As Iran war rages, China links peace to economic growth at Boao Forum
As the US-Israeli war on Iran continues, China’s top legislator, Zhao Leji, has told the Boao Forum for Asia – a high-level gathering of...
Iran war deflects attention from Ukraine as Russia starts spring offensive
The Iran war has deflected global attention from Russia’s all-out invasion of its neighbour Ukraine as Europe’s biggest conflict since World War II enters...
Trump Says Iranian Leaders Are ‘Negotiating, Want to Make a Deal So Badly’
President Donald Trump on Wednesday night said that Iranian leaders “are negotiating” with the United States on a path to end the war. “By...
China woman lives in nursing home, pays US$30 rent by providing companionship to residents
A young Chinese woman lives in a nursing home and pays just 200 yuan (US$30) in rent a month in exchange for offering companionship...
UN designates African slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’
The UN General Assembly on Wednesday designated the transatlantic African slave trade as “the gravest crime against humanity”, despite opposition by the United States...
US airport wait times longest in history after hundreds of unpaid officers leave
The Transportation Security Administration warned that US airport security was under severe strain as a weeks-long Department of Homeland Security funding shutdown drives staffing...
6 injured in explosion at Hong Kong recycling yard
Six people have been injured, some with serious burns, in an explosion at a recycling yard in northern Hong Kong, with more than 100...
Man dies after getting electric shock from lamp post near Lantau beach
A man was killed after receiving an electric shock from a lamp post while wet following a visit to a beach on Hong Kong’s...
China opens world’s largest ship data set that could be used to train drones
A Chinese military research team has released what it described as the first publicly available visible light-infrared ship detection data set, a resource that...