Obama hits the stump in US battleground Virginia
Former US president Barack Obama urges voters to back the Democrat in the neck-and-neck Virginia gubernatorial election touted as a test of the party's prospects in next year's midterm elections.…
China passes law to reduce pressure on children from homework
China passed a law Saturday to limit the pressure on children from homework and after-school tutoring, state media said, as the country reforms its ultra-competitive education system. The government has…
Singapore expands quarantine-free travel for vaccinated passengers
Singapore — Singapore on Tuesday began quarantine-free entry for fully vaccinated passengers from eight countries, part of a plan to ease restrictions as the business hub gears up…
Don’t waste the hope of vaccines, warns WHO
Covax will distribute 14.4 million Covid-19 vaccine doses to 31 more countries next week, the WHO said Friday as it warned people not to waste, through complacency, the hope that…
China exports spike to highest in decades after Covid-19 hit
China's export growth jumped to the highest in over two decades, official data showed Sunday, with imports also surging in a sharp bounceback from the coronavirus outbreak that had brought…
Anti-coup protests continue in Myanmar as UN urged to hear ‘pleas’
Anti-coup demonstrators took to the streets of Myanmar Saturday, a day after a United Nations envoy urged the Security Council to hear the nation's "desperate pleas" and take swift action…
Seven dead as Myanmar security forces fire at protesters
At least seven people were killed as Myanmar security forces fired on pro-democracy protesters Wednesday, after the junta hit half a dozen detained journalists, including an Associated Press photographer, with…
State-sponsored hackers in China targeting email services: Microsoft
Microsoft has said a state-sponsored hacking group operating out of China is exploiting previously unknown security flaws in its Exchange email services to steal data from business users. The company…
Biden first cabinet defeat signals Senate hazards ahead
US President Joe Biden suffered his first cabinet defeat Tuesday as he pulled an ill-fated nomination, the clearest signal yet that immensely powerful moderates in the deadlocked Senate can imperil…
Chinese-Australians report discrimination as Beijing, virus tensions mount
More than a third of Chinese-Australians surveyed reported facing discrimination last year, in a report released Wednesday that points to a souring relationship with Beijing and Covid-19 as driving forces.…