Apple Inc’s iPhone Air went on sale in China on Oct 22, eliciting a subdued consumer response in the world’s biggest smartphone arena. The launch in mainland China comes a month after Apple’s latest iPhone lineup rolled out internationally, drawing lengthy lines at many stores. Chinese consumers had to wait longer for the 7,999 yuan (RM4,751)...
BEIJING: A Chinese boy was spotted running on all fours naked and behaving like a dog, while his parents dismissed government inquiries, claiming it was a form of “natural parenting.” On Oct 15, a video was posted online showing a naked boy running on all fours in a highway service area in southwestern China’s Sichuan province. Social...
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia has tied with the United States at 12th place on the Henley Passport Index 2025, with both countries offering visa-free access to 180 destinations out of 227 worldwide. Leading the index is Singapore (193 destinations), followed by South Korea (190) and Japan (189), reflecting the Asia-Pacific region’s growing dominance in global mobility. Based on exclusive...
BEIJING: An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 struck Ganzi prefecture in the Western highlands of China's Sichuan province on Thursday (Oct 9), according to China Earthquake Networks Centre. The quake was at a depth of 10km (6.2 miles), the centre said. Ganzi, a sparsely populated region, borders Yunnan to the south and Tibet to the west. Known for...
KOTA KINABALU: Two Chinese tourists have mysteriously disappeared from Mantanani Island off Kota Belud. The duo, Fan Qin, 28, and Yu XiaoPeng, 25, had checked into a resort on the island on Oct 4 and were supposed to check out the next day. However, resort employees found the duo's belongings still inside the room after checkout time. Kota...
HONG KONG: A video of two diners caught attempting to take raw ingredients home from an all-you-can-eat hotpot restaurant in Hong Kong went viral on social media over the weekend. The video, which was uploaded on Facebook on Sept 27, has garnered more than 2.4 million views, nearly 10,000 reactions and more than 2,700 comments as...
HONG KONG: As Typhoon Ragasa, the world's most powerful tropical cyclone this year, approached Hong Kong this week, mass flight cancellations and lost revenue were not the only headache for airlines based at one of the world's busiest airports. Ahead of the arrival of hurricane-force winds and torrential rain on Wednesday (Sept 24), about 80 per...
From dramas to political spoofs, students turn stiff traditions into hilarious, self-deprecating viral pics. Who says graduation photos have to be stiff, boring, or even repetitive? Not another jumping photo with mortarboards in the air, please. In China, university graduates are flipping the script, turning graduation pictures into full-blown memes that scream humour, pop culture, and that...
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump told European officials he’s willing to impose sweeping new tariffs on India and China to push President Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table with Ukraine - but only if EU nations do so as well. Trump made the ask when he called into a meeting with senior US and EU officials in...
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had the opportunity to meet and greet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un while participating in China's Victory Day parade to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of the Second World War, at Tiananmen Square, Beijing, China, Wednesday (Sept 3) morning. Anwar said he had the chance...
