Brazilian beef exports seen stable in 2026 ‘despite Chinese safeguards’
Brazilian beef exports will remain stable in 2026 compared with last year, beef lobby Abiec said on Monday, projecting shipments between 3.3 million and...
Valentino, fashion designer to the stars, dies aged 93 in Rome
Valentino Garavani, the jet-set Italian designer whose high-glamour gowns – often in his trademark shade of “Valentino red” – were fashion show staples for...
Canada could send small contingent of troops to Greenland for Nato exercises
Canada is considering whether to send a small contingent of troops to Greenland to take part in Nato military exercises, a source directly familiar...
Hong Kong authorities ‘very concerned’ as dozens face eviction from subdivided flats
Hong Kong authorities are “very concerned” about subdivided flat tenants facing eviction from a Cheung Sha Wan building by March, after the landlord’s plans...
Explosion at Chinese restaurant in Kabul kills 7, injures a dozen more
An explosion at a Chinese restaurant in central Kabul on Monday killed at least seven people and wounded more than a dozen others, emergency...
Hong Kong justice minister slams sanctions threat, accusations against judges
Hong Kong’s justice minister has refuted “unfounded” accusations against the judiciary regarding several highly charged national security cases, stating that none of the judges...
China signs record US$213 billion of new ‘belt and road’ deals in 2025: report
China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative gained further traction in 2025, with a record US$213.5 billion of new deals signed as projects in metals,...
How narrowing China-US gap could reshape global power play by 2035
The United States is likely to lose its clear edge over China in strategic relations with major nations by 2035, a prominent Chinese political...
China suffers unprecedented double rocket launch failures in a single day
In a historic blow to its space programme, China suffered two rocket launch failures in a single day for the first time over the...