To drink or not to drink – China Derung ethnic minority uses tea in marriage proposal
China’s Derung ethnic minority uses a single cup of tea to convey acceptance or rejection when it comes to a proposal of marriage. Advertisement...
Hong Kong’s ‘cold dew’ days are not cool any more. Why?
Published: 8:33am, 10 Oct 2025Updated: 9:31am, 10 Oct 2025 A small shift in the climate because of global warming took the cool out of...
Asean+3 growth defies expectations but trade war risks still ‘high’, AMRO says
The “Asean plus three” group of countries achieved solid economic growth in the first half of 2025, but unpredictable policy shifts in the United...
How Japan’s twin Nobel Prize wins cast spotlight on its growing brain drain
Japan’s scientific community is celebrating two Nobel wins this week, but the accolades have also reignited concern over the country’s ability to retain its...
US sending about 200 troops to Israel to support Gaza ceasefire deal
The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a...
US judge blocks Trump’s deployment of National Guard in Illinois
A federal judge in Chicago on Thursday temporarily blocked US President Donald Trump’s deployment of hundreds of National Guard soldiers in Illinois, five days...
Chinese fintech giant Ant releases powerful AI model to rival DeepSeek, OpenAI
Chinese fintech giant Ant Group has released a new open-source, trillion-parameter large language model (LLM) that boasts stronger maths and coding capabilities than rival...
Trump admin proposes barring Chinese airlines flying over Russia on US flights
The Trump administration on Thursday proposed banning Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on flights to and from the United States, saying the practice...
How National Palace Museum’s anniversary became a Taiwan identity battleground
On October 10, 1925, the Forbidden City in Beijing became the Palace Museum. The massive complex of ancient imperial palaces that was home to...