Asia
What is a suspected Chinese spy balloon doing above the US?
World
February 4, 2023
What is a suspected Chinese spy balloon doing above the US?
Seoul, South Korea CNN — News that the Pentagon is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over…
Egypt’s NTA, South Korea’s KAIST discuss bilateral cooperation
Egypt
February 4, 2023
Egypt’s NTA, South Korea’s KAIST discuss bilateral cooperation
Executive Director of the National Training Academy of Egypt (NTA) Rascha Ragheb discussed with Korea Advanced Institute of Science and…
Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate
World
January 31, 2023
Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate
Hong Kong CNN — China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will drop restrictions on unmarried people having children, part of a…
China still wants to control Big Tech. It’s just pulling different strings
Features/Interviews
January 30, 2023
China still wants to control Big Tech. It’s just pulling different strings
Hong Kong CNN — Investors have raced back into Chinese tech stocks this year, encouraged by an apparent truce in…
Lunar New Year holiday trips surge in China after lifting of Covid restrictions
World
January 29, 2023
Lunar New Year holiday trips surge in China after lifting of Covid restrictions
CNN — China saw 226 million domestic trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, state media reported, a 74% surge…
From China to Japan, extreme cold is gripping East Asia. Experts say it’s the ‘new norm’
Environment
January 25, 2023
From China to Japan, extreme cold is gripping East Asia. Experts say it’s the ‘new norm’
Hong Kong CNN — Tens of millions of people across East Asia braved a severe cold snap Wednesday as subzero…
China to launch state-backed transport platform for ride-hailing, trucking
Technology
January 24, 2023
China to launch state-backed transport platform for ride-hailing, trucking
Hong Kong Reuters — China will soon launch a state-backed platform for transport which includes services of ride-hailing, cargo trucking,…
It’s ‘now or never’ to reverse Japan’s population crisis, prime minister says
Life & Style
January 24, 2023
It’s ‘now or never’ to reverse Japan’s population crisis, prime minister says
Japan’s prime minister issued a dire warning about the country’s population crisis on Monday, saying it was “on the brink…
China says 80% of population have had Covid-19, as millions travel for Lunar New Year
World
January 22, 2023
China says 80% of population have had Covid-19, as millions travel for Lunar New Year
Eight in 10 people in China have now been infected with Covid-19, a prominent government scientist has claimed. Wu Zunyou,…
Inflation in Japan hits highest level in 41 years
World
January 21, 2023
Inflation in Japan hits highest level in 41 years
Tokyo Reuters — Japan’s core consumer prices in December rose 4.0% from a year earlier, double the central bank’s 2%…