Saturday, 25 Oct 2025

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Economy
EconomyShow More

China Economic Shift, New Paradigms and Investment Opportunities
A new chapter for the global factoryFor four decades, China’s growth engine…

October 25, 2025

South Korea Wage Gap Hits Record as Seniors Move Into Low Paid Part Time Care Jobs
Record gap lays bare the rise of low paid part time workSouth…

October 25, 2025

Esso Singapore sale: How Chandra Asri’s purchase will affect drivers, prices and the fuel market
Why this sale matters nowIndonesia-based Chandra Asri Pacific will acquire nearly 60…

October 25, 2025

Tokyo Existing Condo Prices Rise as New Supply Shrinks
Why existing condos are getting more expensive in TokyoPrices for existing condominiums…

October 24, 2025

Korea and Taiwan’s Diverging Economic Growth Amid Chip Boom
AI demand reshapes two chip powerhousesAI fever across the world is lifting…

October 24, 2025
Education
EducationShow More

Teacher Training Dropouts Surge in South Korea as Pressure Rises and Jobs Shrink
A profession losing its shineTeacher training in South Korea, once a prized…

October 25, 2025

Challenges of Learning Chinese in Singapore Schools
Why many Singapore students struggle with MandarinA Singapore mother recently discovered something…

October 25, 2025

Unitree opens student course to train robot dogs on the Go2 platform
Students get hands on with robot dogsUnitree Robotics has launched a classroom…

October 25, 2025

Why Vietnamese Apprentices Are Vanishing From German Vocational Schools
A sudden exodus from a Berlin classroomOver 200 Vietnamese students enrolled at…

October 24, 2025

Hong Kong Semi Private Schools Target Southeast Asia for Student Recruitment
Why Hong Kong schools are looking southHong Kong’s direct subsidy schools are…

October 24, 2025
Entertainment
EntertainmentShow More

Hong Kong Unlocks Historic Movie Sites for Visitors
Why cinema sites are opening their doorsHong Kong is turning its own…

October 20, 2025

Iconic Ikebukuro Arcade Adores Sunshine to Close After 40 Years
A closing chapter for a landmark on Sunshine 60 StreetAdores Sunshine, a…

October 16, 2025

Fifty Fifty Sets November Comeback With Too Much Part 1 After Pookie Surge
A November comeback with fresh momentumFifty Fifty will return on November 4,…

October 15, 2025

When Designs Collide: QWER, The Boyz, and the Ethics of K-pop Light Sticks
Why the design mattersIn K-pop, the official light stick is a powerful…

October 15, 2025

Ghibli unveils Kiki tea blend and Hario glass mugs in Japan
A cozy new Ghibli tea ritual arrives in JapanStudio Ghibli has brewed…

October 15, 2025
Environment
EnvironmentShow More

Seoraksan Park Urges Deletion of Posts Promoting Banned 1,275 Meter Peak After Fatalities
Why a forbidden cliff went viralSeoraksan National Park in northeastern South Korea…

October 25, 2025

Tokyo to Ban Utility Poles in New Housing Developments
A new rule for safer, neater streetsTokyo will move to ban the…

October 25, 2025

Summer in Japan is three weeks longer, reshaping daily life and risk
A longer hot season is reshaping JapanSummer in Japan now lasts about…

October 25, 2025

Race for the Pacific Seabed: US and China Court the Cook Islands Over Deep Sea Minerals
A new Pacific front over critical mineralsFar from shore, thousands of meters…

October 25, 2025

Heat Pushes Back South Korea Fall Colors as Seoraksan Sees First Snow
A cooler snap, still green trees: why fall is late across South…

October 24, 2025
Health
HealthShow More

Malaysia Closes Some Schools As 6,000 Students Catch Flu Ahead of SPM Exams
Closures Hit As Cases Surge Ahead of ExamsMalaysia is contending with a…

October 15, 2025

Why South Korea’s Anti Aging Boom Is Attracting a New Wave of Medical Tourists
Inside Seoul's glow up boomOn a first visit to Seoul in 2023,…

October 15, 2025

Indonesia suspends problem kitchens and tightens oversight of free meals program after mass poisonings
Crisis tests Indonesia free meals programIndonesia has shut kitchens tied to its…

October 10, 2025

Indonesia’s Military Produces Multivitamins for Free Meals Program
A new push blending defense and public healthIndonesia has opened a new…

