‘De-Japanify’: China milk tea brand Nayuki loses Japanese-sounding name amid rising nationalism and anti-Japan sentiment
The name was based on company founder Peng Xin’s online nickname. Meaning Naixue’s Tea, its original Chinese name included a…
Man to get almost US$18 million for wrongful conviction over New York killing after 25 years in prison
Johnny Hincapie, accused of fatally stabbing a tourist on a subway station platform in 1990, said he was coerced to…
Manila’s homeless find shelter in pushcarts that are used as storage, income source
Pushcarts, known as karitons, are a common sight in the city of more than 13 million people. Often made from…
Taiwan holds all the chips in US–China tech showdown
Authors: Bo-jiun Jing, Institute for Security and Development Policy, Flavia Lucenti, University of Bologna, Giulia Sciorati, University of Trento, Wei…
North Korea pokes the polarisation bear
Authors: Francesca Frassineti, University of Bologna, Edward Howell, University of Oxford and Ria Roy, University of Cambridge After Russia’s invasion…
China’s economic recovery dependent on ‘calibrating’ coronavirus strategy, IMF says
US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said on Wednesday that China’s zero-Covid restrictions were dragging on global supply chains. Georgieva…
Issei Sagawa, Japanese man who killed and ate Dutch student in Paris, dies at 73
Sagawa, known as the ‘Kobe Cannibal’, died of pneumonia last month and was given a funeral attended only by relatives.
Human brain gene improves learning and memory skills of mice, study finds
Research could provide insight into how brain develops and potentially into treatment for intellectual disability, Chinese team says.
Has Singapore’s tech industry got talent?
Author: Faizal Bin Yahya, NUS COVID-19 border closures disrupted Singapore’s connectivity with global trading and business networks. Foreign professionals who…
US policeman ‘catfished’ girl by posing as 17-year-old boy, then killed her family
Austin Lee Edwards, 28, a sheriff’s deputy in Virginia, posed online as a 17-year-old, asked for nude photos and drove…