Chinese goods pour into Africa, widening trade gap to record US$102 billion amid US pressure
China ramped up its exports to Africa last year, widening its trade surplus with the continent by 64.5 per cent to a record US$102...
After Spain train crash, search for missing dog grips the nation: ‘he is family’
Blanket draped over her shoulders and a bandage on her cheek, Ana Garcia issued a desperate plea: she needed help finding her dog, Boro....
Supreme Court to Review Trump’s Firing of Fed Governor
Another one of President Donald Trump’s high-profile firings is headed to the Supreme Court on Jan. 21, when the justices are expected to review...
Why Greenland Is Vital for US to Counter China and Russia
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that the United States must purchase, annex, or, if necessary, militarily seize Greenland “for the purpose of national...
Trump Talks Bilateral Relations With Turkish President Erdogan in Phone Call
U.S. President Donald Trump held a phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Jan. 20, which the Turkish government said centered on...
Bessent Warns Taiwan Chip Reliance Risks ‘Economic Apocalypse’
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Jan. 20 that the world economy faces a single, outsized systemic vulnerability because advanced semiconductor production remains...
Collective vs. Core: Unifying the Presidency and General Secretary in Việt Nam
“It is not because of institutional unification; this is a situational circumstance,” former General Secretary Nguyễn Phú Trọng told Hà Nội voters in 2018....
Indonesia police arrest 9 in Medan baby trafficking case linked to social media
Indonesian police have dismantled an alleged baby trafficking ring that used social media to sell newborns in Medan after neighbours reported suspicious activity at...
How Asia’s economies could benefit from Trump’s global power plays
Asia’s economies may unintentionally benefit from the United States’ confrontational foreign policy across several continents, even as analysts warn of near-term volatile commodity prices....