China’s Country Garden dodges default for second time in four days, state media report
Country Garden, the embattled Chinese real estate firm, made late interest payments on two US dollar bonds shortly before the…
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Hong Kong’s top court tells government to create ‘legal recognition’ for same-sex partnerships
Hong Kong’s top court has ordered the city’s government to set up a new framework to legally recognize the rights…
Two people detained in China for allegedly damaging Great Wall with excavator
Two people have been detained in northern China after allegedly damaging a section of the Great Wall with an excavator,…
Invasive species cost the world $423 billion every year and are causing environmental chaos, UN report finds
Invasive species cost the world at least $423 billion every year as they drive plant and animal extinctions, threaten food…
South Korean teachers hold mass protests after suicide highlights pressures from parents
Hundreds of thousands of teachers are protesting in South Korea after the suspected suicide of a teacher that was widely…
China’s services activity falls in August to its lowest level in eight months
A private survey of business activity in China’s services sector fell to its lowest level in eight months in August,…
Mute asylum seeker detained for 10 years takes his case to Australia’s High Court — but even victory won’t free him
With his hands cuffed, Ned Kelly Emeralds scribbles awkwardly on a piece of paper inside a Brisbane courthouse as he…
Burning Man attendees make a mass exodus after a dramatic weekend that left thousands stuck in Nevada desert
Thousands of Burning Man attendees finally made their mass exodus after intense rain over the weekend flooded camp sites and…
Russia’s war in Ukraine
US officials say North Korean leader Kim Jong Un expects to engage with Russian President Vladimir Putin to continue actively…
Trump is in a league of his own as GOP primary hits fall sprint
There are two Republican primaries as an election season that defies conventional metrics and campaign trail traditions crashes into its…