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Taiwanese entertainer Tino Bao has used artificial intelligence to create a digital version of his only daughter, who died of a rare blood disease at age 22 in 2021. The grieving father chose to pursue a PhD in AI the following year. The AI creation is capable of real-time conversations and interactions, singing and…
The Philippine foreign minister has defended the high-profile way Manila publicises confrontations it has with Beijing in the South China Sea. Speaking on the sidelines of the Asean-Australia summit on March 4, 2024, Enrique Manalo said that the Philippines is committed to resolving the maritime dispute with China t…
Australia has unveiled a US$42 million package to fund an Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) security deal over the next four years. The country’s foreign minister Penny Wong announced the move at the start of the Asean-Australia summit on March 4, 2024, saying, “What happens in the South China Sea, in t…
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A hardline Hindu group in India has filed a lawsuit against a zoo in West Bengal for alleged blasphemy. The case, involving names given to the zoo’s two resident lions, is the latest incident that has sparked concern about rising intolerance of hardline Hindu groups in India.
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An investigation by the South China Morning Post has uncovered rampant land grabs in some of Hong Kong’s priciest residential properties. Some buildings were found to have been extended by encroaching into government land without authorisation, while others appeared to have suspected unauthorised additions. Such act…
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Myanmar’s ruling junta has extended by six months a state of emergency that has been in place since the 2021 coup. The junta is facing a prolonged insurrection in the north by pro-democracy and ethnic rebels, in what analysts say has become the biggest challenge to the junta’s power to date.
A special court in Pakistan convicted former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife of corruption on January 31, 2024, handing him his harshest sentence yet of 14 years. That came just a day after another court convicted Khan of revealing official secrets, handing down a 10-year prison sentence. The decision, which …
One of India’s signature dishes, butter chicken is at the centre of a legal case, involving the heirs of its purported creators. Two Indian restaurant chains, the Moti Mahal Delux and Daryaganj, are fighting over the question, “Who made it first”?
Three foreign-born Japanese residents filed a lawsuit on January 29, 2024, against the national and local governments for alleged police racial profiling. The suit comes amid a debate over what it means to be and look Japanese, after a Ukrainian-born model was crowned the new Miss Japan.
A 14-year-old boy accused of attacking a lawmaker in South Korea on January 25, 2024, has been sent to a mental health facility. The assault targeting ruling party legislator Bae Hyun-jin was captured on security footage, which came on the heels of the stabbing of opposition leader Lee Jae-myung earlier in the month…
China Evergrande Group was ordered to liquidate by the Hong Kong High Court on January 29, 2024, after nearly two years of court proceedings. Although it can still appeal the decision, the world’s most indebted property developer will be forced to reckon with creditors, unpaid workers and construction for some 800 u…
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The ruling Democratic Progressive Party’s candidate won the Taiwan presidential race on January 13, 2024. The opposition Kuomintang managed to secure the most seats in the legislature. But as Post correspondent Kinling Lo explains, all eyes are now on the Taiwan People’s Party.
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Voters in Taiwan have chosen Vice-President William Lai Ching-te from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) to be the island’s next leader. It was the first time a Taiwanese ruling party has won a consecutive third presidential election, but the DPP lost its control of the legislature. Lai got …
Taiwan's ruling party candidate Lai Ching-te says Taiwan will 'never give up on' its democratic system after he claimed victory in island-wide elections on January 13, 2024. Lai delivered an unprecedented third consecutive term for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) after a raucous campaign in which he pitched h…
Polls have closed in Taiwan on January 13, 2024, leaving the island awaiting the results of its presidential election race involving three candidates. Lai Ching-te of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party cast his ballot in the southern city of Tainan, calling on voters to “cherish democracy”. The major opposition…
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Hundreds of children have fallen victim to toxic cough syrup around the world over the past two years, according to investigations by national authorities and the World Health Organisation. While many have died, survivors and their families are forced every day to confront the devastating effects of the tainted medi…
In 2023, Hong Kong witnessed significant changes that shaped its landscape and narrative, from the post-Covid reopening of the Hong Kong-mainland China border in January to the murder of socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung in February, and the ongoing national security trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai Chee-ying that began in…
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Beijing sends legal, economic experts to brief Hong Kong on Xi Jinping’s work reportWork report affirms Chinese president’s past message that ‘one country, two systems’ is here to stay, but changes must be made to ensure upkeep of governing principle, legal expert says.
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A Japanese court has found three former Japanese soldiers guilty of sexually assaulting a female colleague. The landmark verdict delivered December 12, 2023, also handed down suspended jail sentences for the defendants. The 24-year-old victim, Rina Gonoi, had gone public about her ordeal. She welcomed the court’s de…
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Britain sought to cut the number of migrants arriving in the country through legal routes on December 4, 2023, raising the minimum salary they must earn in a job by a third after record net migration in 2022 piled pressure on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to act. Interior minister James Cleverly said the government wou…
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North Korea says it has successfully launched a spy satellite into orbit. The “Malligyong-1” satellite was launched on a new carrier rocket on November 21, 2023, according to the state-run Korean Central News Agency. The latest launch was condemned by Japan and South Korea, which called it a “clear violation” of a U…
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The Unification Church in Japan announced on November 7, 2022, that it will set aside 10 billion yen (US$67 million) to compensate former followers and their families who say they were harmed by church fundraising tactics. The Japanese government has asked a court to revoke the church's legal status, following quest…
Hong Kong is hosting the first Gay Games in Asia from November 3-11, 2023. Athletes from more than 40 countries, ranging in age from 18 to 87, are competing for medals in 18 sports. Among them is an LGBTQ-inclusive football team from Central Cambodia that is attending the Games on a scholarship. Relations between pa…
Hong Kong Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung told the Post on November 8, 2023, that he expects to see smear campaigns from foreign countries arising during the trial of publishing tycoon Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, as well as when a local national security legislation, Article 23 of the Basic Law, is implemented…
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong will hand over the premiership to anointed successor Lawrence Wong by next November, entrusting his deputy to lead the ruling People’s Action Party (PAP) into the next general election. Speaking at a party convention on Sunday, both referred to one marker of the much-talked a…
