Co-founder of British retailer Asos dies after falling from balcony in Thailand
Quentin Griffiths, who co-founded British fast-fashion retailer Asos, has died after a fall from a balcony in Thailand, Thai police said on Friday. Police...
Germany’s Merz the latest European leader to visit China amid tensions with US
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will visit China from Wednesday, shortly after the Lunar New Year holiday, according to the chancellor’s spokesman. “This date was...
Families of Philippine drug war victims seek ICC justice as Duterte trial looms
Mary Ann Pajo watched quietly as cemetery workers opened her son’s tomb in Manila this week and removed his body for examination by a...
China defends WTO’s most-favoured nation principle after US, EU challenge rule
China has defended the World Trade Organization’s non-discrimination principle after the United States and the European Union recently proposed reforms that could weaken it...
CUHK alumni lose legal bid to overturn election ban over ‘scandalous’ conduct
Two Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) graduates have lost a judicial challenge against their disqualifications from an election for the institution’s advisory body,...
6 European activists held in Turkey while investigating prison conditions
Turkey has arrested six European activists who came to the country to examine prison conditions of political detainees, their lawyer said on Friday. They...
Pax Sinica vs Pax Silica: how China-US mineral war is taking shape
If 2026 were a chess match, critical minerals would be the opening gambit, and both China and the United States are going all out....
Bangladesh faces daunting post-election challenges in economy, garment sector
The biggest challenges that the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has to tackle following its recent victory in the general election are the country’s sluggish...
China scrambles fighters to confront US warplanes based in South Korea
US and Chinese fighter jets have engaged in a rare stand-off over the Yellow Sea, according to media reports in South Korea. This comes...