Chinese military patrols Scarborough Shoal, 5 days after US-Philippine drills in area
China carried out naval and air patrols around Scarborough Shoal on Saturday – just days after joint US-Philippine drills nearby – underscoring tensions in...
Labubu toymaker Pop Mart picks London as European headquarters, rolls out new stores
Labubu toymaker Pop Mart plans to establish its European headquarters in London, as UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met the company’s founder during a...
Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 20, including children at tent camp, say hospitals
Hospitals in Gaza said Israeli strikes killed at least 20 Palestinians on Saturday, one of the highest tolls since the October ceasefire aimed at...
UK PM Starmer arrives in Japan for last leg of East Asia visit
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has landed in Tokyo ahead of a meeting with his Japanese counterpart at the conclusion of his visit to...
Full pivot or anxious hedge? Europe’s leaders flock to China
Flight routes between Europe and China are suddenly crowded with prime ministers and presidents, giving the impression of a continent pivoting eastward. A flurry...
Chinese man dies after intensive work week, receives office text 8 hours posthumously
A 32-year-old Chinese programmer who died suddenly after working intensively for years received a new work task message eight hours after his death. News...
New generation of Hong Kong police need ‘iron bones’, security minister says
The new generation of Hong Kong police officers will need “iron bones” in the face of unrelenting “oppression by hostile foreign forces”, the security...
Over 200 die in DR Congo after landslide causes mines to collapse: rebel authorities
A landslide earlier this week collapsed several mines at a major coltan mining site in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), leaving at...
How one election in Japan could upend bond markets and global finance
Compared with the turmoil threatened by US President Donald Trump’s actions in everything from geopolitics to trade, the outcome of Japan’s parliamentary lower house...