October 3, 2025

Inside South Korea Hangover Cure Boom: From Hovenia to Human Trials
Why the market grows while drinking slowsSouth Korea has turned the morning…

September 28, 2025
International
InternationalShow More

South Korea sends team and raises warnings amid Cambodia kidnapping surge
A lethal scam exposes a hidden crisisThe death of 22-year-old South Korean…

October 25, 2025

Gyeongju’s Living Museum Hosts APEC 2025: Silla Legacy Meets Global Diplomacy
A city where ancient capital meets global summitGyeongju is preparing to host…

October 24, 2025

South Korea Arrests Dozens Repatriated from Cambodia for Online Scams
Inside South Koreas mass arrests after Cambodia scam flightsSouth Korea has arrested…

October 24, 2025

North Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ, Testing Tensions and Security on the Peninsula
A rare escape across the DMZOn Sunday, a North Korean soldier crossed…

October 24, 2025

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Ahead of APEC Summit, Claims Hypersonic System
A pre-summit show of force in North KoreaNorth Korea launched multiple short…

October 23, 2025
Politics
PoliticsShow More

China Fourth Plenum charts tech drive, market cleanup, and a sweeping military purge
Why this plenum matters nowChina has closed a consequential political gathering in…

October 25, 2025

Kinmen and Matsu: Taiwan’s Frontline Islands Face Pressure and Integration Pitches
Islands at the edge of Taiwan sovereigntyTaiwan is closely watching whether Beijing…

October 23, 2025

Beijing to Mark 80 Years Since Taiwan Retrocession as Taipei Rejects the Claim
Why China is marking an 80 year milestone nowChina plans to commemorate…

October 22, 2025

China ousts top generals He Weidong and Miao Hua as Xi tightens control
Why this purge matters nowChina expelled its second highest ranking general He…

October 18, 2025

MACC Officer Tells Court Penang Tunnel Deal Was Direct Negotiation, Alleges Land Scam and 10 Percent Kickback
A project under scrutiny in Kuala Lumpur courtThe RM6.3 billion Penang undersea…

October 15, 2025
Science
ScienceShow More

Philippines Investigates Source of Radioactive Shipment to Indonesia
How a radioactive shipment linked the Philippines and IndonesiaThe Philippines has launched…

October 18, 2025

ImpacFat launches cultivated fish fat in Japan, linking Singapore science with Tokyo innovation
A milestone for cultivated seafood in TokyoSingapore startup ImpacFat has begun operations…

October 2, 2025

David Baltimore and the Making of a China US Life Sciences Bridge
A scientist who built bridges across bordersDavid Baltimore, Nobel Prize winning American…

September 27, 2025

One Million Year Old Chinese Skull Recasts the Human Family Tree
A skull from China pushes human origins deeper in timeA crushed cranium…

September 27, 2025

Netherlands to Return Java Man Fossils to Indonesia
A Homecoming for the First Known Homo erectusThe Netherlands has agreed to…

September 27, 2025
Society
SocietyShow More

Hong Kong Again Leads the World in Unaffordable Housing, 2025 Report Finds
Hong Kong housing affordability takes center stage in 2025Home ownership in Hong…

October 25, 2025

South Korean lawmaker urges military to retire Japanese era terms, reviving debate on language and identity
Why this matters nowSouth Korea is revisiting the language used by its…

October 25, 2025

South Korea Faces Surge in Idle Young Adults
A growing share of young people are idle despite a tight labor…

October 25, 2025

India crackdown over I Love Muhammad slogans tests free speech and public order
How a neighborhood sign sparked a nationwide confrontationA month after a neighborhood…

October 25, 2025

Singapore After NightRider: Can a 24 Hour City Work Without Late Night Buses?
Late night transport shaped how Singapore went outFor more than two decades,…

October 25, 2025
Sports
SportsShow More

IOC tells federations to avoid events in Indonesia after Israeli gymnasts barred
IOC freezes Indonesia as host after Israeli gymnasts denied visasThe International Olympic…

October 23, 2025

How S Vegiyathuman Turned Walks and Runs Into a National Bond
Unity on foot across a diverse nationFor half a century, scenes of…

September 16, 2025

Tokyo Police Boost Security Ahead of World Athletics Championships
A city on alert as global athletics returns to TokyoTokyo has tightened…

