China’s Fujian carrier may join service next month, CCTV video suggests
Published: 10:43pm, 23 Aug 2025Updated: 10:44pm, 23 Aug 2025 China’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, the Fujian, could be officially commissioned as early...
Sri Lanka’s ex-president rushed to intensive care after arrest
Sri Lanka’s jailed former president was rushed to intensive care at a state hospital on Saturday, a day after being charged with misusing government...
Why China’s DF-31 missiles are still effective deterrents, decades after debut
Following what became a historic countdown, PLA Sergeant Major Zhao Jing tapped the laptop before him, declared “launch sequence initiated”, and exited the cabin...
Apple’s India push faces hurdle as Foxconn recalls 300 Chinese staff
Apple assembly partner Foxconn has recalled about 300 Chinese engineers from a factory in India, the latest setback for the iPhone maker’s push to...
1 more Hong Kong firm suspected to have fired locals after importing workers
Hong Kong authorities have identified another suspected case of an employer dismissing local workers and importing staff, after earlier this month sanctioning a firm...
European, Indian postal services to halt US-bound packages over tariff confusion
Published: 9:11pm, 23 Aug 2025Updated: 9:34pm, 23 Aug 2025 Multiple postal services in Europe and India on Saturday suspended the shipment of many packages...
South Korea’s Lee makes Japan first foreign visit before Trump summit
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung agreed on Saturday to closer security and economic ties ahead of Lee’s planned...
Angola rail project not aimed at countering China, CEO says
Despite Washington’s framing of a key railway network in Angola as a strategic counter to China, the CEO of the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR)...
25 killed in new Israeli strikes as famine threatens Gaza
Palestinians sheltering in tents or seeking scarce food aid were among at least 25 people killed by Israeli strikes and shootings on Saturday in...