‘We know mum’s fine because we’ve got her a robot’
Join Dr Sarah Harper, professor of gerontology at the University of Oxford and director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, for a Conversation on the Future special…
Special Report
AI tech to change people’s lives
The World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai has sub venues in Hong Kong, North America, Europe, Singapore and South Korea.
Where do the ‘disappeared’ disappear to?
"I was interrogated for six hours. Every part of me was tortured. They used movie-like torture methods. I was bleeding from the nose because of the torture”, revealed one victim.
Edible skincare: Do these next-generation products live up to the hype?
Experts caution that most edible beauty supplements lack credible medical evidence.
Chiang Mai’s Mae Kha Canal gets a beauty treatment
The canal is one of Chiang Mai’s most important waterways, but overdevelopment and bad city planning has clogged up a lot of the 11km-long channel.
Staring at a grim Eid with cost of living rising
With the Inflation rate surging to an eight-year high, middle-to-low income families are spending less this Eid.
A mountain of relics found from the peak of Eurasian trade route era
Thanks to the diligence of archaeologists and descriptions in documentation, ancient cities have become concrete and stunning evidence that marks the peak of the Eurasian trade…
The rise of Islamic banking
Islamic banking in Pakistan appears to be unstoppable — while conventional banking deposits grew an average of 13 per cent annually, Islamic banking deposits have grown by 42…
King of the jungle
Rainforest ranger Mi Hongxu is said to have extraordinary observation skills as he traverses the Yinggeling rainforest, home to more than 2,000 plant and 500 vertebrate species.
Floating city in the shape of a brain coral rises from the Indian Ocean
The floating city large enough to house 20,000 people is being built in a turquoise lagoon – just 10 minutes by boat from Male, the Maldivian capital.