An inherent “asymmetry” of power poses a challenge to resolving South China Sea disputes via the quiet diplomacy traditionally favoured by Southeast Asian nations, a leading Malaysian security expert has said. Chinese analysts said Beijing supported the “Asean way” too, so long as sovereignty claims were resolved bilaterally. They also warned against external interference and…
Organisers of the World Pickleball Championships in Hong Kong said they aimed to use their event as a platform to bigger and better things as the action got under way on Friday. The city’s leg of the annual touring series, which will run until Sunday, boasts only about 25 professionals, mostly locals, among a total…
Hong Kong will pack in as many as 22 matches before the 2027 Rugby World Cup as they trade in their status as Asian heavyweights to try to hold their own as global minnows. Opportunity will have to be balanced with damage limitation when the city’s men make their tournament debut, after Wednesday’s draw landed…
Tokyo is considering exporting a missile system to the Philippines as it seeks to ease its weapons-export restrictions, Japanese media reported – a move likely to draw criticism from Beijing. The missile system, dubbed Type 03 Medium-Range Surface-to-Air Missile, is of the same type that Tokyo plans to deploy on Yonaguni, an island only 110…
After four years of lower levels, a reservoir in Penang, Malaysia, has reached 99% capacity thanks to consistent downpours, reported New Straits Times. The Air Itam dam hit 99.4% of its total volume this week. The reservoir hadn’t been this full since late 2021, when it reached just over 93% capacity. Over 20 inches of…
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Federal prosecutors charged two Chinese nationals and two US citizens with a scheme to ship hundreds of sophisticated chips made by Nvidia Corp. to China in violation of national security export restrictions. The men used a fake real estate business in Tampa, Florida, as a front to move the shipments through Malaysia and ultimately to…
Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia and Minister of Rural and Regional Development, Ahmad Zahid Hamidi delivers a speech during the Global Chinese Economic and & Technology Summit 2025 in Kuala Lumpur on Nov 19, 2025. (PROVIDED TO CHINA DAILY) China’s pivotal role and advancements in global digitalization and sustainable development, particularly in cooperation with…
By lifting its arms embargo on Cambodia, Washington has signalled that President Donald Trump aims to lure Phnom Penh away from Beijing – a move experts warn would be difficult to achieve. According to a notice from the US Federal Register, the State Department formally ended its arms embargo on Cambodia as of November 7,…
A university ranking that once had the reputation in China as one of the world’s most authoritative measures of higher education has become the subject of ridicule on social media. The QS World University Rankings, produced by the London-based education consultancy Quacquarelli Symonds since 2004, has long been regarded as a “gold standard” for comparing…