanded its rare earth export controls earlier this month, it appeared to mark a fresh escalation in the US-China trade war. But...
US appeals court says Trump can deploy National Guard troops in Portland
A divided US appeal court ruled on Monday that US President Donald Trump can send National Guard troops into Portland, Oregon, despite objections by...