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1. Nvidia CEO tours Shanghai office amid fresh signs of China thaw

   Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has begun his latest trip to China, visiting the chipmaker’s Shanghai office at a time when Beijing is expected to allow imports of the company’s H200 artificial intelligence chips, according to media reports. Huang met Shanghai-based staff to review Nvidia’s milestones for 2025 and discuss its product pipeline for the year ahead, although the H200 was not mentioned in...

2. Australian boy, 12, dies a week after shark attack in Sydney Harbour

   An Australian boy had died in hospital after being bitten by a shark in Sydney Harbour, his family said on Saturday after a series of shark attacks along the country’s east coast. Nico Antic, 12, was attacked on Sunday as he and friends were jumping off rocks in Vaucluse, around 9km (5.5 miles) from Sydney’s central business district. He was pulled from the water by friends and taken to hospital...

3. China wife ordered to apologise to cheating husband for posting sarcastic story about infidelity

   A woman in central China was ordered to apologise to her cheating husband for posting a sarcastic story that damaged his reputation. Niu Na, from Henan province, revealed on social media that she had been married to her husband, Gao Fei, for over 10 years, and they have a daughter together. Niu discovered that Gao, a team leader at a local coal mining company, had been having an affair with a...

4. Indonesian actress exposes ‘fake’ marriage and grooming in viral memoir

   When Indonesian actress Aurelie Moeremans released her memoir earlier this month, she never intended for it to start a national conversation over abuse and consent. Her book, Broken Strings: Fragments of Stolen Youth, recounts how she was groomed as a teenager – and how long it took her to understand what had happened. The story has struck a nerve across Indonesia, where parents, educators and...

5. Hong Kong lawmaker ready to face legal consequences after ‘rash’ driving decision

   Hong Kong lawmaker Judy Chan Kapui has apologised again for an alleged traffic offence, saying she will accept any legal consequences and refrain from driving for a while. “I made a rash decision in haste at the time. I am willing to bear any legal consequences. I will also reach out to police to provide details of what happened to assist in their investigation,” Chan told a radio programme on...

6. 7 killed, 82 missing in Indonesian landslide in West Bandung, Java

   Seven ‍people died and ⁠82 were missing after a ‍landslide in ‍the West Bandung ‌region of Indonesia’s West ‍Java regency, Indonesia’s ‌disaster mitigation agency ⁠spokesman Abdul Muhari said on ‌Saturday. A local official said the landslide struck ‌a village in West Bandung regency. “The number ‍of missing persons is high, we will try to optimise our search and ‌rescue ⁠efforts today,” Muhari...

7. US teen inspired by Isis pleads guilty to attempted murder of police officer

   A 17-year-old in the US who expressed interest in joining the Islamic State (Isis) has pleaded guilty to trying to kill one New Jersey police officer and attacking backup police with a knife. Fasihullah Safar, of Alexandria, Virginia, would be sentenced as an adult on charges of attempted murder, aggravated assault, aggravated assault of a law enforcement officer and motor vehicle theft,...

8. Veteran printer’s mission to keep movable type tradition alive in Hong Kong

   In a printing factory, an elderly man points out numerous errors he has circled in a book on the history of movable type, his voice edged with indignation. “Many historical accounts about the industry are wrong,” the 76-year-old says. “I want to tell the true story.” Leung Kwok-hung owns Sing Hung Printer, a movable type factory that has operated for more than 50 years. The business once...

9. Has Japan’s tourism peaked? Row with China set to slow arrivals from record high

   Japan welcomed a record 42.7 million foreign visitors in 2025, fuelled by a weak yen that made it one of the world’s cheapest major tourist destinations, but the boom may already have peaked. The number is expected to decline this year amid a political row between Japan and China, and staff shortages in the tourism sector, according to industry forecasts, potentially complicating the...

10. This Chinese scientist boosts range of PL-15 missiles that brought down India’s Rafale jets

    This month, when China’s State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defence released a list of top 10 defence industry news items for 2025, it shed light on a home-grown aviation success story. The inclusion of the Chinese-made J-10CE and its PL-15 missile marked Beijing’s first official confirmation that the fighter jet had engaged in combat. Last May, the J-10CE –...