WeChat post and video show J-15 fighter jets taking off with the Shandong’s ski-jump ramp and landing on the deck aided by arrester wires.

As tensions rise between Taipei and Beijing, Taiwanese reservists say reduced military training has left them unprepared for military confrontation.

Sunak said scientists advising the government should not have had so much influence on decision making, like closing schools, and leaders were ‘wrong to scare people’ about coronavirus.

The Hong Kong-based insurer bets on steady expansion in mainland China to narrow a 15 per cent slump in new business value for the first half of the year.

New measure requiring staff at care homes to take PCR tests every other day instead of just once a week to begin on August 31.

Bowman and Htein Lin were charged with immigration offences and sent to the notorious Insein prison in Yangon.

Executive Yuan passes annual expenditure of US$90 billion for 2023, with the defence budget to reach NT$586.3 billion.

Itaru Nakamura submitted his resignation to take responsibility for the shooting of former prime minister on the campaign trail in July.

Police were called in after staff at the Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa noticed the picture of the late British prime minister was askew and did not match those of other portraits.

China Tourism Group Duty Free got off to a lacklustre start on its closely-watched debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on Thursday, its shares barely moving from their IPO price.

Strong iPhone 13 sales helped Apple take up 46 per cent of China’s market for smartphones that cost more than US$400, as domestic rivals push up market amid Huawei’s decline.

The city state’s plan to bolster rules preventing same-sex marriages could make it even harder for LGBTQ applicants to get equal access to subsidised homes.

The value of mergers and acquisitions activity in China fell to its lowest level in eight years in the first half of 2022, and a significant rebound is unlikely in the second half, according to the consulting company.

The International Criminal Court (ICC), which has been trying the gravest crimes for the past 20 years, is already investigating war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide in Ukraine.

Anecdotal evidence showed many scam victims were lured to Thailand with the promise of a well-paid job they saw advertised online.

The issue of lonely old folk is likely to get increasingly acute as India’s population growth slows and its number of elderly people grows.

Ferdy Sambo is a suspect in the killing of a junior cop, whose death was initially portrayed by the police as a result of a gunfight with another officer.

Amazon said it would shut down the virtual, in-home care service that it launched in 2019 for employees by December 31.

Five months after taking off from Bulgaria, Mack Rutherford returned to a small airport outside the capital Sofia to claim his record as the youngest person to fly solo around the world.

Jun Dai and Jiali Xie held over parcel containing 4.19kg of heroin concealed in between plastic boards that were used to make boxes of bottle openers.

Exceptionally high-speed projectiles differ from traditional gunshots in that they leave large craters in flesh, according to a new study.

Cheung Sha Wan resident runs tours for locals to learn more about their neighbourhoods and communities.

China Merchants may take control of the popular snacks vendor that became a regular target of vandalism by radical anti-government protesters in 2019. The stock soars in Hong Kong trading.

The ousted prime minister, who has drawn tens of thousands of people to rallies in which he rails against the powerful military, faces arrest on terrorism charges.

Local stocks jump as China unveils further stimulus measures to shore up the economy. A rally in crude prices fans a rally in CNOOC and other oil producers.

Staff at a rewilding project for giant pandas have gone viral on Chinese social media after pictures appeared of them in panda suits covered in the animal’s faeces and urine in a bid to reduce human impact.

Chief Pete Arredondo is the first officer to lose his job over the slow and bungled law enforcement response during shooting at Robb Elementary School that left 19 students and two teachers dead.

Korean Air will develop a ‘manned-unmanned teaming system’ in which one manned aircraft is backed by three to four stealth UAVs in joint missions.

Crypto exchanges such as Gemini and Bitstamp are offering returns of 3 to 5 per cent on staked cryptocurrency, as the anticipated Ethereum upgrade brings more attention to faster, greener blockchains.

Beijing described as having ‘shut down’ some key communication, according to readout of face-to-face meeting between Chinese ambassador and No 2 American diplomat.

LA county staff invaded Vanessa Bryant’s privacy by sharing images of the NBA star and his daughter’s remains after a fatal helicopter crash, the jury found.

The unprecedented heatwave in Shanghai has raised concerns about the possibility of an impending power crunch and disruption to construction work, hampering the city’s economic recovery from a two-month Covid-19 lockdown.

No 1 standby signal was in place for two hours, replacing the No 3 signal issued at 9.20am.

A government watchdog says the document – which concludes that the firing of an FBI director and other actions were not an obstruction of justice – ‘twists the facts and the law’ to benefit Trump.

For many Chinese students, the dream of an American education has lost its lustre. Some have had their study plans disrupted by the pandemic and tougher travel policies, others are put off by reports of anti-Asian hate crimes in the US.

Since taking office in 2013, Xi Jinping has stamped his mark on the economy like few of China’s leaders before him. But some analysts say important reform has taken a back seat.

The legal firm had helped defend the UK socialite, who was convicted of helping US financier Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls.

The new Labor government has said it wants to improve ties, but analysts say Canberra will not be willing to trade away its national interests.

The deadly attack on a railway station, six months after Moscow’s invasion began, set several train carriages on fire.

While EU support for Ukraine remains strong, Europeans are divided over long-term goals, with some wanting a swift return to peace and others calling for a decisive defeat of Russia. This split may widen as the war drags on, with both Moscow and Kyiv...

The conflict that saw thousands killed in Africa’s second-most populous country had calmed amid mediation efforts, but the clashes mark a major setback.

The move could boost support for the Democrats in the coming midterm elections, but could also fuel inflation.

Extreme heat led to drought across England and Wales and water restrictions have been implemented. Thames Water, owned by investors that include some from Canada, Abu Dhabi and China, is taking bids for a private debt package this week.

Dozens of users complained that their Facebook feeds were being spammed with comments and posts from stars such as Taylor Swift, Coldplay and Lady Gaga.

TVB says it is confident about further improvements as city’s economy has continued to rebound amid eased Covid-19 rules.

Ren’s message offers an honest reading of China’s economic prospects, which is rare in the country, according to experts.

The aid will allow Ukraine to acquire air defence systems, artillery systems and munitions, drones and other equipment ‘to ensure it can continue to defend itself over the long term’, the president said.

A Japanese man took a video of a food court showing personal items, such as shopping bags, being used to reserve seats and said it was a practice unique to his country. Singaporeans disagreed.

Top political adviser Wang Yang met the newly elected leaders of two state-sponsored church bodies in China.

China has raised the bar for issuances in the world’s second-biggest green bond market, taking a major step towards adopting global standards and eliminating “greenwashing”.