Bangkok train-bus crash kills 8, Thai PM orders investigation
A collision between a goods train and a bus killed at least eight people and injured 35 in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday,...
Congo Ebola outbreak: constant burials as death toll reaches 80
At least 80 deaths have been reported in Congo’s new Ebola disease outbreak in the eastern Ituri province, authorities said, as health workers raced...
Is China’s new mediation body gaining steam as Western brokers’ influence wanes?
Global envoys and experts are doubling down on mediation as a preferred way to resolve regional conflicts amid stalled US-Iran peace talks and China’s...
Is AI adoption causing ‘utilitarian’ employers to reduce entry-level hiring?
Published: 7:40pm, 16 May 2026Updated: 8:13pm, 16 May 2026 University student Harry Dong has spent more than two months sending out roughly 30 to...
10 Mexican government, justice officials indicted in US, will surrender
Published: 7:18pm, 16 May 2026Updated: 7:24pm, 16 May 2026 The former Secretary of Public Security for Mexico’s Sinaloa state appeared in a US court...
DISTRUST! China’s Gifts to Trump’s Team Burned as Trash—Xi’s Dinner, Trump Didn’t Take a Bite
On the afternoon of May 15, President Donald Trump wrapped up his whirlwind visit to China. The official footage showed grand receptions and seemingly...
Scalpers list Swatch-Audemars Piguet watches hours after launch in Hong Kong
Published: 6:31pm, 16 May 2026Updated: 6:40pm, 16 May 2026 Many shoppers who queued for days ahead of the launch of a new watch from...
Man infected with rat hepatitis E, Hong Kong’s first case this year
Published: 6:03pm, 16 May 2026Updated: 6:04pm, 16 May 2026 Health authorities are investigating a human case of rat hepatitis E – the first recorded...
How Taiwan’s Apec attendance could test Beijing’s cross-strait pragmatism
Taiwan will send its top trade negotiator to next week’s Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) ministerial meeting in mainland China – a rare occurrence since...