With China’s C919 flying high, factory visits aim to replicate Boeing’s branding success
Taking a page out of rivals’ playbooks, China’s Comac wants to turn its Shanghai plane factory into a tourism hotspot.
Trump taps vaccine sceptic Robert F. Kennedy Jnr to lead top US health agency
Kennedy has spread false claims about vaccines, wants fluoride removed from the US water supply and says he’ll gut the FDA.
Faster, bolder action needed to empower women across the Asia-Pacific
Great strides made since 1995 Beijing Declaration of women’s rights but progress still uneven and often fragile. True equality remains elusive.
Brother of late Harrods owner also accused of sexual violence, UK report says
Three women allege that Salah Fayed assaulted them during the period when he owned the London store with Mohammed al-Fayed.
US lawmaker introduces legislation to revoke China’s trade status
Proposal by chair of House panel on China would set minimum tariffs on Chinese imports but is unlikely to pass this congressional session.
Xi Jinping arrives in Peru for Apec, poised to sign 30 bilateral agreements for China
A focal point of his visit will be the virtual inauguration of the South American country’s US$3.5 billion port funded by Beijing.
Trump attorney general pick Matt Gaetz faces scrutiny over sexual misconduct report
A top Republican lawmaker wants to see the unreleased ethics report, and an alleged victim’s lawyer says the document should be made public.
Cop29 host tries to calm waters after diplomatic turmoil
The UN climate talks are in disarray after a French minister cancelled her trip and Argentina withdrew its delegation.
‘Bear’ that attacked luxury cars in US$142,000 insurance case was human in costume
Four LA residents were arrested in ‘Operation Bear Claw’ for making fraudulent claims involving two damaged Mercedes and a Rolls-Royce.
Chinese scientists modify tomatoes to make them ‘significantly sweeter’
Glucose and fructose levels were 30 per cent higher after researchers removed two genes that regulate sugar content, according to study.