Dying Chinese man, 61, leaves US$43 million fortune to young wife, enrages ex-wife’s family
A terminally ill Chinese man left 300 million yuan (US$43 million) to his wife who is 28 years younger than him, causing a dispute...
How a US clampdown affected mainland Chinese, Hong Kong student visa numbers
A US clampdown on visas for mainland Chinese and Hong Kong students last May led to year-on-year declines of 42 per cent and 35...
Japan’s knife crime wave lays bare tragic cost of youth mental burnout
The day that Taiki Hirokawa stabbed his former girlfriend to death in a Pokemon store in Tokyo had started like any other, his mother...
DR Congo is latest African nation to receive third-country deportees from US under deal
DR Congo will receive some migrants as part of a new deal under the Trump administration’s third-country programme, its government said on Sunday, the...
Andrew Tilton on China’s growth prospects, economic trajectory in wake of Iran war
Andrew Tilton, chief Asia-Pacific economist at Goldman Sachs, speaks to the South China Morning Post about the long-term future of China’s economy after the...
Appeal court reinstates US$656 million judgment against the PLO and Palestinian Authority
A US$656 million judgment against Palestinian authorities has been reinstated by appeal judges, following a US Supreme Court ruling in favour of Americans killed...
Global South nations are insulating themselves from the heat of US actions
The US-Israeli strikes on Iran and ensuing conflagration offer a window into how the US-led order works. For all its contributions, it functions like...
Zelensky in Syria to discuss security cooperation with President Ahmed al-Sharaa
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky pledged to work for enhanced security in talks on Sunday with his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa, as Kyiv seeks to...
Ukrainian drones attacked cargo ship that sank, killing 1, Russian official says
A cargo ship carrying wheat sank in the Sea of Azov after coming under attack from Ukrainian drones, a Russia-installed official said on Sunday,...