China exports up 8.5% in April despite weak global demand

Chinese exports grew 8.5% in April, customs data showed yesterday, displaying unexpected strength despite weakening global demand. Exports grew to $295.4 billion compared with a year earlier,

ASEAN leaders to tackle regional crises at tropical resort

A picturesque tourist destination will host crisis-weary Southeast Asian leaders with sun-splashed tropical islands, turquoise waters brimming with corals and manta rays, seafood feasts, and a hillside savannah

In London, Brazil’s Lula calls for efforts to free Assange

After attending the coronation of King Charles III in London, Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva denounced the lack of concerted efforts to free WikiLeaks founder Julian

Germany, Italy clamp down on Italian mob with raids, arrests

Police across Europe arrested dozens of people, raided homes and seized millions of euros in assets yesterday , in a coordinated crackdown on Italy’s ’ndrangheta organized crime syndicate,

IMF says inflation to slow growth across Mideast this year

Economies across the Middle East and Central Asia will likely slow this year as persistently high inflation and rising interest rates bite into their post-pandemic gains, the International

Campaigners call for fossil fuel deadline, more climate aid

Environmental campaigners urged climate envoys from dozens of nations gathering yesterday in Berlin to discuss a global deadline for phasing out fossil fuels and ways of increasing aid

Louis Vuitton turns Seoul bridge into massive runway

Louis Vuitton transformed a bridge spanning the Han River into a massive runway for its latest collection this weekend. Models strutted down the Jamsugyo Bridge to music

Jack Teixeira guardsman spoke of ‘murder,’ may still possess secrets: US

The Massachusetts Air National guardsman  The  Yesterday, the Air Force announced it suspended the commander of the 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron where Teixeira worked and the

Biden to visit Japan, Australia for meetings with allies

U.S. President Joe Biden will visit Japan and Australia next month to huddle with allies on their continued response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as well as ways

Recent, rapid ocean warming ahead of El Niño alarms scientists: report

A recent, rapid heating of the world’s oceans has alarmed scientists concerned that it will add to global warming, BBC News reported yesterday. This month, the global

Watchdog: World military spending up to an all-time high

Global military spending grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2022 to an all-time high of $2.24 trillion, with a sharp rise in Europe, chiefly due to Russian

Singapore to resume executions after 6-month break

A Singaporean man is scheduled to be hanged next week for abetting an attempt to smuggle cannabis into the island-state, in a resumption of executions after a half-year

Netflix to bring down the curtain on its DVD-by-mail service

Netflix is poised to shut down the DVD-by-mail rental service that set the stage for its trailblazing video streaming service, ending an era that began a quarter century

China offers to facilitate Israel-Palestinian peace talks

China’s foreign minister told his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts that his country is ready to help facilitate peace talks between the two sides, in its latest effort at

Hong Kong bishop visits Beijing on historic trip

Hong Kong’s Roman Catholic bishop arrived in Beijing yesterday, marking the first visit to the Chinese capital by the city’s bishop in nearly three decades, despite signs of Sino-Vatican

Archeologists in Italy unearth ancient dolphin statuette

It’s the first trove of artifacts identified from a sanctuary in the ancient Greek city of Paestum, which dates from the 5th century B.C. Paestum, famed

US, Ukraine say many war secrets safe from intel leaks

Ukraine’s leaders say they don’t see a  Ukrainian and U.S. officials said this week that only Ukrainians know some battle plans and other operational information, not the

Pope evokes cold-war replay, says leaders should avoid arms

At his weekly audience in St. Peter’s Square, Francis noted that Tuesday (yesterday, Macau time) marked the 60th anniversary of the issuance of a Cold War-era

Ukraine, Russia send home around 200 troops in prisoner swap

More than 200 Russian and Ukrainian soldiers have returned home in a prisoner swap, the  Russia’s Defense Ministry said 106 Russian soldiers were released from Ukrainian custody

TikTok fined $15.9m by UK watchdog over misuse of kids’ data

Britain’s privacy watchdog hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty yesterday for a slew of data protection breaches, including misusing children’s data. The Information Commissioner’s Office said it

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