Taiwan boss pays worker’s final wages in 690 coins as ‘shock education’ for bad work attitude
A former employee of a drinks shop in Taiwan has received her final salary of NT$6,972 (US$215) entirely in coins…
Mapping the mind: Chinese and French scientists advance on neural origins of consciousness
Chinese and French scientists have developed an extremely detailed blueprint of the crab-eating macaque’s claustrum, an elusive brain region believed…
Cardinal Kevin Farrell to oversee Vatican in wake of Pope Francis’ death
With Pope Francis’ death, the immediate running of the Vatican is now in the hands of one cardinal, Dublin-born Cardinal…
Hong Kong’s Mandarin Oriental hotel set for US$100 million renovation
The 61-year-old Mandarin Oriental hotel in Central will undergo a US$100 million renovation demonstrating the company’s continued faith in Hong…
South Korea snap election: Lee Jae-myung tops 50% as conservatives reel from Yoon fallout
Lee Jae-myung, presidential front runner of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), has surpassed the 50 per cent support…
Number of registered street sleepers in Hong Kong hits 10-year low, authorities say
The number of registered street sleepers in Hong Kong fell to a 10-year low of 795 in the 2023-24 financial…
Rise in life-threatening meningococcal infections in Hong Kong sparks jabs call
Hong Kong has recorded a surge in cases of a life-threatening bacterial infection in the first four months of this…
Could Trump’s tariffs make China faster, leaner and stronger?
Relying on brute strength has never been the Chinese way of fighting. A smaller fighter with superior inner balance and…
China wife films husband’s affair, shares online, mistress sues for clip removal and payout
A woman in China who installed a surveillance camera in the home of her husband and his mistress, then shared…
Is Indonesia destined to be a footnote in Africa’s growth story?
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto has expressed great admiration for Africa, describing the continent as “close to my heart” and vowing…