IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva says China is being held back by Covid-19 lockdowns and challenges in the real estate sector, while it has a leading role to play in preventing fragmentation of the global economy.

A high school student in northwestern China has been reinstated amid an online backlash following her expulsion for smuggling deep-fried pancakes over a wall into a school campus which was locked down due to Covid-19.

The project, which will displace about 100 households and 20 retail shops, will take 10 years to complete.

The electric car start-up has slashed the waiting time for its cars to be delivered, the latest sign that it has overcome supply chain problems and is back on track to pursue high growth in the world’s largest automotive market.

CICA experts and officials meet in Shanghai to move forward on pledge to transform the grouping into an international organisation.

American envoy says Jiang worked to advance US-China ties at a ‘consequential time while managing our differences’.

Winter raises many questions about how to fight the war and, in some corners, whether the war can be fought at all.

Sagawa, known as the ‘Kobe Cannibal’, died of pneumonia last month and was given a funeral attended only by relatives.

Health expert Dr Leung Chi-chiu attributes surge in infections to waning of herd immunity since last peak earlier in the year.

Several cities call for use of rapid antigen tests after some exempted from PCR testing.

Scam victim, 85, had already lost HK$100,000 in earlier part of ruse, with suspect arrested after returning to collect extra money on second run.

With no information that Meng violated a deal struck with US prosecutors in 2021, the US has moved to dismiss the case as agreed.

The prime minister plans to unveil the line-up in two or three days’ time.

US President Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet at the White House’s first state dinner in honour of French President Emmanuel Macron.

Kong Xuanyou, China’s ambassador to Japan, said that people-to-people exchanges between the two countries are likely to ‘recover at a full scale in the near future’.

Foreign lawyers are unlikely to have a precise understanding of the law’s legislative intent and could be subject to foreign political influence. Beijing’s interpretation, and a potential recommendation for a designated pool of barristers and sol...

VNG Corp is accelerating efforts overseas starting with video games and plans to move into artificial intelligence and cloud computing.

Congo’s military accused the M23 rebels of breaching a ceasefire, saying that they killed at least 50 people in a massacre earlier this week and warning that the army would defend civilians from attacks.

A 16-year-old Qatari royal has been dubbed “dumpling wrapper prince” by millions of followers on Chinese social media thanks to videos of his exasperation as his country’s team slumped to World Cup defeat in which he looks like the tournament�...

The US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York sent a slew of requests asking for a list of FTX employees and associates.

Report shows China held 19.6 per cent of Sri Lanka’s US$37.6 billion external debt at the end of 2021, but downplayed suggestions of a so-called Chinese debt trap around Beijing’s signature Belt and Road Initiative.

Environmental campaigners are glad Indonesia, Brazil and Congo will work together for the planet on ‘Opec for rainforests’ but are, nevertheless, still worried.

Bruce Lehrmann was accused of raping his colleague Brittany Higgins inside the parliament office of a minister in 2019.

Research could provide insight into how brain develops and potentially into treatment for intellectual disability, Chinese team says.

A Chinese woman who lost her right eye in a car accident 10 years ago has overcome prejudice and self-doubt to open her own business making artificial replacement eyeballs.

New rules on virtual assets from June 2023 will bring all unregulated crypto platforms under SFC oversight as Hong Kong vies to become Asia’s cryptocurrency hub.

From depression to anxiety, Covid-19 has worsened mental health worldwide, and Hong Kong in particular is suffering. Improvements are urgently needed, from a better public health system to expanded youth support and an end to stigma.

City’s efforts should be spent on strengthening procedures to keep confidential information from emerging during sensitive trials, some experts say.

The J-15, Beijing’s only carrier-based fighter jet, is descended from the Soviet-designed Sukhoi Su-27 and shares traits with American planes, state broadcaster says.

‘So many of our compatriots can do such a courageous thing, why can’t we?’ says Ava, who attends the University of Toronto.

Allies close ranks despite differences over climate bill and French president’s earlier criticism of its ‘very aggressive’ provisions.

The decision clears the way for federal prosecutors to use all the seized documents as part of their investigation into the retention of top-secret government information.

China’s government bought the former Royal Mint site in East London in 2018 and was seeking to move its embassy from Portland Place in central London.

Economists say while China has taken a stride towards reopening, a full economic rebound will be slow and bumpy, with consumption only likely to recover when coronavirus infections start to plummet.

Ottawa is seeking an explanation for reports on outposts set up in the Toronto area to allegedly harass Chinese nationals or their relatives.

Major environmental changes and diverse vegetation ultimately triggered formation of new species, researchers say.

Wearing a black mask that completely covered his face, the rapper declared his ‘love’ of Nazis in an hours long rant to conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

The city is looking to hire a candidate with the ‘killer instinct’ to help tackle its rampant rodent problem. Other requirements: a bachelor’s degree and proficiency in spreadsheets.

The protesters do not represent the majority, who want to protect the vulnerable elderly, even as Beijing hesitates to import mRNA vaccines amid geopolitical heat. The rest of the world should help, not inflame sentiment.

Mauna Loa – the world’s largest active volcano – is erupting again, and history shows everything from prayers to bombs won’t halt the flow of molten rock.

Activists and rights groups say Russia’s invasion has bolstered support in Ukraine for LGBTQ people, but question how long these changes in attitudes will last.

The coming Netflix series and a new racism row at Buckingham Palace threaten to overshadow William and Kate’s first US visit as Prince and Princess of Wales.

Although Joe Biden’s tech sanctions have set back China’s bid to achieve chip independence, it would not be wise to count the Chinese out. More likely, the contest for chip supremacy will have no clear-cut winners, while consumers everywhere pay ...

If there are risks ‘it would be appropriate … to take a look’, she said, contradicting previous comments in which she said there was ‘no basis’ for a review.

YMTC is poised to become a tech leader in its market segment after releasing ‘the first 200+ layer 3D NAND Flash’ chip on the market, ahead of rivals Samsung, SK Hynix and Micron.

The US Virgin Islands has reached a settlement of more than US$105 million in a sex trafficking case against the estate of financier Jeffrey Epstein, with his two islands to be sold as part of the agreement.

The yuan hit a two-week high against the US dollar after the US Federal Reserve said rate increases could be scaled back, which could suppress the ‘upward momentum of the dollar’, according to China’s central bank.

King Charles moved rapidly to evict Lady Susan Hussey – a godmother to Prince William and at Queen Elizabeth’s side for 60 years – from the royal household.