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Zelenskiy takes aim at China, Brazil push for peace in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Wednesday dismissed efforts by China and Brazil to end Russia's war in...
Sep 26, 20242 min read


'Fishing net': Police quotas, surveillance trap North Koreans in China
SEOUL/BEIJING - Border police in China's northeast have been given quotas to identify and expel undocumented migrants, one key aspect of...
Sep 26, 20246 min read


British Museum explores 'Silk Roads' trade routes in new exhibition
LONDON - A new exhibition exploring the vast network of the Silk Road trade routes opens at the British Museum in London this week....
Sep 26, 20241 min read


At UN for last time, Biden seeks to calm Mideast tension
NEW YORK - U.S. President Joe Biden addressed world leaders at the United Nations for the final time on Tuesday, declaring that Russia's...
Sep 26, 20243 min read


Analysis-China's retirement age reforms not enough to fix pension headache
HONG KONG - China's move to raise retirement ages is a starting point to plug gaping pension deficits and bolster a shrinking workforce...
Sep 24, 20243 min read


Low brow and vulgar? Micro dramas shake up China's film industry, aim for Hollywood
ZHENGZHOU, China - On a film set that resembles the medieval castle of a Chinese lord, Zhu Jian is busy disrupting the world's...
Sep 24, 20246 min read


Factbox-What are the key challenges for Sri Lanka President Dissanayake?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans have elected Anura Kumara Dissanayake as the country's new president, giving the Marxist-leaning politician a key...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


Sri Lanka votes for new president with economic future at stake
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans voted on Saturday in an election to pick a president who will face the task of bolstering the country's fragile...
Sep 22, 20243 min read


10-year-old Japanese schoolboy in China dies after stabbing
SHENZHEN, China/TOKYO - A child enrolled in a Japanese school in the Chinese city of Shenzhen has died after being stabbed on Wednesday,...
Sep 20, 20242 min read


Explainer-What is the UNGA and what will world leaders talk about?
UNITED NATIONS - Every September world leaders travel to New York to address the start of the annual United Nations General Assembly...
Sep 20, 20244 min read


Factbox-What are the five key issues in Sri Lanka's presidential election?
COLOMBO - Sri Lankans will vote on Saturday for their next president, who will be key to deciding the future of reforms in a nation...
Sep 20, 20243 min read


Exclusive-US keeps missile system in Philippines as China tensions rise, tests wartime deployment
MANILA - The United States has no immediate plans to withdraw a mid-range missile system deployed in the Philippines, despite Chinese...
Sep 20, 20244 min read
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