Paris court convicts school aide for sex abuse, orders ankle tag
A Paris court on Tuesday sentenced a man to one year under house arrest with an ankle tag for sexually assaulting primary schoolchildren in...
Japan jails man for forcing Thai girl, 12, into sex work
A Japanese court on Tuesday sentenced a 52-year-old man to five years in prison and fined him 1 million yen (US$6,500) for forcing a...
Hong Kong finance chief urges Cathay to keep fares attractive, add routes
Hong Kong’s finance chief has called on Cathay Pacific Airways to offer attractive fares and expand its route network, as China’s national development plan...
How Okinawa’s political shift could make Japan more prepared for a Taiwan contingency
Okinawa’s election on Sunday of a governor backed by Japan’s ruling party ended 12 years of local leadership opposed to the relocation of a...
How Canada’s Trump headache is fuelling a China trade boom
Canada’s exports to China jumped by 30.1 per cent in the first half of 2026, led by crude oil, copper and other energy and...
ICE death, strikes on China proposed over AI, Huawei on trial: 7 US-China relations reads
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering US-China relations from the past few weeks. If you would like...
US-China ties haunted by lack of mutual trust, Beijing Xiangshan Forum told
Published: 9:21pm, 15 Sep 2026Updated: 10:28pm, 15 Sep 2026 A lack of mutual trust and confidence haunts Sino-US relations, a major security conference in...
South Africa on alert after seventh woman’s body found near capital
Published: 9:12pm, 15 Sep 2026Updated: 9:18pm, 15 Sep 2026 A woman’s body was found on Tuesday in the same area east of Johannesburg in...
Tighter scrutiny of Hong Kong IPOs could slow deal flow, analysts say
Securities regulators in Hong Kong and mainland China are doubling down on efforts to raise the quality of Hong Kong initial public offerings (IPOs),...