North Korea Fires Ballistic Missiles Towards the Sea Off Its East Coast
SEOUL—North Korea fired several ballistic missiles from its capital Pyongyang towards the sea off its east coast at around 7:50 a.m. local time on...
Rubio Warns Cuban Leaders After Maduro’s Capture
Following the U.S. military’s overnight mission in Caracas to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a direct...
China’s wealthy swap real estate for insurance, gold as retirement looms
Since 2020, Li Jiang, a veteran manufacturing entrepreneur from Guangdong, has been selling off his properties one by one – a move that once...
How this Japanese small-town cannery keeps fishing industry afloat amid labour shortage
Across Japan, foreign workers are keeping factories, fisheries and workshops afloat. But as wages rise in neighbouring countries, many business owners worry that Japan...
1 dead, more than 200 evacuated after fire breaks out in Hong Kong flat
A man has been found dead after a fire broke out at a public housing estate in Hong Kong, prompting the evacuation of more...
Thailand election 2026: can ‘orange wave’ break conservative grip on power?
For any party that wants to change Thailand, bitter experience has shown that winning an election and taking power are two entirely different things....
Power vacuum in Caracas? Venezuelans wonder who’s in charge after Maduro capture
Venezuelans on Saturday scrambled to understand who was in charge of their country after the US military captured President Nicolas Maduro, ousting the strongman...
China’s emission-free tech boosts productivity 3-fold, debunks Trump’s green burden theory
A groundbreaking Chinese innovation is turning one of climate policy’s oldest assumptions on its head: that cutting emissions inevitably hurts the economy. Critics including...
Was the US capture of Venezuela’s President Maduro legal?
The US captured Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation early on Saturday morning, culminating in a months-long pressure campaign by President Donald...