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1. China coach goes above and beyond, trains clients at own cost of US$28,000 after gym shuts

   After a gym in central China suddenly closed, leaving its clients unable to receive refunds, one of its fitness coaches completed his 877 classes at his own expense of 200,000 yuan (US$28,000), stating, “Trust is more important than anything else.” The story of the coach, surnamed Zhang, went viral online and garnered half a million likes on social media in China after being reported by Jiupai...

2. Japan PM mocked as ‘Trump sycophant’ after giggling at Biden’s autopen portrait

   Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is facing accusations of diplomatic sycophancy after White House footage showed her giggling at a portrait of an autopen – placed by US President Donald Trump in the spot reserved for his predecessor Joe Biden – during summit talks last week. The clip, posted on the official White House website, shows Takaichi pointing at the framed picture, then laughing...

3. Inside a Beijing lab, humanoid robots are put to the test

   At a humanoid robotics lab in Beijing, China, engineers of the company X-Humanoid are putting their robots through endurance tests. The robots walk, run and dance during an eight-hour test of their coordination, agility and motor skills.

4. China EV makers gain as Iran war drives up fuel costs

   Chinese petrol prices rose the most since 2000, even after unprecedented government intervention, as the war in Iran upends global oil markets. Petrol went up by 1,160 yuan (US$169) per tonne at the end of Monday and diesel prices rose by 1,115 yuan, according to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). The increases would have been about twice as high had the usual pricing rules...

5. China slams Japan’s ‘kill network’ as long-range missile deployment looms

   The official newspaper of the People’s Liberation Army has slammed Japan’s deployment of stand-off weapons, including upgraded Type-12 missiles, as forming a “kill network” capable of targeting coastal and inland areas of neighbouring countries. Japan’s enhanced Type-12 surface-to-ship missiles are set to be deployed at Camp Kengun in Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto prefecture by the end of this...

6. Trump’s energy war over Iran is failing just like his China trade war

   US President Donald Trump has initiated an international trade war in which American consumers and businesses are bearing most of the immediate costs, and now he has started a war on global energy where people worldwide are paying the price. While Iran is no match for US military might, Tehran has turned its control of the Strait of Hormuz – through which 20 per cent of the world’s crude oil...

7. Denmark votes in election shadowed by Trump’s Greenland ambitions

   Danes were voting ⁠on Tuesday in an election that may hand Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen a third term thanks to her staunch line against US President Donald Trump over Greenland even though cost-of-living worries have hurt her leftist credentials. Opinion polls show her Social Democrats are headed for their weakest result since before World War II: many Danes blame Frederiksen for not doing...

8. Cathay Pacific extends suspension of flights between Hong Kong, Middle East to end of May

   Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has further extended its suspension of all flights to and from the Middle East until the end of May, amid a regional conflict that shows little sign of abating. But the airline will increase flights to Europe starting next month to cater to surging demand. The airline has extended its suspension of Middle East routes at least four times since early...

9. Singapore says involvement in Israeli military-linked groups ‘not acceptable’

   Singapore authorities warned on Tuesday that involvement in organisations linked to the Israeli military, such as Sar-El, would not be acceptable under current conditions and could attract action under the law. In a joint media release, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Ministry of Defence (Mindef) noted that Sar-El’s website states that it is “deeply committed to supporting the IDF...

10. Japanese ‘military officer’ forces way into Chinese embassy in Tokyo

    A Japanese person who claimed to be an active officer of Japan’s Self-Defence Forces illegally and forcibly entered the Chinese embassy in Tokyo, Beijing said. “China is deeply shocked by this incident and has lodged a strong protest with Japan,” Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday. The person admitted to the illegality of their actions and threatened to kill Chinese diplomatic...