Asia
Hong Kong says it’s back open for business. Will the world buy it?
World
November 6, 2022
Hong Kong says it’s back open for business. Will the world buy it?
Hong Kong CNN — At a glitzy finance summit in Hong Kong this week, the city’s leader triumphantly told a…
South Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes, military says
World
November 6, 2022
South Korea scrambles fighter jets after detecting 180 North Korean warplanes, military says
Seoul, South Korea CNN — South Korea scrambled about 80 fighter jets after detecting a large number of North Korean…
US military nuclear chief sounds the alarm about pace of China’s nuclear weapons program
World
November 5, 2022
US military nuclear chief sounds the alarm about pace of China’s nuclear weapons program
CNN – The Commander of US Strategic Command, which oversees the US nuclear weapons program, warned that China is developing…
China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making
World
November 2, 2022
China is caught in a zero-Covid trap of its own making
Hong Kong CNN — It’s been little more than a week since Chinese leader Xi Jinping began his norm-breaking third…
US curbs on microchips could throttle China’s ambitions and escalate the tech war
Technology
October 31, 2022
US curbs on microchips could throttle China’s ambitions and escalate the tech war
Hong Kong CNN Business — Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s push to “win the battle” in core technologies and bolster China’s…
US official’s suggestion of ‘arms-control’ talks with North Korea raises eyebrows
World
October 30, 2022
US official’s suggestion of ‘arms-control’ talks with North Korea raises eyebrows
CNN – The United States said on Friday its policy towards North Korea had not changed after a senior US…
What we know about the deadly Halloween disaster in Seoul
World
October 30, 2022
What we know about the deadly Halloween disaster in Seoul
Seoul, South Korea CNN — Most weekends, the narrow alleys of Itaewon, the neon-lit nightlife district in South Korea’s capital…
45 dead as Tropical Storm Nalgae hits Philippines
World
October 29, 2022
45 dead as Tropical Storm Nalgae hits Philippines
CNN — Tropical Storm Nalgae has killed at least 45 people and injured dozens more in the Philippines, the country’s…
IPhone maker Foxconn wants to dominate electric car manufacturing
Technology
October 24, 2022
IPhone maker Foxconn wants to dominate electric car manufacturing
CNN Business – Foxconn, the Taiwanese company best known for building Apple’s iPhones, recently showed off two new electric vehicles…
Police’s tear gas main cause of death in Indonesia soccer stampede: investigators
World
October 16, 2022
Police’s tear gas main cause of death in Indonesia soccer stampede: investigators
A fact-finding team tasked with investigating a deadly soccer stampede in Indonesia has concluded that tear gas was the main…