The maiden voyage will cost travellers 3 million yuan (US$430,000), far less than a ticket to ride on Elon Musk’s SpaceX.
Fatality rate of virus can be as high as 75 per cent and there is no effective treatment, but health experts say an outbreak in China is relatively less likely.
Contractor allegedly did not provide enough air for fish to survive, animal rights group says.
Kim and husband Yoon Suk-yeol are the first South Korean presidential couple to both be convicted of crimes.
Some street sleepers choose to endure the chill to avoid having to carry their belongings to government shelters.
Chewy, crunchy and not too sweet, these treats have become a snacking sensation in South Korea.
The Lamma IV ferry sank after colliding with the Sea Smooth on October 1, 2012, killing 31 adults and eight children.
One video circulating widely on social media shows a man running along the West Kowloon Highway with a baby strapped to his chest.
Police say officers on scene at Tuen Mun Town Plaza shopping centre had no choice but to shoot man to save passer-by.
China logged 5% GDP growth in 2025, but Q4 growth hit a three-year low due to “long-standing issues and new challenges”.
The ruling is on charges of obstruction of justice, but Yoon faces more serious charges in a separate insurrection trial.
Officer responding to the scene opened fire near a convenience store at Tuen Mun Town Plaza.
A crane collapse on a highway outside Bangkok killed two people, one day after a separate construction crane plunged onto a rail track in Thailand’s northeast, killing 32 passengers.
While prosecutors are pursuing a death sentence for the ousted president over his martial law debacle, legal experts said life in prison is a more likely outcome.
The crane fell onto a passenger train that was passing a China-backed high-speed railway construction site in Nakhon Ratchasima, northeast of the capital Bangkok.
Tokyo has been working to reduce its reliance on China for the essential minerals amid diplomatic dispute with Beijing.
Heating bills have soared for rural families in China’s northern Hebei province after the government phased out polluting coal-fired home heating.
Officials say marriage brokers are flooding social media with promotions offering to find Chinese men brides from Nepal.
Tourists left the Ham Tin Wan Campsite in complete disarray, prompting backlash on local social media.
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Young people with strained parental ties are finding emotional support from heartwarming videos by content creators role-playing as their parents.
Australia observed a minute of silence in honour of Bondi victims while Hong Kong cancelled annual fireworks following deadly Tai Po blaze.
President Xi Jinping also praises Chinese innovation, noting advancements in AI, chip development, aerospace and military technology.
EngineAI’s CEO Zhong Tongyang falls after T800 robot delivers a kick to his stomach.
Hong Kong ’s first locally developed artificial intelligence chatbot, HKChat, is still a work in progress.
Ho Wai-ho died at the age of 37 battling the fire at Wang Fuk Court that claimed the lives of at least 160 in late November.
The junta strikes hit a hospital in the Mrauk-U area, which is controlled by the rebel group Arakan Army.
SPCA said 50 pets have been identified as dead in the Wang Fuk Court fire.
Rising costs and aging properties led to bid-rigging and collusion in city’s building renovation industry.
Yayuk Setyowati looked for her older sister for four days before a DNA test confirmed her death.
NGOs say the needs of helpers affected by the Hong Kong fire range from obtaining new documents to being granted bereavement leave.