1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (405+ words) MACAU, Sept 12 — Macau will hold its first national security trial behind closed doors next week, a court said on Friday, in a case against a former pro-democracy lawmaker charged with “subversion”. The Chinese casino hub expanded the scope of national…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (222+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 12 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and Russian President Vladimir Putin met on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit here, providing an opportunity for both leaders to strengthen Putrajaya and Moscow’s relations and exchange views on…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (217+ words) CALGARY, Sept 11 — Prime Minister Mark Carney said yesterday that he had spoken to US President Donald Trump “in recent days” and Ottawa remains ready to reach a “fair” trade deal with Washington, despite escalating economic tensions. The once ironclad trading…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (549+ words) NEW DELHI, Sept 10 — Chinese President Xi Jinping heads to India for a summit on Saturday that could mark the biggest step in a cautious thaw after years of hostility between the two countries. Xi’s visit for the September 12-13 BRICS summit…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (171+ words) BEIJING, Sept 10 — A fire on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked at an eastern Chinese port caused “heavy casualties” on Thursday, state media said, with President Xi Jinping calling for urgent search and rescue operations. “A foreign cargo ship of Beihai…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (169+ words) BERLIN, Sept 10 — Chinese teenager Zhang Ziyu has towered over the women’s basketball World Cup in Berlin — and her coach has tipped the 2.23-metre tall player for the very top, German Press Agency (dpa) reported. As one of the tallest women…...

3+ day, 34+ min ago   (917+ words) SEPTEMBER 10 — For years, one of the most common descriptions of Southeast Asian foreign policy has been “hedging.” Asean member states, according to this interpretation, hedge between the United States and China. They avoid choosing sides because the strategic outcome of…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (547+ words) MONTREAL, Sept 9 — Fed up with the funding restrictions surrounding her research on the links between climate change and health, American epidemiologist Sheryl Magzamen has left the United States for Canada. The former University of Colorado researcher, now with the University…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (239+ words) SEOUL, Sept 9 — The Philippine defence chief has accused Beijing of “bullying”, alleging he was handed a Chinese note at an international forum that asserted China’s expansive claims over contested waters. Secretary Gilberto Teodoro was on stage for a panel discussion…...

4+ day, 46+ min ago   (382+ words) NEW YORK, Sept 9 — US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy yesterday slammed Ford Motor Company over its reliance on Chinese technology, accusations that the Detroit-based automaker dismissed as “wrongheaded.” In a letter to Ford chief executive Jim Farley published on the agency’s…...