Back in the 2010s, a lot of people marveled at China’s seemingly recession-proof economy. Throughout the global financial crisis of 2008 and the Chinese stock market crash and capital flight of 2015, the country never recorded a single quarter of negative economic growth.
COLOMBO, July 6 - Twenty-five people were killed and about 100 injured in clashes between two groups of prisoners at a prison in Sri Lanka on Monday, two police sources and one hospital source told Reuters.
The commitment emerged after talks between President Prabowo and PM Lawrence Wong at the Leaders’ Retreat.
Initial investigations found that the bird’s nests were intended for export to other countries.
Maysak made landfall in the southern island province of Hainan last Friday (Jul 3), the first tropical cyclone to reach the Chinese mainland this year.
GENEVA, July 6 - The U.N. Human Rights Council on Monday passed a motion condemning the escalating violence committed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan's al-Obeid and setting up an urgent inquiry into abuses there.
For more than a decade, Indonesia has measured its economic partnership with China in dollars and cents. The numbers are certainly impressive: Chinese companies have poured billions into nickel processing, industrial estates, power plants and, more recently, electric vehicle
LONDON, July 6 - Britain said its aircraft carrier in the Norwegian Sea was repeatedly approached by a Russian patrol aircraft, before being escorted away by UK fighter jets, in the latest incident risking a potential escalation between NATO and Russia.
Fighting began on the evening of July 5 at the Negombo prison, which houses several thousand inmates.
The victim recognised the student who was accused of stabbing her.
The two countries signed a series of pacts at their annual Leaders' Retreat, highlighting a push to deepen economic ties.
“We want Indonesia to succeed because our futures are closely linked. And our confidence in Indonesia is reflected in our actions,” says Prime Minister Lawrence Wong.
The app’s operator, verifies applicants’ apartment residency through resident registration records.
The weather office has issued a red alert warning for Mumbai on Monday, forecasting continued heavy rain and gusty winds.
Launched in May 2025, this is China's first mission to collect samples from an asteroid.
It is the first bilateral space agency agreement between Singapore and Japan.
Across the Indo-Pacific, governments are increasing defense spending, strengthening alliances, and placing renewed emphasis on deterrence. Strategic competition has once again become the defining feature of international politics. And in such an environment, international law
A nuclear submarine of the People's Liberation Army Navy launched the missile carrying a dummy warhead toward international waters in the Pacific at 12.01pm, China's official Xinhua news agency reported.
He had used a program he created with the assistance of ChatGPT to disrupt the Bandai Channel streaming service.
KUALA LUMPUR, July 6 - A Malaysian parliamentary committee will hold a hearing on July 16 to discuss a $96 million rare earths supply deal signed between Australia's Lynas Rare Earths and the U.S. Department of Defense earlier this year, a senior lawmaker said on Monday.
Rebels, defectors and former insiders are introducing complications for political coalitions in Johor.
The order comes days after the BBC published an investigation about the platform showing such ads to users.
Every few months, another Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) breakthrough makes global headlines. A Chinese AI model closes in on American rivals, a Chinese research team tops a benchmark, a Chinese factory gets smarter, a city more connected, a supply chain more predictive.
The 14 new suspects included 10 caregivers, a security officer and administration staff.
DHAKA, July 6 - At least eight Rohingya Muslims, including some children, were killed and several others injured early on Monday after heavy monsoon rains triggered multiple landslides at refugee camps in southeastern Bangladesh, officials said.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said the launch was “destabilising” for the region.
Chinese officials had briefed regional governments about an upcoming intercontinental ballistic missile test.
SYDNEY, July 6 - China is preparing to test fire a nuclear-capable ballistic missile with a dummy warhead in the South Pacific in the next 24 hours, Australian media reported on Monday, adding that regional diplomats have been notified of the launch.
The country has only four refiners: HD Hyundai Oilbank, SK Energy, GS Caltex and S-Oil.
A referee was also injured in the incident.
The test launch came hours after Australia signed a new defence pact with its Pacific island neighbour Fiji.
The new rules represent one of the most comprehensive set of regulations intended to forestall AI’s potential harms.
MUMBAI, July 6 - At least six people including five children were killed when a group of buildings collapsed in the eastern suburbs of India's Mumbai on Sunday, the latest casualties of heavy rains that have disrupted travel and shut down schools in the city.
SYDNEY, July 6 - Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese apologised on Monday after making a crude remark about singer Kylie Minogue in a comedy podcast interview, prompting outrage from women's rights groups and opposition lawmakers.
Over the past six years, households near Hsinchu Science Park have reported some of the highest incomes in Taiwan.
WELLINGTON, July 6 - Heavy rain triggered flooding, road closures and evacuations in New Zealand's southern city of Dunedin and the neighbouring Waitaki District on Monday, with officials urging residents to stay home and avoid unnecessary travel.
WELLINGTON, July 6 - Super Typhoon Bavi was crossing the Mariana Islands in the western Pacific Ocean on Monday, lashing Guam, Tinian and Saipan and blasting Rota with catastrophic winds, the U.S. National Weather Service said.
There are currently four Chinese naval formations operating in the western Pacific, says an official.
TAIPEI, July 6 - Taiwan is tracking an \"upward trend\" in Chinese naval movements during the peak military exercise season, including joint drills with Russia, and will be analysing any new tactics, a senior Taiwanese security official said on Monday.
Senator Rodante Marcoleta is accused of violating anti-corruption laws.
It commits each country to go to the other's aid if either is attacked
SYDNEY, July 6 - Australia and Fiji signed a major defence alliance on Monday, committing each country to come to the other's aid if either is attacked, as China seeks to expand its influence in the region.