KUALA LUMPUR, Economists said, they are upbeat on Malaysia’s near-term outlook, as political impasse ended, with the formation of a unity government. MIDF Research said in a note that, it views the unity government as positive development for Malaysia’s
Protesters, angry about long COVID-19 lockdowns, have taken to the streets in Urumqi, the capital of China’s far western Xinjiang region. The protests followed a high-rise apartment building fire in Urumqi on Thursday that killed 10 people and concerns
BEIJING — A Chinese court on Friday sentenced Chinese Canadian pop star Kris Wu to 13 years in prison on charges including rape. Beijing’s Chaoyang District Court said Wu was given 11 years and six months for a 2020
Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party. Tsai offered her resignation Saturday evening, a tradition after a major loss, in a short speech in
VATICAN CITY, HOLY SEE — The Vatican on Saturday expressed regret at the appointment of a bishop in a diocese in China that the Holy see does not recognize, saying it violated a 2018 deal with Beijing and hinting at
