Indian teacher wins US$1 million prize for transforming slum education with murals
An Indian teacher and activist known for creating hundreds of learning centres and painting educational murals across the walls of slums won the US$1...
From China’s chokehold to Trump’s stockpile, Europe looks for least bad rare earth bet
EU industry chief Stephane Sejourne was in Washington on Wednesday, with a mandate from the bloc’s 27 member states to work towards a memorandum...
Chinese boy, 10, bravely fights leukaemia for half his life, calls medicines ‘dessert’, dies
A 10-year-old Chinese boy has died after a lengthy and brave battle with leukaemia, breaking millions of hearts online. The boy, known by his...
Murder suspect captured in Thailand set to be handed back to Hong Kong authorities
Thai police have helped Hong Kong authorities in arresting two fugitives, including a murder suspect who had been on the run for more than...
Xi holds Trump, Putin calls as Iran tensions mount
Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Iran in wide-ranging calls with both Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, as the US president steps up...
China’s clean power energising economy, adding a Brazil’s worth of GDP: report
Clean energy technologies – led by solar power and electric vehicles – drove more than one-third of China’s economic growth last year and over...
Malaysia clarifies Trump trade deal: no exclusive rare earth rights for US
The new reciprocal trade agreement between Malaysia and the United States contains no provisions granting Washington exclusive access to Malaysia’s rare earth elements (REE),...
Ex-actor Ian Fang deported and barred from Singapore over underage sex offences
Former actor Ian Fang has been stripped of his Singaporean permanent resident status and will be deported when he finishes serving a 40-month jail...
In Malaysia, study on elected Kuala Lumpur mayor triggers another race debate
The Malaysian government’s proposed study on whether Kuala Lumpur should elect its mayor instead of being appointed has detonated into what observers call a...