September 13, 2025

Singapore to Host 2026 MotoGP Season Launch
A new stage for MotoGP in SingaporeMotoGP will open the 2026 campaign…

September 9, 2025

No New JRA Jockeys in 2026 as Weight Limits and Phone Rules Bite
A rare gap year for new jockeys in JapanJapan’s central horse racing…

September 5, 2025
Technology
TechnologyShow More

South Korea Confronts a Surge in Technology Leaks to China
Police raids at display makers put leaks back in the spotlightA pair…

October 25, 2025

Nexperia chip standoff puts Europe and Japan car plants at risk
How a chip dispute spiraled into a production threatFactories across Europe and…

October 25, 2025

How US Software Controls Could Ground Hong Kong Aviation
Why US software controls matter for Hong Kong skiesHong Kong’s aviation sector…

October 24, 2025

BYD partners with Aeon to sell affordable EVs in Japan
Retail partnership positions BYD for a bigger footprint in JapanChinese electric vehicle…

October 24, 2025

How China Is Rewiring Its Chip Industry Under US Curbs
A race reshaped by export controlsFor seven years, Washington has tightened the…

October 24, 2025
Travel
TravelShow More

Phu Quoc Crowned Asia’s Most Beautiful Island as Bali Slips to Sixth
Why Phu Quoc Rose to the TopVietnam's Phu Quoc has been voted…

October 25, 2025

Tourism trial opens on Shenzhen Zhongshan Link artificial island near Hong Kong and Macao
A new visitor gateway on the Pearl River EstuaryChina has opened the…

October 25, 2025

Phu Quoc Tops Vietnamese Destinations for Eastern European Tourists
Eastern European demand surges for Vietnam island escapePhu Quoc Island has grabbed…

October 25, 2025

Kalantan Station: A Stop to the Past
A Bangkok rail stop with a Malaysian backstoryKalantan Station on Bangkoks MRT…

October 24, 2025

Gwangjang Market Reinvents Itself for a New Generation
A New Look for a Century Old LandmarkOn a recent afternoon in…

October 23, 2025

Saturday, 25 Oct 2025

Stay ahead of Asia’s biggest stories. Get our weekly news digest delivered to your inbox – it’s free!

Economy
EconomyShow More

China Economic Shift, New Paradigms and Investment Opportunities
A new chapter for the global factoryFor four decades, China’s growth engine…

October 25, 2025

South Korea Wage Gap Hits Record as Seniors Move Into Low Paid Part Time Care Jobs
Record gap lays bare the rise of low paid part time workSouth…

October 25, 2025

Esso Singapore sale: How Chandra Asri’s purchase will affect drivers, prices and the fuel market
Why this sale matters nowIndonesia-based Chandra Asri Pacific will acquire nearly 60…

October 25, 2025

Tokyo Existing Condo Prices Rise as New Supply Shrinks
Why existing condos are getting more expensive in TokyoPrices for existing condominiums…

October 24, 2025

Korea and Taiwan’s Diverging Economic Growth Amid Chip Boom
AI demand reshapes two chip powerhousesAI fever across the world is lifting…

October 24, 2025
Education
EducationShow More

Teacher Training Dropouts Surge in South Korea as Pressure Rises and Jobs Shrink
A profession losing its shineTeacher training in South Korea, once a prized…

October 25, 2025

Challenges of Learning Chinese in Singapore Schools
Why many Singapore students struggle with MandarinA Singapore mother recently discovered something…

October 25, 2025

Unitree opens student course to train robot dogs on the Go2 platform
Students get hands on with robot dogsUnitree Robotics has launched a classroom…

October 25, 2025

Why Vietnamese Apprentices Are Vanishing From German Vocational Schools
A sudden exodus from a Berlin classroomOver 200 Vietnamese students enrolled at…

October 24, 2025

Hong Kong Semi Private Schools Target Southeast Asia for Student Recruitment
Why Hong Kong schools are looking southHong Kong’s direct subsidy schools are…

October 24, 2025
Entertainment
EntertainmentShow More

Hong Kong Unlocks Historic Movie Sites for Visitors
Why cinema sites are opening their doorsHong Kong is turning its own…

October 20, 2025

Iconic Ikebukuro Arcade Adores Sunshine to Close After 40 Years
A closing chapter for a landmark on Sunshine 60 StreetAdores Sunshine, a…

