US fines Germany’s Lufthansa record US$4 million for treatment of Jewish passengers
128 travellers, many of whom did not know each other, were denied boarding in 2022 over the alleged misbehaviour of a few passengers.
China’s Australia trade sees more EVs, green tech even as EU, US tariffs fly
Unlike its allies in the West, Australia has kept its doors open to Chinese and green tech. What accounts for this divergence?
Singapore scrambles fighter jets after bomb threat on Air India Express plane
Two F-15s escorted the aircraft away from populated areas before it landed safely at Changi Airport.
How China used a ‘paper tiger’ to emerge as a nuclear weapon superpower
On the 60th anniversary of the nation’s first atomic weapon test, experts trace how policy, politics and purpose laid a foundation for China’s nuclear might.
How Hong Kong can ensure its youth are truly heard
Young people’s mistrust of the government must be addressed with initiatives that facilitate collaboration and dialogue.
Nobles have sat in Britain’s parliament for centuries. Their time may be up
UK lawmakers have voted to approve in principle a bill to strip hereditary aristocrats of the right to sit and vote in the House of Lords.
US says India should take Canada plot allegations ‘seriously’
New Delhi has ‘chosen an alternate path’ instead of cooperating with Canada’s investigation of a Sikh leader’s killing, the US says.
China’s Great Wall Motors to open factory in Brazil in May: report
GWM will focus on producing the Haval H6, a hybrid sports SUV that has been approved to benefit from a Brazilian tax incentive programme.
US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding
The 30 day deadline comes after reports of a deadly Israeli strike on a hospital tent site in the Palestinian enclave.
Will Chinese firm Gotion’s Michigan project help swing US election?
Republicans hope their opposition to Chinese EV battery maker’s planned US$2.4 billion Michigan factory is winning issue in a vital swing state.