Nepal voted for change. Can its rapper-engineer PM deliver?
Nepal’s prime minister-in-waiting came to power on a promise of change. Now he faces the monumental challenge of taking on a system weighed down...
Japan’s Intelligence Overhaul: Push for a National Intelligence Agency and Anti-Spy Law
The Japanese government is set to revamp its intelligence and anti-espionage institutional structures, to include the establishment of a new National Intelligence Agency and...
Closing struggling Hong Kong schools ‘spares parents from future problems’
Closing struggling Hong Kong schools in the short term will prevent future problems for parents, the education minister has said, warning that the city...
Cuba’s leader vows ‘unbreakable resistance’ if US tries to take over island
Cuba’s leader on Tuesday said the US would face “unbreakable resistance” if it tries to take over the impoverished island nation, as communist authorities...
Delayed US-China summit raises stakes for Takaichi ahead of White House visit
Thursday’s summit between US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was supposed to see the two leaders sit down in advance...
The US$460 cake testing Malaysia’s sweet tooth and wallet: ‘even sultan would think twice’
A bakery in Malaysia’s Sarawak state has set tongues wagging with its premium cake offerings sold at eye-watering prices, as Muslims countrywide this week...
HSBC launches US$2.5 billion AT1 bond issue in Hong Kong after market standstill
HSBC Holdings plans to raise US$2.5 billion by issuing two tranches of additional tier-1 (AT1) bonds, marking the reopening of such offerings after the...
Academic Claims Police Silenced After Break-Ins Tied to CCP Interference Research
AUCKLAND, New Zealand—After her home was burgled in the wake of a ground-breaking exposé into CCP foreign interference, scholar Anne-Marie Brady says police were...
Juliana Stratton Wins Senate Democratic Primary in Illinois
CHICAGO—Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Senate primary in Illinois on March 17, likely becoming the successor to retiring Sen. Dick Durbin...