Do you buy those detergents with claims like ‘antibacterial’ and ‘good for indoor drying’? In this #TalkingPoint experiment, we compare laundry cleaners with such claims against normal detergents to see if they really work any better.

Your smartphone may contain up to 14 tiny magnets vital to the function of your phone’s speaker, camera autofocus and microphone, for instance. Here’s rare access to a magnet factory in Dongguan, China, where some of the world’s strongest magnets are made.

Taiwan is holding a consequential presidential election in January 2024, as US-China ties worsen and security in the Asia-Pacific grows more fraught. How do voters, young and old, feel about being caught between two global superpowers, and will it matter in their vote for the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP), Taiwan People’s Party (TPP), or the Kuomintang (KMT)?

People with fibromyalgia feel widespread pain - but their medical tests come back normal. Not only does this baffle doctors, patients also question if their constant muscle aches, joint pain, and tiredness were simply imagined. Fibromyalgia has no known cause or cure, and its symptoms - such as chronic fatigue, depression and brain fog - can be mistaken for other conditions like arthritic or autoimmune diseases. Four people share what it’s li...

During World War II, an American-Chinese coalition called the “Flying Tigers” fought against the Japanese in Asia. Among its volunteer pilots was Captain Ho Weng Toh, who completed 18 missions over China on the B-25 Mitchell, bombing strategic points to push back Japanese soldiers. After the war, he became a pioneer Singapore Airlines pilot. Ho passed away at 103 on January 6, 2024.

In 2022, over 13,000 fire incidents were reported in the Philippines. Most fires are located in slums where illegal electricity connections are widespread. Danie Cabillo, Joanna Mandap and Marvin Bustamante are among over 4,500 ordinary civilians who have joined fire brigades across Metro Manila.

After more than 8.5 million views on YouTube and TV in 2023, the Talking Point hosts, Steven Chia, Diana Ser, Munah Bagharib and Shrey Bhargava, wrap up the 2023 season. They share memorable filming moments, behind-the-scenes tidbits and dish out ‘challenges’ for each other.

Aggressive in-line skater Chloe is 6, and she’s performing pro-level tricks at competitions against competitors over twice her age. But her current size and height are against her favour, it’s hard even to find skates that fit. To land a backflip, Chloe has to train in South Korea because the skate ramps are higher, giving her the extra launch that her small stature needs.

#TalkingPoint host Steven Chia was confused by a complicated price list at one caifan stall, in a recent episode. In this digital extra, Talking Point producer Charmaine Tan takes on the challenge of redesigning the stall’s confusing price list, with tips from a marketing expert to make the menu more intuitive for customers.

What happens when adults with disabilities and special needs go grocery shopping? Watch the magic that happens in the aisles, at this GIANT supermarket at Loyang Point.

China aims to be global leader in artificial intelligence (AI) and renewable energy. It has doubled down on investments and infrastructure support for these sectors - to rival the US. But China’s growing dominance has also got some countries worried. The US-China trade war intensified last August, when President Joe Biden banned the export of advanced chips to China. The EU also has plans to ban Chinese solar panels. China also faces barri...

China emerged as one of the world’s top car exporters in 2023, powered by its massive push for electric vehicles. Buoyed by years of heavy government investments, subsidies, and manufacturing rebates, Chinese automakers have flooded overseas markets as global EV demand continues to rise. In Q4 2023, China’s BYD even outsold Tesla in sales volume for the first time. Amid the advent of Chinese brands like NIO and Xpeng, the European Union laun...

Do you stock up on generic drugs when you travel to Malaysia? Or buy medication from online retailers that deliver to Singapore? In this #TalkingPoint experiment, we test the potency of such medicines to see if they are really effective.

Indonesian Imam Januar has built and grown various YouTube channels such as RB Official which currently has over 10 million subscribers. Now, he’s teaching content creation and monetisation classes to aspiring YouTubers and is building a ‘creator house’ in the village of Tapen Bondowoso in East Java.

For Zhang Yao Quan, a long-haul truck driver who livestreams his journeys, bringing his wife along on deliveries is the safest way to survive Asia’s most dangerous roads like the Karakoram Highway. They cook, eat, and sleep in the truck almost 24/7 in order to make deliveries on time. And being together within confined spaces also causes tensions to rise quickly.

When mum Mazni attended Secondary 1 with daughter Dian for six weeks, as part of the #OnTheRedDot series My Parent My Classmate, she ended up in the middle of a tricky teenage friendship between Dian and her classmate, Jovianne.

This Filipino lechon business owner is challenging tradition to stand out among all the lechon stalls in Cebu - he’s created an extra umami version of lechon with a black squid ink glaze.

What happens after the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) papers are collected? What’s done to ensure marking consistency and accuracy across all the markers? We ask PSLE science chief marker Jay Mahardale for insights on the marking process, and how parents and students can tackle the annual national exam effectively.

Secondary 3 student Wong Shan Ni holds multiple Co-Curriular Activity (CCA) leadership roles and joins external competitions to boost her portfolio. She’s frustrated that her father doesn’t understand her busy schedule and tells her “crying is not a solution” when she’s stressed. As part of the #OnTheRedDot series My Parent My Classmate, dad Steven Wong attends school with his daughter for six weeks to experience her busy school life.

After losing their 12-year-old son, Raphael, to cancer in 2020, William and Winnie Lee were given a rare opportunity to preserve his memory in an unusual way. CNA producers helped them create a virtual reality (VR) avatar in his likeness so they could ‘interact’ with him in the metaverse. In this excerpt from the documentary Remembering Me, the Lees ‘meet’ Raphael’s avatar for the first time. But is grief tech for everyone?

Phuket is seeing a post-pandemic property boom, as wealthy Russians seek new investment and home opportunities amid the Ukraine war. Aided by relaxed visa rules and legal loopholes, Russians became the island’s second largest group of foreign condominium buyers after Chinese clients in 2023. But some locals are worried.

Yogita Raghuvanshi has been a long-haul trucker in India for over 20 years. She drives through rain in the foggy mountains of Cherrapunji, one of the world's wettest regions, to pick up goods. She talks about the dangers of her job, tricks to survive in harsh environments as a woman, and being away from her children for long periods.

Shopback, PropertyGuru, Meta, eBay and Dell. These are just a handful of companies that carried out mass layoffs in the first quarter of 2024 alone. What are the sure signs that a retrenchment is headed your way? How to tell if your job is safe? If you do get laid off, should you hide it from your next potential employer? We find out the answers from an HR professional who agreed to bare all the facts on condition of anonymity. "

Are expectations of the young falling short of the perfect romance seen in Korean dramas? Seven out of ten South Koreans think cohabiting is a better idea than marriage, according to the 2022 Korea Social Survey. The country already has the lowest birthrate in the world - why does marriage seem like a bad idea in South Korea? Living together before marriage is still a taboo, but check out how some South Koreans are willing to challenge socia...