GENEVA, July 28 - The U.N. migration agency on Tuesday warned of a dramatic increase in the number of people forced into working in Asian scam compounds, saying people from more than 80 countries have been lured in through social media, with some being sexually abused.
Indonesian colleges and universities are linking up with institutions such as Tsinghua University and Sichuan International Studies University, marking a shift away from a decades-long tilt towards the West.
India should deepen economic ties with Beijing by opening the door to greater Chinese investment and reconsidering regional trade pacts as shifting geopolitics make the US a less dependable partner, an adviser to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said.
Scientists warn China faces escalating extreme weather and more frequent typhoons in 2026, testing the nation’s resilience against climate change impacts.
Chinese brands have become ubiquitous in Brazil. Affluent Brazilians drive cars made by BYD, use phones made by Huawei, watch televisions produced by Hisense, and order meals with 99Food, a delivery app.
The iPhone maker is seeking to buy memory components from ChangXin Memory Technologies and Yangtze Memory Technologies for use in devices sold in China, according to people familiar with the matter.
KABUL, June 29 - Pakistan’s security forces killed at least 29 militants in ground and air operations along the Afghanistan border, it said on Monday, while the Afghan Taliban said at least 38 civilians were killed in airstrikes.
China has built a new US destroyer replica at a remote missile-testing site in its north-western desert, satellite imagery shows, a target analysts say could be used to test anti-ship weapons.
SEOUL, June 25 - A South Korean court ordered the arrest of Lee Man-hee, the founder of the Shincheonji Church of Jesus, over allegations he orchestrated an illegal scheme for followers to join a political party, news reports said.
Canada plans to send warships to the Indo-Pacific in two deployments in 2026, its defence minister said, part of a move to deepen military ties with regional allies.
RIO DE JANEIRO, June 22 - The European Union is turning to Brazil as a strategic partner in its push to diversify its critical mineral supplies, offering a deal that it says will be beneficial to Brazil’s development goals, EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Sikela told Reuters on Saturday.
After exhausting all her treatment options for myeloma over five years in her home country, New Zealander Emma Holden travelled to Shanghai on the recommendation of a fellow countryman, who had successfully battled the same cancer in the Chinese city.
Kusakabe, a former geriatric specialist from Osaka, explained to AFP the thinking behind his shocking proposition, saying removing paralysed limbs would make patients lighter and reduce the burden on caregivers in case the care industry reaches crisis point.
China wants slimmer electric vehicles (EVs) after years of bigger batteries and rising demand for space and features helped make passenger cars significantly larger and heavier, state broadcaster China Central Television (CCTV) reported on June 7.
SEOUL, June 4 - South Korea and China have agreed to expand weekly flight rights between the countries for the first time in seven years, Seoul’s transport ministry said on Thursday, in another sign of warming ties between the Asian neighbours.