October 16, 2025

Fifty Fifty Sets November Comeback With Too Much Part 1 After Pookie Surge
A November comeback with fresh momentumFifty Fifty will return on November 4,…

October 15, 2025

When Designs Collide: QWER, The Boyz, and the Ethics of K-pop Light Sticks
Why the design mattersIn K-pop, the official light stick is a powerful…

October 15, 2025

Ghibli unveils Kiki tea blend and Hario glass mugs in Japan
A cozy new Ghibli tea ritual arrives in JapanStudio Ghibli has brewed…

October 15, 2025
Environment
EnvironmentShow More

Seoraksan Park Urges Deletion of Posts Promoting Banned 1,275 Meter Peak After Fatalities
Why a forbidden cliff went viralSeoraksan National Park in northeastern South Korea…

October 25, 2025

Tokyo to Ban Utility Poles in New Housing Developments
A new rule for safer, neater streetsTokyo will move to ban the…

October 25, 2025

Summer in Japan is three weeks longer, reshaping daily life and risk
A longer hot season is reshaping JapanSummer in Japan now lasts about…

October 25, 2025

Race for the Pacific Seabed: US and China Court the Cook Islands Over Deep Sea Minerals
A new Pacific front over critical mineralsFar from shore, thousands of meters…

October 25, 2025

Heat Pushes Back South Korea Fall Colors as Seoraksan Sees First Snow
A cooler snap, still green trees: why fall is late across South…

October 24, 2025
Health
HealthShow More

Malaysia Closes Some Schools As 6,000 Students Catch Flu Ahead of SPM Exams
Closures Hit As Cases Surge Ahead of ExamsMalaysia is contending with a…

October 15, 2025

Why South Korea’s Anti Aging Boom Is Attracting a New Wave of Medical Tourists
Inside Seoul's glow up boomOn a first visit to Seoul in 2023,…

October 15, 2025

Indonesia suspends problem kitchens and tightens oversight of free meals program after mass poisonings
Crisis tests Indonesia free meals programIndonesia has shut kitchens tied to its…

October 10, 2025

Indonesia’s Military Produces Multivitamins for Free Meals Program
A new push blending defense and public healthIndonesia has opened a new…

October 3, 2025

Inside South Korea Hangover Cure Boom: From Hovenia to Human Trials
Why the market grows while drinking slowsSouth Korea has turned the morning…

September 28, 2025
International
InternationalShow More

South Korea sends team and raises warnings amid Cambodia kidnapping surge
A lethal scam exposes a hidden crisisThe death of 22-year-old South Korean…

October 25, 2025

Gyeongju’s Living Museum Hosts APEC 2025: Silla Legacy Meets Global Diplomacy
A city where ancient capital meets global summitGyeongju is preparing to host…

October 24, 2025

South Korea Arrests Dozens Repatriated from Cambodia for Online Scams
Inside South Koreas mass arrests after Cambodia scam flightsSouth Korea has arrested…

October 24, 2025

North Korean Soldier Defects Across DMZ, Testing Tensions and Security on the Peninsula
A rare escape across the DMZOn Sunday, a North Korean soldier crossed…

October 24, 2025

North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Ahead of APEC Summit, Claims Hypersonic System
A pre-summit show of force in North KoreaNorth Korea launched multiple short…

October 23, 2025
Politics
PoliticsShow More

China Fourth Plenum charts tech drive, market cleanup, and a sweeping military purge
Why this plenum matters nowChina has closed a consequential political gathering in…

October 25, 2025

Kinmen and Matsu: Taiwan’s Frontline Islands Face Pressure and Integration Pitches
Islands at the edge of Taiwan sovereigntyTaiwan is closely watching whether Beijing…

October 23, 2025

Beijing to Mark 80 Years Since Taiwan Retrocession as Taipei Rejects the Claim
Why China is marking an 80 year milestone nowChina plans to commemorate…

October 22, 2025

China ousts top generals He Weidong and Miao Hua as Xi tightens control
Why this purge matters nowChina expelled its second highest ranking general He…

October 18, 2025

MACC Officer Tells Court Penang Tunnel Deal Was Direct Negotiation, Alleges Land Scam and 10 Percent Kickback
A project under scrutiny in Kuala Lumpur courtThe RM6.3 billion Penang undersea…

