Chinese mining giant CMOC pays US$1 billion for Brazilian gold mines with 8 tons of output
CMOC Group, one of China’s biggest miners, extended its push into precious metals with a US$1 billion deal to buy the Brazilian operations of...
China-US AI gap narrows, South Koreans snub K-pop: 5 weekend reads you missed
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Deadline looms for release of Epstein files in test of US transparency
US President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a Friday deadline to release decades of government secrets on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the latest...
Thailand Cuts Laos Fuel Route as Cambodia Border Conflict Deepens
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH—Thailand’s military said on Monday that it has stopped fuel shipments passing through a border checkpoint with Laos because of fears they were...
Kim’s sister spotted with suspected luxury Chinese foldable phone
Published: 12:03pm, 15 Dec 2025Updated: 12:06pm, 15 Dec 2025 Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s supreme leader, has been spotted with what...
South Korean police raid Unification Church headquarters in bribery sweep
South Korean police launched a raid on Monday to search the offices and compounds of the Unification Church in and near Seoul, including an...
Director Rob Reiner and wife found dead in apparent homicide at Los Angeles home
Published: 11:21am, 15 Dec 2025Updated: 12:58pm, 15 Dec 2025 Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at...
Japan’s retreat from global health funding hands China diplomatic opening
Japan’s sharp reduction in funding for a leading international body fighting infectious diseases risks damaging Tokyo’s credibility and long-held “peace diplomacy”, in a move...
Japan risks 199,000 deaths in overdue megaquake amid fresh tremor swarm
A cluster of tremors off Japan’s northeastern coast has raised alarms among seismologists, as a new government study warns that up to 199,000 people...