'You can never become a Westerner:' China's top diplomat urges Japan and South Korea to align with Beijing and 'revitalize Asia'
China's top diplomat has urged Japan and South Korea to foster a sense of "strategic autonomy" from the West and cooperate with Beijing to "revitalize Asia," amid rising tensions between Beijing and the two neighboring American allies.
2023-07-04 13:27
Tesla smashed it last quarter but China's BYD did even better
BYD outpaced Tesla in the second quarter as the Chinese carmaker posted record sales of hybrid and electric vehicles.
2023-07-03 19:29
Hong Kong police issues cash bounty for exiled democracy activists
Hong Kong police on Monday placed bounties on eight prominent democracy activists in self-imposed exile overseas, offering HK$1 million ($127,603) rewards each for information leading to their arrests.
2023-07-03 17:50
China is lining up a Harvard-trained economist as its next central bank chief
China has named an economist who studied at Cambridge University and Harvard University to a key political post at its central bank that could position him to eventually replace governor Yi Gang.
2023-07-03 17:27
Putin expected to meet Xi Jinping and other world leaders for first time since Wagner insurrection
All eyes will be on Vladimir Putin this week, with the Russian president expected to make his first appearance on the world stage since the Wagner insurrection threatened his steel grip on power.
2023-07-03 16:29
Controversial Chinese scientist He Jiankui proposes new gene editing research
He Jiankui, the Chinese scientist who sparked global outrage in 2018 when he revealed that he had created the first gene-edited children, has put forward a new proposal for modifying human embryos that he claims could help aid the "aging population."
2023-07-03 15:56
China beats its own record for hot days over six months
China has registered the highest number of hot days over six months since records began, according to authorities, as the country confronts another record-breaking summer of blistering heat.
2023-07-03 14:23
Israel forces launch lethal strike on West Bank's Jenin
Israeli forces launched a large military operation on Sunday night in Jenin in the northern West Bank.
2023-07-03 10:27
Israeli warplanes target Syrian air defense battery
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Sunday that Israeli warplanes had targeted a Syrian air defense battery from which they claimed an anti-aircraft rocket was launched towards Israel.
2023-07-02 15:16
South Korea is cutting 'killer questions' from an 8-hour exam some blame for a fertility rate crisis
Raising a child in South Korea is no easy task. By the time their toddlers can walk, many parents have already begun scouting out elite private preschools.
2023-07-02 08:20
Explosion at chemical factory in China
An explosion at a chemical plant in Southeast China on Saturday sent huge billows of thick black smoke into the air.
2023-07-01 15:57
Woman's leg amputated after becoming trapped in Thai airport moving walkway
A 57-year-old Thai woman had to have her leg amputated after she got caught up in a moving walkway at an international airport in Bangkok on Thursday in a freak accident that has yet to be fully explained by authorities.
2023-07-01 14:18