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Others have accused Gen Z Vietnamese of plotting a “colour revolution” – a term used to refer to mostly nonviolent protest movements that use specific colours or flowers as their symbol. This is a familiar line of critique from Vietnamese authorities, who have previously labelled people’s grievances or resentments as …

Fast-fashion giant Shein says it plans to raise up to HK13.86bn (£1.3bn; $1.77bn) when its shares start trading on the Hong Kong stock market on 1 September. In a filing on Monday, external, Shein said it will offer nearly 280 million shares for between HK$47.60 and HK$49.50. At the top …

An Australian woman bitten by a shark at a popular Sydney beach earlier this year says she has been given a “second chance at life” and will be making the most of it. Leah Stewart, 35, was mauled by a shark during a morning swim at Coogee Beach in June, …

Many among India’s Gen Z may not see Narendra Modi as a friend. But the Indian prime minister is trying to talk to them like one. The 75-year-old leader – who has long cultivated a strongman image through scripted speeches, formal broadcasts and carefully choreographed appearances – has in recent …

But now Zhu can sense this freedom being curtailed. She says she finds herself encountering authorities more often in Hong Kong than in mainland China. At one bookshop event, she recalls government officials entering the premises. “They just sat there listening alongside us.” Increasing raids have not only targeted explicitly …

Nanda Malini, a famed Sri Lankan singer whose voice was seen as a soundtrack to some of the country’s political and social upheavals, has died at 82. Songs from her album Pawana, which touched on social issues and urged people to stand up to injustice, were banned from national airwaves …

Two Hong Kong activists who organised annual vigils to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown have been found guilty of inciting others to subvert state power under the city’s controversial national security law. Lee Cheuk-yan, 69, and Chow Hang-tung, 41, face a maximum penalty of 10 years in jail after …

The two Koreas are technically still at war since they did not sign a peace treaty after the Korean War. Reuniting with the South had always been a key, if increasingly unrealistic, part of the North’s ideology until Kim abandoned it in 2024. Despite this, the threats against the South …

Four workers in Japan have died after being struck by a train at Shin-Kanuma Station, north of Tokyo, authorities say. The collision happened around 10:46 local time (01:46 GMT) while the workers were removing weeds from the train tracks, local media reported. When emergency services arrived at the scene three …

The body of a woman has been found in Australian bushland, following an eight-day search for a Sydney teenager reported missing last Wednesday. Police said that while the body was yet to be formally identified, it was believed to be that of 18-year-old Lily Hooper. The confirmation came after local …

Chinese authorities have arrested a local government official and a businessman suspected of sexually assaulting a woman at a business gathering, in a case that has sparked outrage in the country. The woman was allegedly assaulted at a karaoke bar in Hangzhou after an official dinner involving executives from several …

A 17-year-old girl whose body was found in a suitcase in Thailand died from suffocation, according to authorities. Police in the coastal city of Pattaya previously said they had found Tunchanok Donhomla’s naked body in a bag near a railway track in the early hours of 27 June. This was …

The backlash against Mishra, who’s an MP from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, was swift and widespread, including from Chief Justice Kant who said the students had a right to protest and that the Bar Council had no business getting involved in what was “a dialogue between law students and …

Doctors in Sri Lanka have removed a 3.1kg (6.8lb) bladder stone from a man – which they believe to be the largest of its kind on record. The procedure was carried out last week at a hospital in Trincomalee, in the east of the country. The 55-year-old patient had been …

Flags at government sites are flying at half-mast and security vehicles are parked in the heart of Beijing, as China mourns former Premier Zhu Rongji. Zhu died of an illness last week at 97, and will be cremated at a funeral in Beijing on Tuesday. There has not been footage …

A student at a Catholic junior high school in the southern Philippines was shot dead by a fellow student, who later took his own life, a local official said on Tuesday. The alleged shooter managed to sneak in a .45-calibre pistol into a classroom at the school in Zamboanga City, …

A student at a Catholic junior high school in the southern Philippines was shot dead by a fellow student, who later took his own life, a local official said on Tuesday. The alleged shooter managed to sneak in a .45-calibre pistol into a classroom at the school in Zamboanga City, …

It’s so bad, it’s become a box office hit. Niu Lai, a low-budget animation film about a cow in a dream sequence has seen a huge jump in ticket sales after going viral for its confusing plot and terrible graphics. It grossed just 7,705 yuan ($1,140; £843) in the first …

In Flores’ westernmost town of Labuan Bajo, the gateway to Komodo National Park and one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations, many survivors have been sleeping outdoors, fearful that if the tremors continue they might be crushed in their sleep. “The shaking was very scary. My house almost collapsed,” said …

India therefore faces a delicate balancing act. It wants to make UPI financially sustainable without disturbing the conditions that helped make it ubiquitous. It is not an impossible task. Brazil’s Pix, another hugely successful instant-payment system, is free for individuals but permits low-cost charges for businesses. Yet it is the …