China’s Weak Currency Is Powering Its Exports, Drawing CriticismJustin M. LarsonDecember 8, 20250 China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive…
Hang Seng Index, CSI 300, Kospi, Nikkei 225Justin M. LarsonDecember 7, 20250 Shanghai Bund skyline panoramaYangna | E+ | Getty ImagesAsia-Pacific markets were set to open mostly higher on Monday as investors…
Bessent Divested From Soybean Farms After Ethics Office WarningJustin M. LarsonDecember 7, 20250 The Treasury Secretary said on Sunday he recently shed his holdings to comply with his federal ethics agreement. Source link
The Married Scientists Torn Apart by a Covid Bioweapon TheoryJustin M. LarsonDecember 7, 20250 In 2020, a Chinese virologist fled to the United States, aided by allies of President Trump who sought to promote…
Japan Says China Aimed Military Radar at Its Fighter JetsJustin M. LarsonDecember 7, 20250 Beijing disputed the accusation, the latest flare-up in a festering dispute between the two countries. Source link
Hong Kong Man Arrested After Posting Online About Deadly FireJustin M. LarsonDecember 7, 20250 The arrest was part of a crackdown on speech that the authorities say is inciting hatred of the government. Critics…
Fire in Goa, India, Kills at Least 25Justin M. LarsonDecember 7, 20250 Officials told the Indian news media that the fire tore through a nightclub in the southwestern state of Goa, a…
How Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Will WorkJustin M. LarsonDecember 7, 20250 The country is barring children under 16 from social media, with a sweeping federal law that is one of the…
Hong Kong Holds Vote as Officials Move Against ‘Anti-China’ ElementsJustin M. LarsonDecember 7, 20250 The government is pushing hard to raise turnout in an election overshadowed by a deadly fire and public anger over…
Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s Is Coming. The Teenagers Are Skeptical.Justin M. LarsonDecember 7, 20250 The country is trying to wean children under 16 off the likes of TikTok, Snapchat, YouTube and Instagram with a…
China’s National Security Office in Hong Kong Summons Foreign JournalistsJustin M. LarsonDecember 6, 20250 The authorities accused “some foreign media” of smearing the government’s response to a fire at a high-rise complex, saying: “Do…
China’s Mad at Japan, and Pop Stars Are Paying for ItJustin M. LarsonDecember 6, 20250 Beijing is curbing Japanese movies, music and art as it seeks to punish Tokyo for its support of Taiwan. Source…
Survivors of the Deadly Hong Kong Fire Are in LimboJustin M. LarsonDecember 6, 20250 Hong Kong, with some of the world’s highest housing costs and inequality, must now figure out how to help thousands…
India’s IndiGo Airline Falls Into Chaos, Canceling About 1,000 FlightsJustin M. LarsonDecember 5, 20250 IndiGo, which controls nearly two-thirds of the domestic market, blamed the disruption on weather, tech systems and rules about rest…
Russia willing to supply uninterrupted fuel to India, says PutinJustin M. LarsonDecember 5, 20250 Russian President Vladimir Putin is welcomed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi upon arrival at the Palam Air Base in…
Putin Basks in Praise From Modi on India VisitJustin M. LarsonDecember 5, 20250 Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauded President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia, underlining the close personal relationship between the leaders and…
Nvidia partner Foxconn reports 26% revenue spike as AI boom continuesJustin M. LarsonDecember 5, 20250 The logo of multinational tech company Foxconn (also known as Hon Hai), which is a major manufacturer for Apple products,…
Taiwan bans Chinese social media app RedNote for one year on fraud risksJustin M. LarsonDecember 5, 20250 Taiwan on Thursday announced an immediate one-year ban on the Chinese social media network Xiaohongshu, saying the app posed a risk of…
Jeremy O. Harris Is Arrested in Japan on Suspicion of Smuggling DrugsJustin M. LarsonDecember 5, 20250 The Tony-nominated American playwright and actor has been in custody since airport customs officers found Ecstasy in his bag last…
On Pope Leo’s Visit to Lebanon and Turkey, A.I. Was a Frequent ConcernJustin M. LarsonDecember 5, 20250 On his first trip as pontiff, Leo XIV predictably called for peace and unity. But he also addressed technology’s promise…
India cuts rates to 5.25% as expected as central bank flags ‘weakness in some key economic indicators’Justin M. LarsonDecember 5, 20250 The Reserve Bank of India logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai on Feb. 7, 2025. Indranil Mukherjee | Afp | Getty…
Deadly storms sweep South and Southeast Asia, leaving over 1,600 deadJustin M. LarsonDecember 4, 20250 Since mid-November, overlapping tropical storms and intensified monsoon systems have triggered catastrophic flooding and landslides across Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand,…
Cambodia Shuts Down Group That Laundered Billions in Scam ProfitsJustin M. LarsonDecember 4, 20250 A New York Times investigation in March found that Huione’s group of companies were at the heart of a global…
How a government app in India triggered a backlash over internet freedomJustin M. LarsonDecember 4, 20250 MUMBAI, INDIA – SEPTEMBER 20: People take the selfie with the new IPhone 16 at the Apple store in Bandra-Kurla…
