The Taiwan government has cleared Nvidia to establish a NT$3.3 billion (US$105 million) headquarters on the island that produces most of the worlds advanced semiconductors, which the Silicon Valley chip designer will need to feed the red-hot global artificial intelligence sector. Nvidia would use the Taipei site for a commercial office building and the ...

Hong Kongs environment minister has said that the citys first batch of dog-friendly restaurants is expected to be approved by the middle of 2026, marking a significant shift in local dining regulations to bolster the pet economy. Appearing before the Legislative Councils food safety and environmental hygiene panel on Thursday, Secretary for Environment and ...

All teachers in Hong Kong will be required to renew a newly proposed practising certificate every three years to continue teaching, with the plan to take effect as early as 2027-28, the South China Morning Post has learned. Sources also said on Thursday that substitute teachers would have to obtain these certificates through special arrangements. The ...

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney does not mince his words. Writing for The Economist last November, Carney argued the post-Cold War had collapsed and said the world was entering an era of variable geometry involving pragmatic coalitions, built around shared interests, and occasionally shared values, rather than shared institutions. The essay, it turns ...

As foreign ministers from Asean member states gathered in the Philippine city of Cebu this week, the bloc faced a familiar dilemma: how to keep pushing for peace in Myanmar without sliding into what critics warn could become de facto acceptance of its military regime. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Foreign Ministers Meeting, held on ...

A widely shared video on Chinese social media shows customers scrambling to get furniture and even fighting over items during what appears to be a clearance sale at an Ikea outlet in the country. The multinational furniture retailer has announced plans to close seven of its stores in China from February 2. The move is part of a strategy to shift Ikeas focus ...

A Singapore court has dismissed a mans attempt to have his 97-year-old father declared mentally incapable for wanting to marry his long-time mistress, with the judge saying that mental capacity should not be determined solely by age or appearance. The elderly man, who is still chairman of the chemical company he founded in the 1960s, had been conducting an ...

We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. How did Chinas dan dan mian noodle dish become so popular in Japan? It seems an unlikely match. Japanese cuisine traditionally venerates light, clean flavours and the essence of ...

No longer confined to the partisans and activists, the fierce backlash against Donald Trumps immigration crackdown has begun to break out across American culture, spanning the worlds of business, sports and entertainment. Bruce Springsteen released a new song on Wednesday that slammed Trumps federal thugs. OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman told employees ...