Why Asia can’t wait for Europe to lead on deforestation-free timber
Europe is once again embroiled in a prolonged argument over how to keep deforestation-linked timber out of its markets. The European Union’s deforestation regulations,...
Paul Costelloe, personal designer to Princess Diana, dies at 80
Irish fashion designer Paul Costelloe, personal designer to the late Princess Diana who became a fixture at London Fashion Week for four decades, has...
DOJ Sues California to End In-State College Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has filed a federal court complaint challenging laws in the Golden State that provide in-state tuition rates, scholarships, and...
Chinese Soprano Li Liyuan Linked to a Wave of High-Level Purges?
China Insights delivers sharp, data-driven analysis of China’s politics, economy, and society. We connect the dots behind breaking headlines — from Beijing’s power shifts...
Shock! North Korea’s M1 Tank Clone Built on China’s Tofu-Dreg Line—Only the Shell Looks Like a Tank
The other day, North Korea released a video showing Kim Jong-un standing on top of a “new tank.” At first glance, it looks pretty...
Israeli air strikes kill at least 20 in Gaza, in latest test of ceasefire
Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least 20 people and wounded more than 80, local health authorities said on Saturday, in a further...
Cop30 seals uneasy climate deal that sidesteps fossil fuels
World governments agreed on Saturday to a compromise climate deal at the Cop30 conference in Brazil that would boost finance for poor nations coping...
Worker, 49, dies hours after collapsing at Hong Kong sewage treatment plant
Published: 12:14am, 23 Nov 2025Updated: 12:41am, 23 Nov 2025 A contract worker died in hospital hours after collapsing in the basement of a sewage...
AI fake audio clip of Trump ‘not releasing’ Epstein files goes viral
Left-leaning social media users have amplified an AI-generated audio clip purporting to show US President Donald Trump screaming at US officials to block the...