It all started with one question. A query last week from an X (formerly Twitter) account called Toka was enough to propel Elon Musk’s built in-chatbot called Grok 3 into…
Tag: Asia
China: Ex-researcher sentenced to death for spying
A former engineer at a Chinese research institute has been sentenced to death for selling classified material to foreign spy agencies, Chinese authorities said. After he resigned from the institute,…
India: Three men sentenced to death in India for 1981 caste massacre
A court in India has sentenced three men to death for the 1981 murder of 24 people from the Dalit (formerly untouchable) community. The men were part of a gang…
India: Curfew in Nagpur city after violence over Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s tomb
A curfew has been imposed in parts of a city in India’s western state of Maharashtra after Hindu groups demanded the removal of the tomb of Aurangzeb, a 17th-Century Mughal…
India: Language battle heats up
A war of words has erupted between the chief minister of a southern Indian state and the federal government over an education policy that, among other things, also deals with…
India: The battle over redrawing electoral map
A political storm is brewing in India, with the first waves already hitting the southern part of the country. Leaders there are calling for mass mobilisation to protect the region’s…
China: Government spending billions to get people to open their wallets
The Chinese government has promised new child care subsidies, increased wages and better paid leave to revive a slowing economy. That is on top of a $41bn discount programme for…
Taiwan: Authorities revoke visa of pro-Beijing Chinese influencer
A Chinese influencer living in Taiwan must leave the island within days or be deported, Taiwanese authorities said, after she posted videos supporting the idea of China taking the island…
Thailand: British tourist missing after boat fire
A British tourist is missing in Thailand after a boat caught fire and sank off the coast of the island of Koh Tao. The Surat Thani Provincial Public Relations Office…
India: Tiny village becomes India’s YouTube capital
In Tulsi, a village in central India, social media has sparked an economic and social revolution. It’s a microcosm of YouTube’s effect on the world. As villagers head into the…