How China is building faster high-speed railways using vast underwater tunnels
China has finished digging the underwater section of a high-speed rail tunnel stretching more than 14km (9 miles) under a busy segment of the...
Why China is always misunderstood and misrepresented
Why didn’t China develop its own scientific and industrial revolutions when it made so many discoveries and advances over millennia? That is often called...
Scottish man linked to gang arrested in Indonesia’s Bali after Interpol issues red alert
A Scottish man, described as a senior figure in an international crime syndicate, was arrested shortly after landing on the resort island of Bali,...
Japan’s Shibuya to fine litterbugs on the spot from June as visitor numbers surge
Tokyo’s Shibuya ward – home to the famous scramble crossing and one of the Japanese capital’s busiest shopping and nightlife districts – is abandoning...
Why Empress Dowager Cixi and people in ancient China used animal faeces in beauty routines
In ancient China, it was not uncommon to use animal excrement in beauty treatments, a practice exemplified by Manchu Empress Dowager Cixi (1835–1908), who...
Mandarin is replacing Cantonese. Offbeat AI fights back as Big Tech looks away
Preserving Cantonese has been challenging due to the dominance of Mandarin, limited learning resources and a lack of a standard written form. With a...
Russian military plane crashes into Crimea cliff, killing 29 people
A Russian An-26 military transport plane crashed into a cliff in Crimea, killing 29 people on board, Russian news agencies reported the country’s defence...
‘I’m not dumb’: Hong Kong’s London trade office manager denies running spy network
A national security trial in Britain that thrust the role of Hong Kong’s overseas trade promotion offices into the global spotlight has heard the...
Will surging fuel prices push Filipinos deeper into credit card debt?
Rising fuel costs linked to the Middle East conflict could push more Filipinos deeper into debt, analysts have warned, with one regional study describing...