95% of China’s GDP Fake, $10K Per Capita Lie — Xi’s Secret Probe Finds Economy Dead
On May 18, Party officials held a press conference on April 2026’s economic performance. A spokesperson claimed that China’s economy is in a rapid...
5 villagers trapped in flooded Laos cave freed after 10-day ordeal
Published: 6:52pm, 30 May 2026Updated: 7:00pm, 30 May 2026 Five villagers trapped deep in a flooded cave in Laos have been freed, ending a...
Scheme allowing Hong Kong drivers to enter Guangdong province extended to 2031
Published: 6:44pm, 30 May 2026Updated: 7:37pm, 30 May 2026 The popular scheme allowing Hong Kong vehicles to travel north to Guangdong province has been...
New Orleans Transforms Public Education With All-Charter Model
In the 1990s, New Orleans schools provided little respite from the lockdowns, the arrests, the drug use, and the violence seen and heard at...
China launches AI framework to improve ‘black box’ transparency and raise standards
China has pledged to improve the accuracy, reliability and transparency of AI through a new national evaluation framework, as policymakers move to establish common...
Chinese archaeologist who discovered 5,000-year-old city pleads guilty to corruption
Liu Bin, a Chinese archaeologist credited with discovering a vast 5,000-year-old prehistoric city that rewrote the history of Chinese civilisation, has pleaded guilty to...
Dead humpback whale Timmy brought ashore on Danish island for postmortem
Published: 5:57pm, 30 May 2026Updated: 6:00pm, 30 May 2026 The body of a dead humpback whale known as “Timmy” has been brought ashore on...
17 nations launch pact to protect vital undersea cables amid US, China absence
Seventeen countries have agreed to collaborate on defence strategies for critical marine infrastructure such as undersea cables, an effort that analysts warn may be...
Writing’s on the wall for the bond market – for those who can read it
There is a good deal more to the rapid rise in bond yields around the world, not least in Asia, than meets the eye....