African Union: youth anger mounts over corruption, lack of accountability
Africa’s top regional body is hosting its annual summit in Ethiopia this weekend to discuss the future of the continent of some 1.4 billion...
The future of China-US ties rests on Washington’s will, Wang Yi says in Munich
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said China and US can get along well but whether the goal can be reached will ultimately depend on...
Canada’s Carney, opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country’s main opposition leader held hands Friday as they paid tribute to the victims of one of...
China and US must talk – we owe it to the world, Rubio tells Munich Security Conference
“Our destiny will be intertwined with yours”, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told European allies at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, sending...
How many non-local students are going to Hong Kong universities since quota rise?
Hong Kong public universities had more than 20,000 non-local undergraduate students in the second academic year since the government doubled quotas, a 17 per...
Great Barrier Reef calling: Chinese tourists make Australia a Lunar New Year hotspot
China’s travel industry is expecting a sharp increase in visitors to Australia during this month’s extended Lunar New Year holiday, as millions of tourists...
Public fury as China mental hospitals recruit people to impersonate patients in insurance scam
A number of psychiatric hospitals in central China have been exposed over a scam in which they lure healthy people to become patients in...
Flower sales in Hong Kong bloom as Valentine’s Day shoppers splash out on gifts
Some lovebirds in Hong Kong are expressing their affection this Valentine’s Day by spending hundreds of dollars on bouquets and gifts, while several vendors...
Philippine senators Go, Dela Rosa helped Duterte wage drug war: ICC prosecutors
Two sitting Philippine senators have been identified as “co-perpetrators” in former president Rodrigo Duterte’s crimes against humanity trial at the International Criminal Court, documents...