Two companies are at odds over rights to a 15 per cent stake in a massive mine in central Africa.

Festivities turned to tragedy in Seoul’s lively Itaewon district, as eyewitnesses say crowd was exceptionally dense on Saturday night.

Officials fear 80 to 100 more people, including entire families, may have been buried by the deluge or washed away by flash floods in Kusiong.

Tragedy sparks messages of sympathy and caution on Chinese social media, but also derision over Seoul’s close ties with the US.

In 2021, Laos earned more than US$900 million from agricultural exports, according to data from the Lao Trade Portal website. More than 80 per cent went to China.

A man in China who won the lottery has not told his family they are now millionaires because he was worried they would become arrogant and lazy.

Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is fighting to cling to power, but neither of the two main blocs looks likely to garner majority in parliament.

Chief Executive John Lee expresses ‘profound sorrow’ over deaths from incident and says local authorities will provide help to any affected residents.

President Yoon Suk-yeol promises ‘thorough investigation’ into cause of incident; four Chinese nationals among those dead, Chinese embassy in South Korea confirms.

After three years of cancellations, fans are ready for three days of great rugby and plenty of fun.

Facility seen to benefit maglev technology, fighter jet launch and propulsion systems, and even space missions.

Rather than burning reserves to defend their currencies, countries should be conserving resources, given the looming debt and financial system crises.

Lontium Semiconductor’s American founder is seen as a champion of China’s chip industry, but an IPO raises questions about Washington’s curbs on ‘US persons’.

Since North Korea is unlikely to give up its weapons, accepting its nuclear programme could allow for some degree of inspection that could prevent nuclear accidents, one analyst said.

Reductions could be closer to 50 per cent of workforce, according to media reports, with the legal, trust and safety likely to be among the first affected.

As states are increasingly divided into competing blocs, cities rise as hubs that hold together the unravelling fabric of a deglobalising world. Cities’ ability to build and extend new connections will be crucial, and the Greater Bay Area is fertil...

Canadian prime minister marches with protesters in Ottawa, shouting Persian slogans and backing demonstrations that have swept Iran for more than 40 days.

The Chinese internet was amused by a viral video of two parents having to use a fishing rod to prod and wake their sleeping daughter, who had locked them out.

Hong Kong needs to further relax policies on recognition of credentials to attract more Indian talent, stave off competition from Singapore and Dubai, analyst notes.

Treasury minister Christopher Hui reveals Hong Kong FinTech Week is set to draw more than 12,000 attendees, down from earlier estimate of around 20,000.

US officials have repeatedly called for the self-governed island to extend its four-month mandatory conscription to at least one year.

In an unconfirmed report, The Mail on Sunday cited unnamed security sources as saying that Truss’s personal mobile phone had been hacked ‘by agents suspected of working for the Kremlin’.

France’s worst drought on record has sharpened debate over water resources, with critics decrying artificial reservoirs as favouring large farms.

The Rhaetian Railway company ran the 1.9-km-long train composed of 100 coaches along the Albula/Bernina route from Preda to Berguen.

President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud says nearly 300 other people are wounded, as al-Shabab extremist group claims responsibility for attack.

Russia cited an alleged Ukrainian drone attack against Russian ships moored off the coast of Crimea on Saturday as the reason for the move. Ukraine has denied the attack.

Cosco stakes in Belgium’s two largest shipping ports and one in Germany renew scrutiny of Chinese ownership of critical EU infrastructure.

‘We cannot ignore the plans to modernise nuclear weapons, those free-fall bombs that are in Europe,’ said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko.

Health authorities revealed last week four soil samples from building site at Pak Tin Estate in Sham Shui Po contained bacterium.

At least 151 people were crushed to death and a further 65 were injured after a large crowd began pushing forward in a narrow alley at a major party spot in the city. Authorities also said dozens suffered heart attacks.

Saifullah Paracha, 75, was released after more than 17 years in custody at the US base in Cuba, where he was held on suspicion of ties to al-Qaeda, but never charged.

The streets of Taipei were packed for the colourful annual parade. Taiwan enjoys a reputation as a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and liberalism in stark contrast to its neighbour China, which is cracking down on depictions of LGBTQ+ people in the media.

The government says buildings are ‘uninhabitable’ and proper notice is given. Residents say most of the evicted work for low wages low and cannot afford rent. Migrants make up about 80 per cent of Qatar’s 2.8 million population.

New rail-sea hybrid transport options stretching from western China as far as Europe are speeding up goods movement to Africa.

Travel agents ask for permission for tour groups to eat in private areas of restaurants and visit attractions.

The sick and wounded are being removed from Kherson’s hospitals. President Zelensky accuses Russia of ‘dismantling the entire healthcare system’.

Zhengzhou authorities ordered the disinfection of all public places and residential buildings, a practice that proved controversial in Shanghai.

Ban thresholds for chips are too advanced to affect the PLA, which still lags well behind the civilian sector on their usage, observers point out.

More than half of candidates studied biology, medicine and engineering, technology minister says.

Lu Xinning, of central government’s liaison office, tells teachers she hopes they will pass on love of country in classroom.

A Yangtze finless porpoise that marks a breakthrough in artificial breeding has been named by Chinese netizens in an attempt to put a spotlight on the endangered species.

Analysts expect China to upgrade air, ground and sea-based delivery systems as Ukraine war reveals weakness of conventional weapons.

Nalgae – the Korean word for wings – is forecast to enter 800km radius of city by Sunday evening.

Former health secretary says successful primary care will see fewer patients going to hospital

More than a million Ukrainians have fled to Germany since Russia’s invasion in February, with the reception situation described as ‘tense’.

Money will go towards UN Trust Fund for Counter Terrorism, strengthen its fight against terrorism, says India’s foreign minister S Jaishankar.

Chen will be party secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission, overseeing national security and intelligence.

Saving the endangered Malayan tiger is a top priority for Malaysia. But government agencies have just approved an oil palm project that clears forests where tigers live, and which the resident indigenous community fiercely opposes.

A Chinese-made jacket said to keep wearers warm and filled with holes is removed from an online shop after a backlash from consumers who found the claims both hilarious and ludicrous.

At least 40 deaths and 1,700 suspected cases have been reported, but numbers could be much higher, especially in crowded and unsanitary slums and government shelters.