Beijing police detain the ex-boy band member after social media allegations of date rapeChinese-Canadian pop star Kris Wu has been detained by Beijing police on suspicion of rape.The 30-year-old former member of the Korean boyband EXO had previously be…
Tibet and China clash over next reincarnation of the Dalai Lama
The spiritual leader has mused that he may return as a woman. But his succession has turned into a political battleA couple of years ago, during a meeting of Tibetan leaders in Dharamshala in India, Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, was asked about h…
‘Women have not been able hold these: Samoa’s first female PM gets down to the job
After months of political turmoil, following the country’s most contentious election, Fiama Naomi Mata’afa is ready to get to workThe prime minister’s office in Apia, the capital of Samoa, which overlooks the harbour, has just been vacated by the man w…
Once a Covid success story, South Korea sweats through summer of Delta surge
As infections soar to record highs and the vaccine rollout languishes, some fear there is no end in sight for the pandemicSee all our coronavirus coveragePark Eun-sun is facing the most challenging set of circumstances since going into business for her…
Chinese takeover of UK’s largest computer chip maker ‘may be blocked’
Post-Brexit trade advisor Tony Abbott ‘heartened’ by review into takeover of Newport Wafer FabBoris Johnson may block a Chinese-owned company from purchasing the UK’s largest producer of semiconductors, a senior government adviser has suggested, as the…