Category: Asia

BERLIN: European leaders will hold online talks with US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (Aug 13), hoping to convince him to respect Ukraine’s interests when he discusses the war with…

China claims almost the entire South China Sea, despite overlapping claims by Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan and Vietnam. The United States regularly carries out “freedom of navigation” operations…

BEIJING: China’s plan to subsidise some interest on loans aims to ensure households and businesses have more financial resources to reduce credit costs as Beijing looks to boost consumption, China’s…

SINGAPORE: A man who manufactured illicit e-vaporiser pods containing etomidate, or Kpods, at home pleaded guilty on Wednesday (Aug 13). Mohammed Akil Abdul Rahim, 41, was caught after a deliveryman…

Mexican-American clothing designer Willy Chavarria has apologised for an Adidas sandal he created after being accused by Mexican authorities of “cultural appropriation” for imitating an Indigenous shoe design. The design…

Carlos Alcaraz eased past Serbia’s Hamad Medjedovic 6-4 6-4 to reach the Cincinnati Open last 16 on Tuesday, battling the sweltering Ohio heat to notch his tour-leading 50th victory of…

Half the day had passed by the time I knocked on Mr Anjang’s front door at 2pm, but for him, the day had just begun. Dementia has not only affected…

CoreWeave topped Wall Street estimates for second-quarter revenue on Tuesday, driven by accelerating demand for the Nvidia-backed AI cloud computing firm’s services. The company offers access to data centers and…

Mayor Muriel Bowser disputes Donald Trump’s emergency narrative, citing crime decline; critics call deployment a political power play. Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by US President Donald…