Rights group exposes North Korea’s forced labour scheme that reaps US$500 million annually
A state-sponsored forced labour programme which has escalated in recent years has generated up to US$500 million annually for North Korea, according to a...
Danish PM Mette Frederiksen’s left-wing bloc wins election but falls short of majority
Denmark’s left-wing bloc headed by Social Democratic Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen won Tuesday’s general election but failed to secure a majority, as the Social...
Israeli military warns of inbound missiles from Iran, says anti-missile defences active
Israel’s military warned late on Tuesday that Iran had fired a new salvo of missiles towards the country and that anti-missile defences were active...
US unlikely to convince China to join new nuclear arms control agreement, experts say
There is little chance the US could bring China to the table on any nuclear arms control agreements in the short term, despite upcoming...
US officials downplay controller ‘distraction’ in New York LaGuardia plane crash
US officials on Tuesday played down speculation that distracted air traffic controllers might have contributed to a deadly collision between an Air Canada jet...
Meta ordered to pay US$375 million over child exploitation and user safety claims
A New Mexico jury found on Tuesday that social media conglomerate Meta is harmful to children’s mental health and in violation of state consumer...
Gary Liu and Liu Xiaochun on what role stablecoins could play in China and the US
Welcome to Open Dialogue, a series from the South China Morning Post where we bring together leading voices to discuss the stories and subjects...
Trump’s China policy lacks strategy and coherence: former Biden officials
Washington’s China policy lacks strategy, coherence and a clear framework in US President Donald Trump’s second term, mirroring his first, according to a former...
Conflict in the Middle East is boosting the value of the Arctic windfall
Gulf exporters are scrambling to bypass the Strait of Hormuz after Iran choked off most of the maritime traffic in one of the world’s...