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1. Malaysia to get back US$30 million worth of fine art linked to 1MDB scandal

   Malaysia is set to receive 12 pieces of fine art – including works by Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro and Henri Matisse – after discussions with US officials to repatriate assets tied to the global corruption scandal at 1MDB. The works are being held by Christie’s and Sotheby’s auction houses in the United States and estimated to have a combined value of over US$30 million, the Malaysian...

2. Worldwide sperm quality decline: can an easy-to-use balm from China solve the crisis?

   In an attempt to solve the global fertility crisis, Chinese scientists have developed a balm for testicles they say can boost sperm activity. The lotion they developed for external application significantly enhanced sperm quality in both animal trials and in vitro studies, regardless of whether the decline in function was caused by exposure to heavy metals, plasticisers, heat stress or natural...

3. China’s currency comeback: yuan seen as strong as 6.8 in 2026, breaking key dollar level

   China’s currency appears poised to break through the psychological 7.0-per-dollar barrier next year, fuelled by US Federal Reserve rate cuts and thawing trade tensions, with some bulls betting that the yuan could strengthen to 6.8. Analysts and onlookers are increasingly optimistic, with some citing the potential for a relatively weaker US dollar and pointing to signs that Beijing’s policy...

4. Tokyo’s foreign minister spells out position on Taiwan in bid to ease tension with Beijing

   A top Japanese diplomat on Monday spelled out Tokyo’s position on Taiwan as set out in a 1972 joint communique in a bid to lower the temperature of the diplomatic crisis with Beijing. In a parliamentary session, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi repeated its position on Taiwan stated in the document that established and normalised diplomatic ties with Beijing and severed ties with Taipei –...

5. Malaysian religious authorities probe viral claim of woman having ‘2 husbands’

   Malaysian religious authorities are investigating allegations that a 30-year-old woman from a deeply conservative northern state of Kelantan was also married to a second man in neighbouring Thailand, after her sister-in-law made the claims in a social media post. The controversy erupted on Thursday when a woman who identified herself as Ekin Derahim alleged on Facebook that her brother’s wife...

6. Hong Kong watchdog logs 88 complaints on dating services, apps so far this year, up 47%

   Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog has recorded 88 complaints related to matching services and dating apps so far this year, an increase of 46.7 per cent from the same period last year, including one case in which a woman spent HK$70,000 (US$9,000) but was offered no candidate who met her requirements. The Consumer Council said on Monday it had received 268 complaints about matching services and apps...

7. Xpeng steps up ‘go global’ drive with Malaysian EV assembly hub for Southeast Asian market

   Chinese electric vehicle (EV) maker Xpeng plans to establish a production base in Malaysia targeting Southeast Asian customers, in its latest move to expand overseas to improve profitability. The Guangzhou-based company, 5 per cent owned by Volkswagen Group, said on Monday that it would partner with Malaysian firm EP Manufacturing Berhad (EPMB), an investment conglomerate focusing on automotive...

8. Cat in China survives after trapped in running washing machine, suffers just red nose

   A pet cat in China which became trapped in the drum of a running washing machine for several minutes has survived with minor injuries. A video posted on December 5, by his owner, who goes by the online handle @jiemodaxiaojie, went viral, amassing 217,000 likes and 20,000 comments. The owner from eastern China’s Jiangsu province said she was shocked to discover her pet cat inside the washing...

9. Hunt for Brown University shooter continues as police release person of interest

   The man held as a “person of interest” in the Brown University shooting that left two students dead and nine injured will be released from custody, authorities said on Sunday night. Providence Police Chief Oscar Perez said earlier at a midday news conference that a man in his 20s had been taken into custody in connection with Saturday’s gun violence but gave no further details. But at a...

10. Martial law plot was Yoon’s plan all along, South Korean prosecutors say

    South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk-yeol began plotting to impose martial law barely a year after taking office, aiming to cling to power by provoking a military confrontation with North Korea, special investigators have found. Announcing the results of a 180-day investigation on Monday, special prosecutor Cho Eun-suk said Yoon and his closest aides had devised a scheme to form a military...