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1. Taiwan wants to train an effective reserve force. Will live-fire drills do the job?

   Taiwan is moving to plug one-year conscripts directly into frontline combined-arms operations, mandating joint live-fire training with troops across all services to bolster resilience against a potential attack from Beijing. But the push is facing challenges, with experts saying that the inexperienced recruits could become a battlefield burden while the military also deals with training capacity...

2. Cultural currents: how ‘Becoming Chinese’ trend is transforming Western lifestyles

   If you’re enjoying a cup of apple herbal tea, starting your day with tai chi, and winding down with a soothing foot bath, you may be part of an intriguing trend known as “Becoming Chinese.” Since January, a TikTok influencer has unintentionally ignited a global movement centred on adopting Chinese lifestyle habits, with videos showcasing these practices attracting over 20 million views. In one...

3. South Korea’s Bithumb gives away over US$40 billion in a bit of a blunder

   South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday it ‌had accidentally given away more than US$40 billion worth ‍of bitcoin to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange. Bithumb apologised for the mistake, which ⁠took place on Friday, and said it had recovered 99.7 per cent of the 620,000 bitcoin, worth about US$44 billion at current prices. It had...

4. Inside Indonesia’s inner circle: Hashim Djojohadikusumo on his brother Prabowo’s vision

   Hashim Djojohadikusumo is smiling almost beatifically, but the trademark feistiness is unmistakable. We are sitting down for a chat amid the turmoil gripping Indonesia’s capital markets and he says emphatically that “it’s good, it’s good” that it happened. This unvarnished answer is one of several he gives as we talk about his country, nearly two years after his elder brother, Prabowo Subianto,...

5. Pentagon ditches Harvard as Hegseth declares university too ‘woke’

   The Pentagon is cutting ties with Harvard University, ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programmes with the Ivy League institution. Friday’s announcement marks the latest development in the Trump administration’s prolonged standoff with Harvard over the White House’s demands for reforms at the Ivy League school. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a statement on Friday...

6. Hong Kong summons Panama envoy over court ruling on CK Hutchison ports concession

   Hong Kong’s commerce minister has condemned a court ruling to annul CK Hutchison Holdings’ right to operate two ports in the Panama Canal – after summoning the country’s envoy in the city – warning the decision “seriously undermined” international trade rules. In a meeting with the Panamanian Consul General, Jose Ramon de Jesus Varela Fabrega, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development...

7. Call for tougher animal welfare laws after invasive turtle found in Hong Kong

   Hong Kong animal rights activists have called on the government to create a list of approved pets after an abandoned 85kg (187lbs) alligator snapping turtle was found eating fish in a New Territories pond. They also called on authorities to microchip turtles sold to the public, toughen penalties for letting pets loose in the wild and update the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Ordinance before...

8. 31 killed in Pakistan mosque suicide blast: ‘extremely powerful explosion’

   Funerals will take place on Saturday for some of the victims of a suicide blast at a Shiite mosque in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad that killed at least 31 people and wounded scores more during Friday prayers. The Islamic State group (Isis) has claimed responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in Islamabad since the 2008 Marriott hotel bombing. City officials said 31 people died and another...

9. US funeral home ‘monster’ sentenced to 40 years for stashing 189 bodies

   A Colorado funeral home owner who stashed 189 decomposing bodies in a building over four years and gave grieving families fake ashes was sentenced to 40 years in state prison on Friday. During the sentencing hearing, family members told Judge Eric Bentley they have had recurring nightmares about decomposing flesh and maggots since learning what happened to their loved ones. They called defendant...

10. As traditional US allies hedge their bets, will China be the one to cash in?

    China’s engagement with traditional US allies amid the turmoil of Donald Trump’s presidency may be a sign that it is moving away from its customary diplomatic approach in favour of a “wedge strategy” that some observers believe may help reshape global dynamics. They point to the ways US partners are trying to keep as many doors open as possible – to insure themselves against both an erratic...