Modern brides are doing away with practices such as looking sad as they leave their families, and changing their surnames after marriage.

China a notable absentee from 13 inaugural members of Global Methane Pledge Energy Pathway agreed upon at the forum.

Finance chief Paul Chan says Hong Kong must formulate different defence strategies to counter impact of worsening US-China ties.

A reality show situation where a couple in China suggested moving the German husband’s mother to live with them sparked a national debate.

Madeline Barker was charged with hate crimes over the June 11 attack in which she pepper-sprayed four Asian women.

The draft regulation demands platforms to employ a content moderation team commensurate with the scale of the services.

Some Hongkongers are trying their luck on the mainland and excited about the opportunities, but for others the idea of integration is ‘unconvincing’.

The fighter jet toy, with a price tag of less than US$50 on e-commerce sites such as eBay and Amazon, has gained popularity for its affordability and durability.

Most of Asia’s electricity needs come from oil-producing Gulf nations, which are trying to position themselves as leaders in the development of green energy.

Secretary for Labour and Welfare Law Chi-kwong makes forecast, warning city’s immunity barrier would have waned by then.

Roaring fire at one of China’s biggest refining and petrochemicals plants started around 4am.

Drueke expressed his love for his mother while Huynh said the duo had been ‘engaged in combat with Russian troops’ near Kharkiv in clips shared by RT channel.

Some 150 passengers lost their baggage in transit or had to scramble to rebook flights with Amsterdam route into the city hit by delays.

Han Chubo from Beijing Jiaotong University was among more than 350 students worldwide selected as winners.

Global Democracy Perception Index found average satisfaction in Asia of their government’s Covid-19 handling was much higher than in Europe and Latin America.

US special envoy Joseph Yun and Foreign Minister Kitlang Kabua said they ‘aim to complete the Compact of Free Association talks by late fall or early winter.’

The US President will have a bilateral meeting with King Salman and his team next month, which will include crown prince Mohammed bin Salman.

A year after a Sapporo court found the national government’s failure to recognise same-sex marriages was unconstitutional, a court in Osaka is set to rule in a similar case.

Excluding foreign domestic workers from the extended consumption voucher scheme is not only heartless but hurts Hong Kong’s image. A city with a good soul should care about the most deserving and vulnerable.

The expansion to North America and Europe underscores its search for diversification and growth, as it continues to serve as the landing pad for mainland China’s start-ups and companies.

The open letter called the rocket-launch firm CEO’s behaviour and tweets ‘a frequent source of distraction and embarrassment for us’.

Brands say they are trying to leverage WeChat’s vast user base and social features to reach untapped customers and boost loyalty, as a slowing economy hurts consumer spending.

Manulife, Fidelity, Invesco and Hong Kong asset managers, are among the entities eyeing China’s private pension market, which is expected to reach US$1.5 trillion in size by 2030.

The severe acute respiratory syndrome gave the city its first major health scare since the handover, while in the years that followed, Hong Kong would find itself seeking the right balance between local autonomy and central authority.

Bulk of 66 quarantine hotels fully booked until end of July, while some hotels on new list of designated facilities only have availability from middle of August.

A Chinese tourism chief who combined his dashing good looks with role-play costume videos to woo visitors to his home city has become an online celebrity.

A recent scandal in Henan province that saw protesters issued bogus red health codes to restrict their movements shows how open the system is to misuse.

The world’s sixth-richest person filed a petition for dissolution of his marriage to Shanahan, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.

Surveys show growing support for abolishing the colonial-era law that makes sex between men illegal, but other policies could be tightened to appease the city state’s conservatives if it is scrapped.

Shenzhen’s economy surpassed Hong Kong’s for the first time in 2018 on the back of its rising status as the country’s technology hub.

In the Pearl River Delta, factories are laying off workers and young people are struggling to find casual jobs as China’s export machine slows amid multiple headwinds.

The group purchase of more than 170,000 copies was made on the first day of the release of BTS’ new album ‘Proof’ last week despite Beijing tightening its grip over the consumption of South Korean content and fandom culture.

‘You basically live on WeChat in China. If we can re-create that with Twitter, we’ll be a great success.’

Takuma Sakuragi was detained at Guangdong airport in 2013 carrying a suitcase containing more than 3kg (7.3lbs) of meth.

The move comes as US media reports that such data was repeatedly accessed by China-based ByteDance staff, according to leaked audio from internal meetings.

‘So much love and only six howitzers?’ In a widely shared image, the French president appears to be hugging his frosty Ukrainian counterpart – who is not reciprocating

Central Asia sits at the heart of China’s foreign policy, not because of any expansionist ambitions but because it is an extension of domestic challenges in Xinjiang. To build a strong economic environment to support Xinjiang, Beijing has been tran...

The legislation sends ‘a clear message to Beijing not to make the same mistakes with Taiwan that Vladimir Putin has made in Ukraine’, says one of its authors.

MingHuan Xu’s 1760 Gagliano was recovered undamaged, along with another violin made by Oliver Radke in 1994 and her son’s half-size cello.

The British PM pledged to train Ukrainian soldiers to use new military equipment with a programme that could ‘change the equation of this war’.

John Lee pledges to announce the list once it receives the green light from Beijing.

The ambitious project – known as VLAST – aims to achieve 10 times the sensitivity of Nasa’s Fermi Large Area Telescope, but it still needs government approval.

Ruling leaves Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc., the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, solely responsible for slightly over US$10.5 million in damages in four lawsuits.

The money will finance efforts such as surveillance, research and better access to vaccinations for lower-to-middle income countries, health officials said. About US$1.1 billion has been pledged so far.

Keeping the commercial plots would be good for the city’s long-term economic development, some board members said.

A recorded video address by China’s Xi Jinping praising cooperation between the two countries underlined the Russian leader’s contention that an era of American domination is at an end.

Xu Guohao, who was active on Momo, was accused of avoiding over 38.8 million yuan in taxes between 2019 and 2020, authorities said.

Growing energy trade between China and the US could form a ‘community of shared interests’, according to Zou Ji, amid strained ties between Beijing and Washington.

The two men are accused of abducting two Canadians and a German and killing them months later after the deadline for payment of the ransoms had passed, as well as other ransom kidnappings and bomb attacks.

Pre-exposure jab considered for five target groups, but should not be given within four weeks before or after a Covid-19 vaccine is administered.