China's factory production hits lowest level since the end of zero-Covid policy
Factory activity in China slumped to its weakest level since the country ended its zero-Covid policy in December, as its economic recovery continues to lose steam.
2023-05-31 10:27
North Korea says satellite launch fails
North Korea launched what South Korea says was a satellite on Wednesday morning, triggering emergency alerts in Seoul and Japan that were later recalled.
2023-05-31 08:55
China urges Japan to end curbs on chip exports
China's commerce minister has urged Japan to end its newly announced curbs on exports of chipmaking equipment, saying it would hurt economic and trade relations between the two countries.
2023-05-30 12:19
China sends first civilian astronaut to space as Shenzhou-16 blasts off
China sent its first civilian astronaut into orbit on Tuesday, as it launched the Shenzhou-16 mission to its space station for its second in-orbit crew rotation, marking another step forward for the country's ambitious space program.
2023-05-30 09:52
Wuhan is pressing hundreds of Chinese firms to repay their debts in rare public warning
Wuhan, the largest city in central China, has publicly demanded that hundreds of local companies repay their debts, in an extremely rare move that highlights the dire financial situation facing many of the country's municipal governments amid economic uncertainty.
2023-05-29 17:29
China says it wants peace in Ukraine, but is it only on Russia's terms?
China's envoy for the war in Ukraine ended a nearly two-week tour through Europe with a stop in Moscow on Friday, closing out a mission that served as a key test of Beijing's bid to broker an end to the spiraling conflict.
2023-05-29 15:23
Asiana Airlines to stop selling seats near emergency exit on Airbus A321s
Asiana Airlines will no longer sell tickets for certain emergency exit seats of its Airbus A321-200 aircraft, the airline said Sunday, following a recent incident in which a man allegedly opened a jetliner door during a flight.
2023-05-29 13:21
Lukashenko offers nuclear weapons to nations willing 'to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus'
Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has claimed that nations who are willing "to join the Union State of Russia and Belarus" will be given nuclear weapons, days after confirming the transfer of some tactical nuclear weapons from Moscow to Minsk had begun.
2023-05-29 11:59
Asian shares rise as investors cheer US debt ceiling agreement
Asian stocks mostly rose on Monday as investors cheered an agreement in principle between the White House and House Republicans to raise the US debt ceiling that could avert a cataclysmic default.
2023-05-29 11:50
China's answer to Boeing and Airbus, the C919, takes first commercial flight
China's first large homegrown passenger jet made its inaugural commercial flight on Sunday, flying from Shanghai to Beijing, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
2023-05-28 13:24
More than 40 Russian drones downed in wave of attacks on Ukrainian capital, Kyiv says
A wave of Russian drone attacks on the Ukrainian capital left one person dead and sparked fires around the city, officials in Kyiv said early Sunday.
2023-05-28 12:27
Too few jobs, too many workers and 'no plan B': The time bomb hidden in India's 'economic miracle'
For young Indians, there's a flip side to the so-called economic miracle: too few jobs and too much competition.
2023-05-28 07:52