China
Maldives opposition wins election in potential blow to China
World
September 24, 2018
Maldives opposition wins election in potential blow to China
Maldives opposition leader Ibrahim Mohamed Solih won the Indian Ocean archipelago nation’s presidential election on Monday, delivering a possible…
OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production
Middle East
September 24, 2018
OPEC, allies agree not to further increase oil production
ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — A meeting of OPEC and its allies ended without any decision to further increase oil…
Own up to mass Muslim detentions, Amnesty tells China
World
September 24, 2018
Own up to mass Muslim detentions, Amnesty tells China
China must come clean about the fate of an estimated one million minority Muslims swept up in a “massive…
China comes out ahead in Vatican deal: analysts
World
September 23, 2018
China comes out ahead in Vatican deal: analysts
The landmark deal between China and the Vatican is a win for Beijing, giving official recognition to bishops appointed…
US sanctions China for buying Russian fighter jets, missiles
World
September 21, 2018
US sanctions China for buying Russian fighter jets, missiles
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Trump administration imposed sanctions on the Chinese military on Thursday for buying fighter jets and…
Empty places at the table: Uighur children missing in China
World
September 21, 2018
Empty places at the table: Uighur children missing in China
ISTANBUL (AP) — Chinese authorities are placing the children of Uighurs and other ethnic minorities into dozens of state-run orphanages across…
Vietnam’s president dies after viral illness
World
September 21, 2018
Vietnam’s president dies after viral illness
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam’s President Tran Dai Quang, a former chief of internal security who became one of the…
‘High uncertainty’ hurting global growth, OECD says
World
September 20, 2018
‘High uncertainty’ hurting global growth, OECD says
Global expansion is likely to slow as tensions kickstarted by US President Donald Trump’s protectionist policies hit world trade,…
China’s ‘Maradona’: the ‘Soccer Nut’ still going strong at 63
Culture
September 19, 2018
China’s ‘Maradona’: the ‘Soccer Nut’ still going strong at 63
Friends call him “Maradona” and Chinese media have dubbed him “Soccer Nut” — Zhao Chongshan is 63 but he…
Philippines typhoon toll climbs as searchers dig for landslide missing
World
September 18, 2018
Philippines typhoon toll climbs as searchers dig for landslide missing
The death toll in Typhoon Mangkhut hit 74 on Tuesday, Philippine authorities said, as rescuers used their bare hands…