7 arrested in Hong Kong, including school teacher, in crackdown on ‘space oil’ drug

Customs also seized anaesthetic that could produce HK$17 million worth of the narcotic.

Coldplay adds fourth Hong Kong show, with tickets on sale from Friday

Promoter says band will now perform on April 8 next year, as well as earlier announced April 9, 11, and 12 dates at Kai Tak stadium.

Angry South Korean students call tutor titan’s childbirth advice ‘sexually humiliating’

MegaStudy Group chairman Son Joo-eun slammed for telling school students that ‘giving birth is more important than going to college’.

Security guards foil attempted bank robbery in southwestern China, man detained

The crime is an uncommon one in Chinese society, which has been rocked this year by a spate of random attacks as economic slump bites.

Malaysia drops Najib’s 6 charges over 1MDB as house arrest rumours swirl

Najib Razak has been seeking to be released from jail and serve the remaining four years of his jail term at home.

‘Touchless harassment’ in spotlight as Japan debates boundaries of unacceptable behaviour

The issue gained national attention after a man was detained by police for standing close to a girl and sniffing her hair on a train.

Chinese EV makers’ ‘do-or-die’ moment, Hyundai’s US$500 million investment: 7 EV reads

From China’s cutthroat clean energy vehicle market to Malaysia eyeing Southeast Asia’s EV hub crown, here are seven EV stories you may have missed.

Hong Kong 47: first appeals filed in city’s largest national security case

Four opposition figures sentenced to more than six years in jail for subversion have challenged the judges’ ruling.

China declares space milestone in launch of ‘self-driving’ radar satellites

Mapping satellites expected to provide data on natural resources, urban safety, emergency response and maritime affairs.

China KOLs rent UN room, pay US$49,999 to attend Trump’s inauguration to build ‘elite persona’

Visitors can attend UN ‘in-house briefings’, which cover topics like peacekeeping, human rights at US$165 per session.