More military technologies targeted for civilian sector to boost economy

Greater integration will spur innovation and cultivate new engines of growth China will strengthen innovation by developing high-tech industries with military technologies to boost military-civil integration, a move that aims to cultivate... Read more »

Star Awards 2025: Top 10 winner Hong Ling says family, and not work, is her priority now

After winning the Top 10 Most Popular Female Artistes award, guess what were the three things running through Hong Ling’s mind? The 30-year-old Mediacorp star, who was also nominated for Best Actress for playing an ill-fated policewoman... Read more »

Taiwan’s shows off new US tanks as annual war games intensify

TAIPEI – Taiwan’s army on July 10 displayed the firepower of its first US-sourced M1A2T Abrams tanks – a traditional weapon that analysts say will need to be increasingly protected against drones... Read more »

China’s coal heartland fighting for a greener future | China

Deep in the recesses of an underground cavern, covered in dust and soot, Xu Xiaobo wondered why, having recently graduated with a degree in mechanics, he was on his hands and knees... Read more »
Bleak Assessments of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Five Years On

Bleak Assessments of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, Five Years On

June 30 marked the fifth anniversary of Beijing’s imposition of a heavy-handed national security law (NSL) on Hong Kong, which has altered the sociopolitical landscape of the city by undermining its democratic... Read more »

Couriers’ Digital “Traffic Safety Codes” Stir Memories of COVID Enforcement

This year, Shanghai launched a system of traffic safety codes which “aggregates records of traffic accidents and violations involving couriers throughout the city, [and] allows the authorities to identify non-compliant enterprises, accident-prone... Read more »

Quashed MU5735 Progress Report, Workplace Stabbing by Pilot in Jilin Reignite Airline Safety Concerns

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-8255 in the United States or find local resources in the International Suicide Prevention Wiki.... Read more »

Groups Mark Tenth Anniversary of China’s Pivotal 709 Crackdown on Rights Lawyers

Wednesday is the tenth anniversary of the 709 (July 9) or “Black Friday” crackdown, a coordinated detention of more than 300 rights lawyers and activists in 2015 that was a key moment... Read more »