Asia
Forecasters warn Typhoon Doksuri poses risk to Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China
World
July 24, 2023
Forecasters warn Typhoon Doksuri poses risk to Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong and China
Hong Kong CNN — A growing typhoon is sweeping across the Pacific Ocean toward the Philippines, with forecasters warning it…
Eleven dead in China after middle school gymnasium roof collapse
World
July 24, 2023
Eleven dead in China after middle school gymnasium roof collapse
CNN — At least eleven people are dead following the collapse of a middle school gymnasium roof in China’s northeastern…
One of the world’s longest serving leaders is set to win another one-sided election
World
July 23, 2023
One of the world’s longest serving leaders is set to win another one-sided election
CNN — One of the world’s longest serving leaders is looking to extend his iron fisted rule, running another tightly…
Half of world’s population at risk of contracting dengue fever, WHO warns
Health & Fitness
July 22, 2023
Half of world’s population at risk of contracting dengue fever, WHO warns
Roughly half of the world’s population is at risk of contracting dengue fever – which is transmitted by mosquitoes –…
China is drilling some of the world’s deepest holes in hunt for natural resources
World
July 21, 2023
China is drilling some of the world’s deepest holes in hunt for natural resources
Hong Kong CNN — Chinese engineers on Thursday broke ground on a new super deep borehole that will burrow far…
Nuclear capable US submarine makes first port call in South Korea in four decades
World
July 19, 2023
Nuclear capable US submarine makes first port call in South Korea in four decades
For the first time in decades, a nuclear capable US Navy ballistic missile submarine has made a port call in…
Xi says China will follow its own carbon reduction path as US climate envoy Kerry meets top officials in Beijing
World
July 19, 2023
Xi says China will follow its own carbon reduction path as US climate envoy Kerry meets top officials in Beijing
CNN — China will follow its own path to cut carbon emissions, leader Xi Jinping vowed Tuesday, as US climate…
International Criminal Court rejects Philippine attempt to block drugs war killings probe
World
July 18, 2023
International Criminal Court rejects Philippine attempt to block drugs war killings probe
CNN — The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday rejected an appeal by the Philippine government to block an investigation…
Soaring temperatures to record rainfall: Asia reels as climate crisis takes hold
World
July 18, 2023
Soaring temperatures to record rainfall: Asia reels as climate crisis takes hold
Hong Kong CNN — The world’s largest and most populous continent is reckoning with the deadly effects of extreme summer…
Xi Jinping’s foreign minister has vanished from public view. His prolonged absence is driving intense speculation
World
July 17, 2023
Xi Jinping’s foreign minister has vanished from public view. His prolonged absence is driving intense speculation
Hong Kong CNN — China’s Foreign Minister Qin Gang has not been seen in public for three weeks, an unusually…