Lakeisha Leo

In China’s booming livestream economy, personal pain has become a powerful currency. But as sympathy turns into a commodity, empathy itself risks running out.

In China's booming livestream economy, personal pain has become a powerful currency. But as sympathy turns into a commodity, empathy itself risks running out.

More than just a fashion trend, the rising popularity of hanfu shows how younger Chinese generations are reclaiming history and heritage with pride.

The US' Venezuela intervention, as well as its recent military strikes in Africa and the Middle East, decreases its bandwidth for Asia, says an expert.

Released by the ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute in Singapore on Tuesday (Apr 7), the survey findings place Beijing back in front after trailing Washington last year, reflecting shifting regional sentiment amid intensifying great power competition.

While massively popular among young Chinese social media users, AI microdramas are fuelling concerns that the technology is eroding copyright - and potentially livelihoods.

Chinese holidaymakers heading abroad for the Labour Day break in May are scrambling to rebook plans as several airlines cancel flights to Southeast Asia amid a fuel crisis driven by the Iran war.

Foreign student enrollment rates in China are recovering post-pandemic, driven by rising demand from Asia and Africa as students are drawn by lower costs, scholarships and shifting global dynamics.

Chinese authorities are cracking down on violent livestreaming content but eliminating the issue will be hard, experts say, as social media sites still profit from such spectacle.

China's defence minister may not have attended this year's Shangri-La Dialogue but the country still loomed large and remained at the centre of discussion.