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1. How South Korea’s Samsung clan made a US$45 billion financial comeback in 1 year

   When Lee Kun-hee, the patriarch behind Samsung Electronics, died in 2020, his dynasty soon dealt with a crisis on two fronts: first, a multibillion-dollar inheritance tax. The following year, his son Jay Y. Lee was jailed after being convicted of bribing South Korea’s former president Park Geun-hye to win support for his succession. At the time, some observers speculated that the sheer scale of...

2. Why more Singapore graduates are choosing jobs below their qualifications: ‘it’s meaningful’

   Shortly after completing a bachelor’s degree in 2023, Warren Neo considered doing what many business graduates in Singapore do: look for a corporate job. Instead, he became a full-time barista. “I considered going into human resources, since that was what I specialised in at university, but I discovered my interest in making coffee during my part-time job,” said Neo, 29, who majored in business...

3. A remilitarised Japan threatens more than just China

   There is a time and a place. Just because you have a right to do something doesn’t mean you should exercise it. The United States and its allies keep claiming they have the right of navigation in international waters by sending their navies through the Taiwan Strait. Their intention to provoke is clear despite their justification under international law. Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s...

4. US economic gap over China to widen, but Iran might bring them closer: former UN official

   The economic divide between the United States and China is projected to widen to US$11 trillion by the end of the decade, yet escalating geopolitics – specifically the war in Iran and the ongoing Strait of Hormuz crisis – could inadvertently act as a stabilising force for bilateral ties, according to a prominent global strategist. Kishore Mahbubani, former president of the UN Security Council...

5. China boy grabs public attention by ‘handcrafting’ turbojet engine in family’s living room

   A 14-year-old Chinese boy who reportedly “handcrafted” turbo engines in his home living room has sparked a heated social media discussion about his background. Teenager Che Jingang, from southern China’s Hainan Island, came under the spotlight after several state media outlets reported him as a self-taught engineer. Che, who has a social media account run by his mother with 30,000 followers,...

6. ‘No fundraising launched’ after father’s death, paralysed dancer Mo Li warns of scams

   A Hong Kong dancer left paralysed after being struck by a giant screen during a 2022 concert by popular boy band Mirror has clarified that neither he nor his family had raised any funds after the death of his pastor father. Reminding his supporters to beware of scammers, Mo Li Kai-yin said in an Instagram post on Tuesday that he was grateful for the concern shown in recent days over online...

7. ‘Wartime’ in Iran, Trump’s fury and the UAE: here’s what happened overnight

   As the US-Israeli war on Iran enters a third month, there is no imminent sign of a break in the deadlock between Washington and Tehran. These are the main takeaways from what happened overnight. What did Trump say? After welcoming Britain’s King Charles III in Washington on Tuesday, US President Donald Trump lashed out at German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. “I am doing something with Iran, right...

8. Will Hong Kong vapers go underground as public possession ban kicks in?

   Twenty-two-year-old Hongkonger Elio* started smoking at the age of 16, when he was studying abroad in New Zealand. But what started as a way to kill time soon became a daily habit to relieve the stress of an uncertain future. Despite suffering from a collapsed lung in 2020, he resumed smoking and drinking a few months after recovery, later switching to e-cigarettes amid rising tobacco...

9. Japanese travellers rush abroad for ‘golden week’ before fuel price increases

   Thousands of Japanese are defying rising prices at home and the pain of the feeble yen to have one final foreign holiday over “golden week” before airlines increase fuel surcharges. The operator of Narita International Airport anticipates that 1.59 million travellers will pass through the airport on the outskirts of Tokyo between Friday and May 10, an increase of around 2 per cent from last...

10. Trump to put his picture in US passports

    Donald Trump’s picture will soon appear in some US passports, officials said on Tuesday, shattering another norm as the president aggressively puts his personal stamp on government institutions. The US State Department, following reports by Fox News and The Bulwark, confirmed it would offer a limited-edition passport to mark this year’s 250th anniversary of the US Declaration of...