Like countless parents throughout China, those of 34-year-old Yuan Yin want to do everything they can to support him and his future wife as they prepare to get married.But the weakened property market in Sheyang county, Jiangsu province, is making it...

China’s central bank will include climate change among the issues it considers in implementing its monetary policy and supervisory role in future and will encourage financial institutions to help meet the country’s goal of becoming carbon neutral...

Demonstrators in Myanmar maintained their unflinching opposition to military rule on Sunday despite a rising death toll at the hands of security forces as the junta appeared equally determined to resist growing outside pressure to compromise.One man ...

Ruchira Bose, 44, sets up a picnic under the chikoo tree in her garden while her dog, Sophie, sunbathes on the grass nearby. She looks out at fields where peacocks strut and cows graze. In October last year, the digital content and commerce strategy...

A new mechanism could be established to allow those who experience severe side effects – such as facial paralysis – after their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to switch their choice of jabs, a medical expert said on Sunday, as Hong Kong was exp...

Australia may consider reducing its quarantine requirements and allowing returned travellers to isolate at home as more people receive the Covid-19 vaccine, according to Brendan Murphy, secretary of the Department of Health.As vaccines are rolled out...

As an ever greater number of Southeast Asians become transfixed by video streaming services, the region of 650 million people has become a battleground between home-grown platforms and competitors from the West and China.In the past year, China’s s...

As Beijing steps up its efforts to become self-reliant in manufacturing computer chips, Taiwan is fighting an uphill battle to stop its engineers from being lured to the mainland and stamp out illegal operations within its own territory.On March 9, T...

Beijing’s sweeping changes to Hong Kong’s electoral system were so fast and furious that many across the political spectrum were caught by surprise.Ten days into the approval of the changes by China’s top legislature on March 11, Beijing offici...

The Philippine government expressed concern after spotting more than 200 Chinese fishing vessels it believed were crewed by militias at a reef claimed by both countries in the South China Sea, but it did not immediately lodge a protest.A government b...

Japanese and US defence chiefs agreed in their meeting last week in Tokyo to closely cooperate in the event of a military clash between mainland China and Taiwan, Japanese government sources said on Saturday.US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin brought ...

The wives of some of India’s biggest tycoons are widening the scope of their philanthropic activities that have traditionally focused on education, poverty and public hygiene to focus on current issues such as management of the Covid-19 pandemic an...

Throngs of revellers flocking to Miami Beach, Florida for spring break have become so uncontrollable that authorities imposed a curfew on Saturday they hope will spoil the party.For the next 72 hours, visitors will have to leave streets and restauran...

The roll-out of vaccinations is a “major new hope” for the hotel industry, but it will have to be accompanied by protocol to enable travel to restart, according to the head of Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, which owns and operates the luxury Penin...

The buzz over Thailand’s cannabis industry is getting feverous, with its most excited backers suggesting the production and sale of hemp-based goods from chocolate drops to cookies and CBD medicinal oils could be the perfect antidote for a Southeas...

On Lugard Road, a popular morning exercise trail circling Hong Kong’s iconic Peak, a tile-roofed house lies abandoned behind the trees, graffiti covering its walls.Some claim the structure is haunted, and rumour has it that it was built by a Chines...

US officials attending the high-level talks in Alaska pledged to uphold the one-China principle, Beijing said on Saturday, though analysts were quick to point out that this did not mean Washington supported the mainland’s goal to “reclaim” Taiw...

The murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent and two other people at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week could become the first big test for Georgia’s new hate crimes law.Robert Aaron Long, ...

This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein on politico.com on March 19, 2021.Prosecutors unveiled new conspiracy charges on Friday against four leaders of the Proud Boys...

Four years ago, during the first two months of the Trump administration, North Korea launched three weapons tests and murdered Kim Jong-un’s half-brother in the middle of a crowded airport.By the same point in the Biden administration, nothing of t...

A diverse crowd gathered on Saturday in a park across from the Georgia state Capitol to demand justice for the victims of shootings at massage businesses days earlier and to denounce racism, xenophobia and misogyny.The hundreds of people of all ages ...

Sydney braced for its worst flooding in decades on Sunday after record rainfall caused its largest dam to overflow and as deluges prompted mandatory mass evacuation orders along Australia’s east coast.Emergency services ordered people living in low...

London police said on Saturday they had arrested dozens of people after thousands turned out in the British capital to protest against ongoing coronavirus lockdown restrictions.The Metropolitan Police Service said it had made 33 arrests by early even...

Police deployed water cannon and pepper spray after a gathering of some 20,000 protesters against lockdown and other coronavirus rules in central Germany turned violent, with some demonstrators throwing bottles at police.Protesters from all over Germ...

Technical problems forced Russia’s space programme to delay a rocket launch set to carry 38 satellites into the heavens, the Russian space agency Roskosmos reported on Saturday.The new launch date was briefly pushed back to Sunday, before officials...

