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Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has unveiled its ultra-fast charger that promises to take just five minutes to fully power EVs — putting heat on rival Tesla in the process. But analysts say the electricity grid may not be ready, in Australia at least. 

The federal government has lodged diplomatic protests with China after two prominent Hong Kong activists in Australia were targeted in what appear to be coordinated intimidation campaigns. 

How much do you know about the Year of the Snake and unique Lunar New Year traditions in Asian countries? Put your knowledge to the test with these 10 questions and see if you're a true Lunar New Year expert!

Operation Ares leads to the arrest of a 26-year-old woman from Ashfield who allegedly tried to export 94 live native reptiles to Hong Kong over a period of four weeks.

More than 200,000 people in Hong Kong are crammed into tiny subdivided flats but a government plan to build temporary housing worries some residents and advocates. 

Critics of Hong Kong authorities' housing reform argue it is just a band-aid solution for the world's least affordable housing market.

Justin Sun fulfilled his promise to eat the controversial artwork at a glamorous hotel in Hong Kong, describing the taste as "really quite good".

In a matter of days, two long-running Hong Kong court cases highlight just how much the semi-autonomous city is shrinking under Beijing's gaze.

Jimmy Lai, the billionaire Hong Kong media tycoon, has taken the stand in his own defence in a high-stakes national security trial that could see him jailed for life.

The study published in the Nature Human Behaviour Journal has found people using the internet who are 50 or older had fewer mental health symptoms.

The resumption of the media mogul's trial comes a day after the sentencing of 45 pro-democracy activists, academics and ex-lawmakers to prison terms.

In a landmark Hong Kong national security case, 45 pro-democracy activists, academics and former politicians have been sentenced to jail for up to 10 years.

From premium pour-overs crafted with sought-after Taiwanese beans to affordable lattes brewed late into the night, Taiwan has become a true powerhouse for specialty coffee enthusiasts.

Eleven monkeys have died over the past week, with a further two dying over the weekend. Authorities say the bacterial infection melioidosis killed at least nine of the monkeys at Hong Kong's oldest zoo. 

Build-to-rent is the latest craze in property, with advocates saying it can help solve issues with housing in Australia. But how has the concept performed overseas? 

Sydney-born Harry Clarke has claimed the world title in men's downhill skateboarding less than eight months after a near-death experience. He hopes his win will help get the sport included in the Olympics.

A Hong Kong court sentences a former editor to jail for 21 months and immediately released another after they had earlier been found guilty of conspiring to publish seditious articles in a ruling that has prompted an international outcry.

China has announced a broad suite of stimulus measures, but analysts are sceptical about whether they are enough to kickstart a sluggish economy.

In the late 80s, the world discovered the action-movie styling of John Woo through The Killer. Now, the iconic director has decided to make the film again, with a few twists.

The Hong Kong billionaires who saved Donald Trump from bankruptcy have finally achieved what he could not: a piece of the Australian casino business.