Four million children in Pakistan have no safe water, a year after deadly floods
One year after catastrophic floods devastated swathes of Pakistan, some 4 million children in the South Asian nation remain without access to safe water, the United Nations children's agency has warned.
2023-08-25 17:28
China is launching an 'unprecedented' crackdown on corruption in its health industry as economic woes pile up
China has launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting its hospitals, pharmaceutical industry and insurance funds as it grapples with mounting economic challenges and long-standing public frustration about high costs in the behemoth healthcare sector.
2023-08-25 10:46
The US needs a stable Chinese economy. Will Biden's commerce secretary offer help?
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo will travel to China next week, a visit that coincides with a worsening slowdown in the world's second largest economy.
2023-08-25 10:22
Japanese family says young doctor took his life after working 200 hours overtime in a single month
The family of a 26-year-old doctor in Japan who died by suicide last year after working more than 200 hours of overtime in a single month have pleaded for change in a nation long plagued by overwork culture.
2023-08-24 09:57
VinFast shares soar again as buzz over Vietnamese EV maker grows
Shares of VinFast, the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker that went public in a red-hot Wall Street debut last week, enjoyed another stunning rally again Tuesday.
2023-08-23 17:59
A new scooter every 90 seconds. India's EV revolution has begun
At a startup factory in Hosur, a southern Indian city not far from Bangalore, the assembly line is buzzing with lightning-fast activity.
2023-08-23 10:49
Popeyes is coming back to China in a big way
Fried chicken fans in China are about to get another option.
2023-08-22 19:24
China fines US due diligence firm Mintz Group $1.5 million for 'unapproved' investigations
China has fined Mintz Group, an American corporate due diligence firm, about $1.5 million for allegedly conducting unapproved statistical work in the country, as it continues with a nationwide crackdown on consulting firms in the name of national security.
2023-08-22 16:18
A key Russia-friendly bloc may decide to expand. Who stands to benefit?
Members of the BRICS economic group of major emerging economies are meeting this week in South Africa for a summit that could determine the future of the bloc -- and how hard it pushes back against a world order it sees as unfairly dominated by the West.
2023-08-22 09:45
China's economy is in trouble. Here's what's gone wrong
China has long been the engine of global growth.
2023-08-21 18:47
China cuts key interest rate in bid to revive economic growth
China has cut one of its main benchmark lending rates for the second time this year, in a bid to revive economic growth in the world's second largest economy.
2023-08-21 09:58
Beset by domestic economic woes, China's Xi visits South Africa in just his second trip abroad this year
Chinese leader Xi Jinping heads to South Africa Monday on a trip intended to bolster Beijing's influence among developing and emerging nations, as ties with the United States remain deeply strained and economic troubles bubble up at home.
2023-08-21 09:50