Panda death in Thailand stirs suspicion in China
Chinese experts arrived in Thailand to investigate the death of a beloved giant panda, zoo officials said Thursday, as millions of netizens in China questioned the cause of the male…
New Aussie law aims to help save Great Barrier Reef
Australia introduced stricter new laws to limit agricultural run-off into the waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef Thursday, in an attempt to save the reef and keep its prized world heritage…
Canada’s Trudeau admits to racist ‘brownface’ makeup
by Michel COMTE Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a fervent advocate of the multiculturalism integral to Canadian identity, apologized Wednesday for wearing brownface makeup to a party at a school…
Hong Kong’s summer of protests leaves economy bruised and battered
by Yan ZHAO / Sean GLEESON As pro-democracy protests grind on for a fourth month, Hong Kong has been left counting the cost, with the city’s tourist industry battered and…
Budweiser maker revives Hong Kong IPO plan with reduced ambitions
The maker of Budweiser and Stella Artois beers has revived plans to list its Asia unit in Hong Kong, saying it wants to raise almost $5 billion in what would…
Apple slams EU as epic court battle over tax bill begins
by Catherine KURZAWA Apple went on the offensive against Brussels in an EU court on Tuesday, fighting the European Commission's landmark order that the iPhone-maker reimburse Ireland 13 billion euros…
Experts to criticize US aviation authority over 737 MAX: source
A panel of global civil aviation authorities is expected to criticize the US Federal Aviation Administration's approval of Boeing's 737 MAX, which has been grounded for six months following two…
Almost 50,000 GM workers on strike, auto-maker shares slide
by Joseph Szczesny Almost 50,000 US auto workers went on strike on Monday in a pay dispute with General Motors, the largest industrial action to hit the carmaker in more…
Lilly, Thailand’s Greta Thunberg, wages ‘war’ on plastic
by Sophie DEVILLER Skipping school to glide through a dirty Bangkok canal on a paddleboard, Lilly fishes out rubbish in her mission to clean up Thailand, where the average person…
Anti-establishment figures claim first round wins in Tunisia polls
by Caroline Nelly PERROT Two anti-establishment candidates in Tunisia's divisive election claimed Sunday to have won through to a runoff, hours after polling closed in the country's second free presidential…