Indonesia’s labour movement is deeply divided over political patronage
In Jakarta last month, many May Day demonstrations took place, but two stood out as reflections of the divisions among Indonesia’s trade unions. At...
Malaysian hiker missing for 2 weeks miraculously survives on forest berries
Published: 9:56am, 7 Jun 2026Updated: 10:35am, 7 Jun 2026 Jaslinda Saludin, the Malaysian hiker who went missing after descending Gunung Batu Putih mountain in...
Thaw in China-India ties is real, but don’t call it reconciliation
Six years after the Ladakh crisis erupted in May 2020, triggering the worst military confrontation between India and China in decades, the two countries...
How travel permit for non-Chinese in Hong Kong has redefined weekends over border
Published: 9:00am, 7 Jun 2026Updated: 9:14am, 7 Jun 2026 Visiting indoor ski resorts, enjoying water parks and eating at dim sum restaurants in Shenzhen...
China grandma, 74, gains online fame for fashion sense, youthful spirit, inspires with confidence
A “girlish grandma” from eastern China is taking the internet by storm with her dazzling white hair, colourful outfits and fearless confidence. Yingzi, 74,...
Malaysia’s gas-guzzling data centre boom clashes with its clean energy goals
Malaysia has staked its economic future on becoming Southeast Asia’s data-centre capital. It has also promised to slash fossil fuel use by 2050. Right...
US shooting near street festival in Ohio injures at least 12
Published: 7:45am, 7 Jun 2026Updated: 12:02pm, 7 Jun 2026 Gunfire erupted on Saturday near a busy street festival in Ohio, wounding at least 12...
Norman Bethune’s story still holds lessons for China-Canada relations
I grew up in a classroom where the name Norman Bethune was invoked with reverence. Like every schoolchild in China, I could recite from...
Missing US student found dead in Japan
An American student who disappeared while on a family holiday in Japan was found dead outside Kyoto, his mother wrote in a social media...