Vance Predicts Shutdown Won’t Last Long as Democrats Begin to Split
WASHINGTON—Vice President JD Vance said on Oct. 1 that he expects the government shutdown to be short-lived. He said moderate Democrats appear to be...
Here Are What Services Are Open, Closed in the Government Shutdown
The federal government shutdown took effect on Oct. 1, and it’s unclear how long it will last. Some previous shutdowns lasted a day or...
Chikungunya Plague Strikes China, Locked-Down City Empty Except Drones Fighting Insects
On September 28, people in Jiangmen, Guangdong, uploaded videos showing mosquito spraying. One person sighed, saying, I just got through the typhoon, and now...
Will China’s easing of property curbs in 3 big cities help boost consumption?
With China’s three most economically important cities recently rolling out policies to address renewed weakness in the property sector, analysts say stabilising the industry...
China’s first Tibetan woman pilot dreams of being ‘coolest captain’, excels at sport
China’s first woman pilot from Tibet who excels in basketball and skateboarding and dreams of becoming the “coolest captain” has captured attention at the...
China Protests Flare Up Ahead of Regime Anniversary; China’s Economy Staggering: Expert
Throwing pots at police and blocking highways—protests are spreading across China as dissent boils under Beijing’s iron grip. We zoom in on the growing...
Hong Kong mum who gave birth at 58 tells older women not to lose hope for a family
Published: 8:30am, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 12:21pm, 2 Oct 2025 A Hong Kong woman who has once again defied the odds by having a second...
‘Anti-democracy’: Indonesia’s plan to limit social media accounts panned
Published: 8:00am, 2 Oct 2025Updated: 9:14am, 2 Oct 2025 A proposal to restrict Indonesians to just one account per social media platform has drawn...
36 killed when scaffolding at Ethiopia church collapses
Makeshift scaffolding set up at a church in Ethiopia collapsed on Wednesday, killing at least 36 people and injuring more than 200, state media...