China urges Taliban to tighten security after suicide attack on restaurant in Kabul
China has condemned Monday’s suicide attack on a Chinese restaurant in Kabul, urging the Taliban to take further measures to protect the safety of...
Australia stiffens hate crime, gun laws after Bondi Jewish festival shooting
Australia passed tougher hate crime and gun laws on Tuesday, weeks after gunmen targeting a Jewish festival on Bondi Beach killed 15 people. Lawmakers...
Hong Kong parents of special needs children fear abuse claims under new law
Hong Kong mother Amy Chan* often feels overwhelmed caring for her nine-year-old son, who has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The 39-year-old said her...
China’s commercial space sector soars with 50 launches in 2025
China’s commercial space sector logged 50 launches last year – more than half of the country’s total – underscoring the growing role of private...
Netflix wins Warner Bros board support over Paramount with amended all-cash offer
Netflix switched to an all-cash offer for Warner Bros Discovery’s studio and streaming businesses with unanimous support from the HBO owner’s board without increasing...
Hong Kong promotes ‘responsible and sustainable’ digital asset regime at Davos
Hong Kong’s finance chief has promoted the city’s regulatory regime for digital assets as “responsible and sustainable” at the annual World Economic Forum in...
Death toll rises to 9 after explosion at north China rare earth steel plant
The death toll from an explosion at a rare earth steel plant in north China’s Inner Mongolia autonomous region has risen to nine. The...
Trump’s blunt interventions risk undermining US interests
For all his bombast, few could have imagined the sound and fury with which Donald Trump has taken to foreign policymaking in his second...
Almost half of Kyiv without heat and power after massive Russian drone strike
An overnight Russian bombardment left thousands of residential buildings in Kyiv without heating and water in -14 degrees Celsius (6.8 Fahrenheit) temperatures on Tuesday,...