UK, Netherlands are working to procure F-16 fighters for Ukraine, Downing Street says
Britain and the Netherlands are working on an "international coalition" to help Ukraine procure F-16 fighter jets that Kyiv says are vital to its defense as Russia ramps up its its aerial strikes, a spokesperson for UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Tuesday.
2023-05-17 10:18
American jailed for spying by China is a veteran pro-Beijing advocate who rubbed shoulders with senior Chinese officials, CNN reporting shows
The elderly American citizen sentenced to life in prison by a Chinese court Monday on spying charges is a veteran leader of several pro-Beijing groups in the United States, who has rubbed shoulders for years with senior Chinese government officials, CNN reporting and research has found.
2023-05-16 23:57
Japan's top pop agency apologizes for alleged sexual abuse by late founder
The head of Japan's biggest music agency has apologized over allegations of years-long sexual abuse committed by its founder, the late entertainment mogul Johnny Kitagawa.
2023-05-16 16:58
Aid groups brace for 'large-scale loss of life' in Myanmar as details emerge of Cyclone Mocha's destruction
Rescue groups are bracing for "a large scale loss of life" in Myanmar, one aid agency has warned, after powerful Cyclone Mocha slammed into its west coast, ripping down houses and uprooting trees in one of the strongest storms to ever hit the country.
2023-05-16 16:53
Exxon settles Indonesia torture case that led to SEC official's ouster
Exxon Mobil on Monday settled a long-running human rights lawsuit with villagers who claimed soldiers Exxon hired to guard a natural gas facility in Indonesia committed murder and torture.
2023-05-16 15:17
Russia targets Kyiv with 'exceptional' missile strike, military official says
Kyiv was targeted by an exceptionally dense attack of Russian drones, cruise missiles and possibly ballistic missiles early Tuesday in the eighth assault on the Ukrainian capital this month, a senior city military official said.
2023-05-16 13:50
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway sells entire stake in TSMC
Warren Buffett's conglomerate has sold its remaining shares in the world's largest chipmaker, TSMC, after the "Oracle of Omaha" sounded alarms about its homebase of Taiwan.
2023-05-16 12:51
A barbecue frenzy is gripping China. Can street food revive the economy?
When China was in the midst of a pandemic-induced economic slump in 2020, then Premier Li Keqiang touted the idea of creating jobs by encouraging street vendors to set up shop across the country. That pitch was quickly shot down by close associates of leader Xi Jinping, who characterized the traditional trade as "unhygienic and uncivilized."
2023-05-16 09:45
Ex-ByteDance employee claims China had 'supreme access' to all data
China's Communist Party had "supreme access" to all data held by TikTok's parent company Bytedance, including on servers in the United States, a former employer who is bringing a wrongful termination lawsuit has alleged.
2023-05-15 16:27
Sexual harassment debate breathes new life into China's #MeToo movement
A heated online debate on the definition of sexual harassment has broken out in China in the wake of a series of allegations made against an influential screenwriter, rekindling interest in the country's struggling #MeToo movement.
2023-05-15 12:53
They left South Korea for the American Dream. Now their children are moving back
Korean Americans, born and raised in the US, are migrating to South Korea. But for many, even moving thousands of miles away brings them no closer to finding home.
2023-05-15 09:18
Communities in Bangladesh and Myanmar brace for the worst as Cyclone Mocha intensifies
Aid agencies in Bangladesh and Myanmar say they are bracing for disaster and have launched a massive emergency plan as a powerful cyclone barrels toward millions of vulnerable people.
2023-05-13 14:53