‘Two sessions’ signals China-US tech contest is entering a new era
With the conclusion of China’s annual parliamentary “two sessions” meetings, emerging policy priorities suggest its relationship with the United States is entering a new...
7 die in Nepal as bus carrying Indian pilgrims plunges off mountain road into ravine
A passenger bus carrying Indian pilgrims slipped off a mountain road and rolled down its slopes in central Nepal, killing seven people and leaving...
Carpool: Chinese giants use idled foreign plants to fuel global expansion
Chinese carmakers, saddled with excess capacity and weak demand at home, are taking a new approach to global expansion: utilising idled facilities abandoned by...
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards issue death threat for Israel’s Netanyahu
Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has threatened Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with death, in a statement published on Sunday by Iran’s...
Iran Turns on China! Xi Jinping Burns Bridges, Iran Missiles Lock On Chinese Ships
UK Maritime Trade Operations, or UKMTO, reported that in the early hours of March 12, the container ship Source Blessing came under attack. The...
In joint patrols with China, Vietnam steers course between two powers
Chinese and Vietnamese personnel will carry out a joint naval patrol and training exercise in the Gulf of Tonkin this week, extending a practice...
Hong Kong seeks to replace, not punish, underperforming Medical Council members
Hong Kong authorities have proposed replacing Medical Council members who underperform rather than punishing them as part of an overhaul following a public outcry...
Body tied to bags of bricks found off Hong Kong pier in ‘suspicious’ case
Hong Kong police have launched an investigation after the body of a 60-year-old woman tied to bags of bricks was found floating off the...
‘Black rain’: Iran war’s toxic pollution will spread and last for decades
News of black rain falling on Tehran felt all too familiar to Nejat Rahmanian as he scrolled through alerts on social media feeds and...