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1. China accuses US of seeking to revive its nuclear test programme

   China has rejected US claims that it conducted a nuclear test in 2020, saying the accusation is “an excuse” to justify a potential US return to nuclear testing. “The United States has persistently distorted and smeared China’s nuclear policy,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian said on Wednesday. The pushback was in response to a statement by Thomas DiNanno, US undersecretary of state for arms...

2. Gundam, Godzilla to headline Asian IP festival Con-Con in Hong Kong

   An Asia-wide intellectual property festival will be held in Hong Kong in April, featuring Japanese musicians – including Cocomi as its ambassador – and pop culture exports such as hit franchises Gundam and Godzilla. Held at AsiaWorld-Expo on April 4 and 5, Con-Con Hong Kong will also showcase immersive exhibitions and dialogue sessions with Asian creators. “Con-Con”, which stands for Convention...

3. Trump’s White House revises India trade deal, sparking confusion over terms

   The White House revised its fact sheet on the US-India trade agreement to adjust language around agricultural goods, adding to confusion about the deal already raised by farmer groups. In a revised statement, the US removed a reference to pulses – a staple food in India that includes lentils and chickpeas – and changed some phrasing around India’s offer to buy more American goods. An earlier...

4. Cold shoulder? China and EU in diplomatic stand-off ahead of Munich showdown

   As a flurry of European leaders flock to China, a different diplomatic dynamic has taken shape in Brussels, exposing deep-seated problems in the relationship between the EU and China. Several sources described a deliberate slowing of high-level appointments with Chinese diplomats in the Belgian capital – an effort to reciprocate the lack of access EU diplomats receive in Beijing. In the Chinese...

5. China official dies after horse riding accident while filming publicity clip for local agriculture

   The death in a horse riding accident of a Chinese government official while filming to promote the beauty of a local area has sparked heated online discussions about the phenomenon of “official influencers”. On January 11, He Jiaolong fell from a horse while filming for an agricultural e-commerce programme in the Bortala Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture in Xinjiang, northwestern China, and...

6. Vote recount calls grow in Thailand amid claims of election irregularities

   Allegations of irregularities in Thailand’s election – including vote-buying, uncounted ballots and tallies greater than the names on electoral lists – have gathered momentum, increasing the pressure on polling authorities to hold recounts. Protests across the country have been aimed squarely at the Election Commission (EC). While any potential recounts are unlikely to change the overall result...

7. Australia presses Israel’s Herzog for criminal charges over strike killing Zomi Frankcom

   Australia is demanding criminal charges over a 2024 Israeli air strike on an aid convoy in Gaza that killed seven people, including an Australian aid worker, the country’s prime minister said on Wednesday in a case that has drawn sweeping condemnation and strained relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he conveyed the request to visiting Israeli President Isaac...

8. China, India find common cause in push for multipolar world

   India and China opened a new round of strategic dialogue as US tariffs on their exports spur the two Asian giants to broaden global trade ties and move beyond past disputes. Both countries “uphold the strategic perception that China and India are cooperative partners instead of rivals”, China’s foreign ministry said in a statement after Tuesday’s meeting in New Delhi between Executive...

9. As Asia faces falling birth rates, AI’s rise distracts couples from building families

   As Asia grapples with falling birth rates, analysts warn that the rise of artificial intelligence may be making the problem worse, putting pressure on workers to upgrade their skills and posing a distraction to families after office hours. Fertility rates across the region have fallen to some of the lowest levels in the world, well below the generally accepted replacement rate of 2.1 children...

10. Hong Kong fugitive Anna Kwok’s dad guilty of trying to cash out HK$88,000 policy

    The father of a wanted Hong Kong activist has been convicted under the city’s domestic national security law for trying to cash out an insurance policy worth more than HK$88,000 in his daughter’s name. West Kowloon Court on Wednesday convicted Kwok Yin-sang of attempting to deal with the financial assets of US-based activist Anna Kwok Fung-yee, despite knowing authorities had classified her as...