Big Brother Comes to Southeast Asia 
The $200 billion company you can’t look inside 
Asia Sentinel at 20: Two Decades of Independent Journalism Rise in elite civil servants leaving prompts calls for hiring rethink
The number of elite Hong Kong public servants who resigned or retired climbed by a third in the past financial year compared with the previous…
Samantha Johnson
‘This is an unhealthy environment’: Arctic researcher Li Xueke leaves the US for Hong Kong
For climate scientist Li Xueke, the decision to leave the University of Pennsylvania for Hong Kong was a pivot to the front lines of the…
US ally Bahrain claims Iran attacked navy base as Hormuz closed
Iran said it struck targets linked to US forces on Saturday in response to US air strikes on its southern coast, as each side continued…
AI K-pop video pulled after anti-drug message backfires for Hong Kong prison service
Hong Kong’s prison service has withdrawn an anti-drug video featuring a group of beautiful AI-generated virtual K-pop girls from social media and revised it after…
French heatwave packs hotels as city dwellers struggle to sleep
As France sweltered under one of the worst heatwaves ever recorded this week, city dwellers scrambled for any escape they could find, with many checking…
Why are Hong Kong, mainland China universities gaining ground in global rankings?
The global higher education landscape has shifted markedly over the past five years, with universities across Asia, particularly in Hong Kong and mainland China, climbing…