Xi and Trump to sit down for far-reaching talks on China-US ties and global shocks
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A year after USAID cuts, Philippine development groups struggle as anger lingers
A year after Washington froze and then slashed foreign aid, development workers in the Philippines and across the region say the damage is still...
Centuries ahead of Wall Street: how China’s Song dynasty pioneered global fiat currency
Published: 9:30am, 14 May 2026Updated: 9:37am, 14 May 2026 At least gold glitters. Long before the first paper banknotes fluttered through the financial houses...
Jimmy Lai case shows press freedom is not a get-out-of-jail-free ticket
The death of Ted Turner, who founded CNN in 1980 as the world’s first 24-hour television news channel, is a poignant reminder of the...
Who is Ronald dela Rosa, the ICC-wanted lawmaker holed up in the Philippine Senate?
Philippine Senator Ronald dela Rosa called on the public to step in to prevent law enforcement agents from handing him over to the International...
‘Basically a Chinese racket’: how China streaked ahead at a global AI conference
Chinese universities have significantly overtaken their American rivals in research output at one of the world’s leading artificial intelligence (AI) conferences, according to an...
China parent brings son, 12, to work, where he plays with fire, destroying entire office
A 12-year-old boy in China who was taken to work by one of his parents literally played with fire and left an office completely...
US’ Rubio calls on China to play an ‘active’ role in ending Iran war, despite Trump rhetoric
Published: 8:55am, 14 May 2026Updated: 9:40am, 14 May 2026 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington hopes to convince Beijing to play a...
Japan-South Korea ‘comfort women’ row stoked by statues abroad
Statues erected by South Korean civic groups on the other side of the world honouring the tens of thousands of women forced into sexual...