RECAP: Asia Sentinel Stories for August 2026 
Taiwan’s Habit of Releasing Soldiers’ Full Names Seems Risky 
White House pick to run Venezuela oil deal under investigation in two countries 
Red tape, high cost: can Hong Kong’s new yacht scheme chart a smoother course?
Retired harbour pilot Alex Yu Chi-leung sailed his 50-foot wooden yacht, Bowline, from Causeway Bay in Hong Kong to Dongao Island in Zhuhai under a…
China begins mining iron from tailings, low-grade ore that can meet its demand for decades
China has launched a world-first industrial-scale facility to extract iron from previously discarded mine tailings and ultra-low-grade ore, turning waste into a valuable resource that…
Signalling fault disrupts Hong Kong high-speed rail service, delaying 15 trains
At least 15 high-speed cross-border train services were delayed after a signalling fault prompted a 45-minute disruption of northbound services in Hong Kong on Sunday…
Junior Chinese customs officer killed in mudslide just 4 days into job deeply moves public
The tragic death of a junior Chinese customs officer on the Sino-Nepal border, who had only been in her position for four days before being…
Hired, then what? Malaysia’s deaf workers push past entry-level jobs
Yap Yee Lin has been serving espresso at a Starbucks in Malaysia since 2012, longer than many of his colleagues have worked anywhere.
But it was…
Elderly riders bear brunt of rising New York City subway attacks
Attacks on elderly straphangers are fuelling a spike in felony assaults within the New York City subway system, New York Police Department’s transit chief Joseph…