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told Russia on Saturday to stop spying in his country, a day after prosecutors said they had charged six people on charges of working as spies for Moscow.Prosecutors said on Friday members of the alleged spying...

Canada’s main opposition Conservative Party members on Saturday voted down a proposal to recognise climate change as real, in a blow to the new party leader’s efforts to embrace environment-friendly policies ahead of a likely federal election thi...

Egypt on Saturday received a second shipment of coronavirus vaccine donated by China, officials said, as the Arab country tries to speed up its vaccination campaign.The 300,000-dose shipment of the vaccine manufactured by China’s state-owned pharma...

Thai police used water cannon and rubber bullets outside Bangkok’s Grand Palace on Saturday, after demonstrators broke through a barricade of shipping containers to demand reforms to the kingdom’s unassailable monarchy.It was the latest night of ...

Beijing’s election overhaul for Hong Kong was meant to ensure stability but a reduction of popularly elected seats in the legislature could cause a backlash on public opinion and international perception of the city’s political system, a top gove...

Denmark on Saturday said that one person had died and another fell seriously ill with blood clots and cerebral haemorrhage after receiving the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccination.The two, both hospital staff members, had both received the AstraZeneca va...

China risks falling behind other nations in getting back to normal unless it increases its vaccination rates, the country’s leading expert in respiratory diseases has warned.Zhong Nanshan told an online seminar on Saturday that the number willing t...

A Hong Kong man was arrested on Friday over an online shopping scam in which he blamed the coronavirus pandemic for delaying the delivery of goods he never sent, police have said.At least 16 people, aged 18 to 46, were victims of the scheme and a tot...

A court in Pakistan sentenced two men to death for the rape of a mother in front of her young children, a crime that shocked the nation and triggered protests.Prosecutor Hafiz Asghar said the verdict in the closely watched, six-month trial of Abid Ma...

The first high-level talks between China and the United States since US President Joe Biden took office began with acrimony and ended with a consensus that observers say opens up a narrow path to cooperation between the two powers.Senior officials fr...

Protesters returned to the streets across Myanmar on Saturday, defying a junta-led campaign of fear as regional powers Indonesia and Malaysia condemned the violence deployed by security forces against anti-coup demonstrators.The country has been in t...

A short walk from the Hong Kong Disney Explorer’s Lodge, where families and children are having a great time, 1,400 people are eagerly counting down the days until they can finally go home.These people are being confined to their rooms at the Penny...

The combative tone of the meeting between senior Chinese and US officials in Alaska this week was designed to send a message to their respective domestic audiences but also to neighbouring countries, observers believe.Although expectations were low, ...

US Defence chief Lloyd Austin on Saturday praised India’s growing ties with “like-minded partners” as he held talks in New Delhi dominated by shared alarm about China.India is a vital US partner in the Asia-Pacific region as Washington seeks to...

Who doesn’t love to take the load off, sit down with a soothing cosmetic face mask and turn on the latest trending Netflix show.  As it turns out, our ancestors may have enjoyed a similar activity – without Netflix, of course.  A team of Chines...

While some agreements were reached in the high-level US-China talks in Anchorage, Beijing remained firm on what it deems matters of national sovereignty, security and development.Beijing described the talks – the first with officials from the Biden...

Japan’s meteorological agency on Saturday issued a tsunami advisory, after a strong 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck off the northeastern coast, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries.The quake hit at 6.09pm in Pacific waters off ...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has tested positive for Covid-19, his office said on Saturday, days after he was vaccinated against the disease.“At this point, the prime minister’s office can only confirm that the honourable prime minister has...

Artefacts discovered in southwestern China suggest that the area was once home to an unknown civilisation whose existence may rewrite the history of China.The treasures unearthed at the Sanxingdui site in Guangyuan, Sichuan, belonged to a highly-deve...

Facing a severe infrastructure financing gap estimated at US$30 billion, Ghana two years ago turned to China to help it fund the building of roads, highways and power dams.The West African nation signed a bauxite-for-infrastructure deal with Chinese ...

Like club-goers everywhere brought down to earth by Covid-19, Roy Fridman can’t wait to attend his next festival or rave. Unlike most revellers, Fridman, who lives in Tel Aviv, Israel, won’t have to wait long.From Sunday, Israel’s nightclubs wi...

In an increasingly competitive job market, many Chinese graduates have turned to career advisory firms for help. Yet the coronavirus pandemic has made this fast growing industry a hotbed for complaints and controversies.George Zhao returned to Shangh...

Justin Bieber’s latest album Justice dropped on Thursday night and begins with the voice of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr.“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” King’s voice declares before Bieber continues with the...

Elon Musk, the chief executive of electric carmaker Tesla, has downplayed espionage concerns from China, saying if its vehicles were used for spying, the company would be shut down.The entrepreneur was speaking at the China Development Forum, hours a...

A woman who currently works in the office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he looked down her shirt and made suggestive remarks to her and another aide, according to a newspaper report published on Friday.Alyssa McGrath told The New York Times ...