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‘They only eat to sustain life’: how does isolation shape Hong Kong’s elderly diets?
Starbucks Korea staff form union after ‘Tank Day’ campaign fiasco
AI-trained robots replicate confectioners in Japan amid labour shortage
France and Germany reach nuclear deal as Europe builds up defences
How Yunnan’s mineral wealth and border corridors could solve China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’
Musk son’s viral tiger-head bag shines light on China’s US$14.8b heritage e-commerce
Chinese scientists unearth 2,000-year-old cousin of chess played by royals and commoners
Global tourism push promotes Hong Kong as city to be ‘felt’ not just seen
Hong Kong police arrest woman, 19, over Kwai Chung bomb hoax
Did fear of US force Indonesia’s ‘slap in the face’ to Iran?
Lebanon’s president to meet Trump, push for Israeli withdrawal
Singapore’s Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Reform Party leader, dies aged 67
Pocket-size AI: Powerful phones star at China show
Changzhou says it is building China’s first city-level clean-power token factory
Chinese literary prodigy stripped of master’s degree over plagiarism, sparks 200 million views
‘Daigou’ queue-jumping prompts safety measures at South Korea’s Incheon Airport
Hong Kong will press ahead with dog-friendly dining despite backlash, pullouts
Democratic Taiwan must not become 'China's Taiwan', president says
Southern China braces for more rain, Chongqing landslide search continues
I want to focus on building a family first, says former Malaysian minister Syed Saddiq