October 15, 2025
Science
ScienceShow More

Philippines Investigates Source of Radioactive Shipment to Indonesia
How a radioactive shipment linked the Philippines and IndonesiaThe Philippines has launched…

October 18, 2025

ImpacFat launches cultivated fish fat in Japan, linking Singapore science with Tokyo innovation
A milestone for cultivated seafood in TokyoSingapore startup ImpacFat has begun operations…

October 2, 2025

David Baltimore and the Making of a China US Life Sciences Bridge
A scientist who built bridges across bordersDavid Baltimore, Nobel Prize winning American…

September 27, 2025

One Million Year Old Chinese Skull Recasts the Human Family Tree
A skull from China pushes human origins deeper in timeA crushed cranium…

September 27, 2025

Netherlands to Return Java Man Fossils to Indonesia
A Homecoming for the First Known Homo erectusThe Netherlands has agreed to…

September 27, 2025
Society
SocietyShow More

Hong Kong Again Leads the World in Unaffordable Housing, 2025 Report Finds
Hong Kong housing affordability takes center stage in 2025Home ownership in Hong…

October 25, 2025

South Korean lawmaker urges military to retire Japanese era terms, reviving debate on language and identity
Why this matters nowSouth Korea is revisiting the language used by its…

October 25, 2025

South Korea Faces Surge in Idle Young Adults
A growing share of young people are idle despite a tight labor…

October 25, 2025

India crackdown over I Love Muhammad slogans tests free speech and public order
How a neighborhood sign sparked a nationwide confrontationA month after a neighborhood…

October 25, 2025

Singapore After NightRider: Can a 24 Hour City Work Without Late Night Buses?
Late night transport shaped how Singapore went outFor more than two decades,…

October 25, 2025
Sports
SportsShow More

IOC tells federations to avoid events in Indonesia after Israeli gymnasts barred
IOC freezes Indonesia as host after Israeli gymnasts denied visasThe International Olympic…

October 23, 2025

How S Vegiyathuman Turned Walks and Runs Into a National Bond
Unity on foot across a diverse nationFor half a century, scenes of…

September 16, 2025

Tokyo Police Boost Security Ahead of World Athletics Championships
A city on alert as global athletics returns to TokyoTokyo has tightened…

September 13, 2025

Singapore to Host 2026 MotoGP Season Launch
A new stage for MotoGP in SingaporeMotoGP will open the 2026 campaign…

September 9, 2025

No New JRA Jockeys in 2026 as Weight Limits and Phone Rules Bite
A rare gap year for new jockeys in JapanJapan’s central horse racing…

September 5, 2025
Technology
TechnologyShow More

South Korea Confronts a Surge in Technology Leaks to China
Police raids at display makers put leaks back in the spotlightA pair…

October 25, 2025

Nexperia chip standoff puts Europe and Japan car plants at risk
How a chip dispute spiraled into a production threatFactories across Europe and…

October 25, 2025

How US Software Controls Could Ground Hong Kong Aviation
Why US software controls matter for Hong Kong skiesHong Kong’s aviation sector…

October 24, 2025

BYD partners with Aeon to sell affordable EVs in Japan
Retail partnership positions BYD for a bigger footprint in JapanChinese electric vehicle…

October 24, 2025

How China Is Rewiring Its Chip Industry Under US Curbs
A race reshaped by export controlsFor seven years, Washington has tightened the…

October 24, 2025
Travel
TravelShow More

Phu Quoc Crowned Asia’s Most Beautiful Island as Bali Slips to Sixth
Why Phu Quoc Rose to the TopVietnam's Phu Quoc has been voted…

October 25, 2025

Tourism trial opens on Shenzhen Zhongshan Link artificial island near Hong Kong and Macao
A new visitor gateway on the Pearl River EstuaryChina has opened the…

October 25, 2025

Phu Quoc Tops Vietnamese Destinations for Eastern European Tourists
Eastern European demand surges for Vietnam island escapePhu Quoc Island has grabbed…

October 25, 2025

Kalantan Station: A Stop to the Past
A Bangkok rail stop with a Malaysian backstoryKalantan Station on Bangkoks MRT…

October 24, 2025

Gwangjang Market Reinvents Itself for a New Generation
A New Look for a Century Old LandmarkOn a recent afternoon in…

October 23, 2025

Japanese confectionery

Gummies outpace hard candy in Japan as buyers favor chew, convenience, and variety in 2025

September 6, 2025