CHAI NAT, Thailand – After finishing her latest rice harvest, Sripai Kaeo-eam hurriedly cleared her fields and planted a new crop in late August — ignoring…
TAIPEI – Taiwan‘s defense ministry on Monday urged China to stop “destructive, unilateral action” after reporting a sharp rise in Chinese military activities near the island, warning such…
WASHINGTON – With a possible partial government shutdown looming in two weeks, House of Representatives Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Sunday said he would bring a…
FRANKFURT/SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA — European Central Bank (ECB) President Christine Lagarde seized the mobile phones of her fellow policymakers…
WASHINGTON — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) plans to tell China to boost weak domestic consumption, address its troubled…
DERNA, Libya — Residents of Derna in eastern Libya were counting their losses from a flood that devastated swathes…
BEIJING — The disappearance of China’s defense minister, the latest in a string of upheavals in the country’s top…
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia has taken action against 400 companies so far this year for violating labour laws, state news agency Bernama reported, citing Human Resources Minister V. Sivakumar.…
HONG KONG – US Treasury official Brent Neiman visited Hong Kong on Thursday, the highest ranking Treasury official to visit the financial hub since 2019, U.S. authorities said, as Washington aims to deepen ties with…