Shock video of China bride taped to phone pole sparks debate over vulgar wedding hazing
Centuries-old custom to settle big day nerves degenerates into inappropriate displays of ritual humiliation.
Hong Kong needs more incentives to keep older residents in workforce, experts say
They point to raft of policies and incentives in Singapore and Japan aimed at keeping older residents working.
China’s fiscal package needs to be sizeable to be effective, maintain momentum: economist
Leading Chinese economist Mao Zhenhua says China should consider issuing additional long-term treasury bonds following last week’s raft of measures.
Chinese smart-glasses maker Even Realities puts displays first in alternative vision to Meta
The US$600 G1 glasses are a premium, display-oriented product in a market increasingly flooded with cheap Chinese alternatives.
Japan’s new justice minister defends death penalty amid debate over wrongful convictions
Hideki Makihara defended Japan’s use of capital punishment, despite debate sparked by the acquittal of a man wrongly imprisoned on death row for nearly 50 years.
US dockworkers and operators reach deal to end port strike, union says
The tentative agreement is for a wage hike of around 62 per cent over six years, an insider says.
From ‘Healthy’ to ‘Perfit’: former Physical fitness outlet in Hong Kong renamed again
Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog says new investor in gym has been in touch.
WHO approves first mpox diagnostic test for emergency use
More than 800 people across Africa have died from mpox, with the head of Africa CDC saying the epidemic is ‘not under control’.
Israel targets likely successor to Hezbollah chief in Beirut strike, insider says
Hashem Safieddine is the man widely regarded as the heir of slain militant leader Hassan Nasrallah.
Why do so many Chinese officials fall for fake promises of political charlatans?
Party insiders who should know better are being targeted by tricksters claiming connections and influence, despite crackdowns.