China has enacted new AI content regulations, a milder version of draft rules. While promoting AI advancement, they uphold censorship and ethics, addressing disinformation, security, and...
Evergrande files for US bankruptcy protection amidst its US$300 billion liabilities. The move highlights China's property sector crisis, posing global spillover fears. Concerns over defaults ripple...
MSF halts HIV prevention deal due to drugmaker's confidentiality demands. ViiV Healthcare's secrecy on pricing and terms delays access to vital treatment for vulnerable populations, causing...
Elderly Bangladeshi editors convicted in absentia for alleged plot to harm PM's son. Supporters claim charges aimed at punishing their opposition support. Concerns rise over press...
North Korea faces UN accusations of prioritizing nuclear arms over citizens' needs. Economic decline, human rights violations, and forced labor fuel militarization, aggravating East Asian tensions.
Outspoken diplomat Teodoro Locsin becomes Philippines' special envoy to Beijing, despite prior profanity-laden criticisms of China. Delicate relations persist amid South China Sea disputes and recent...
Chained and confined, elderly elephants at Hanoi public zoo spark outcry. Animal rights activists urge relocation to a national park, while 70,000 sign a petition supporting...
TweetDeck shifts behind a paywall, rebranded as X Pro. Users are now directed to an US$84 annual subscription for X's blue checkmark verification. Elon Musk-owned X...
Thailand's court rejects Pita Limjaroenrat's PM bid, setting stage for new leadership vote. Pheu Thai party forms coalition, nominates Srettha Thavisin. Exiled Thaksin's return adds tension.
Controversial Bollywood films like "The Kerala Story" are accused of promoting cultural propaganda, spreading false narratives, and fueling divisions to support India's ruling party ahead of...