Cabinet ministers have been meeting with gang leaders as the country targets an ambitious vaccination rateSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter the needle entered his right arm, the man raised his left fist in a brief salute. Surgical mask covering par…
Prove to us Peng Shuai is safe, UK urges China
Government calls on officials to provide evidence of the tennis player’s whereaboutsThe UK government has joined the mounting chorus of concern over the apparent disappearance of tennis star Peng Shuai, urging the Chinese authorities to offer “verifiab…
Airwallex raises $100M at a $5.5B valuation to expand its business banking and payments platform globally
E-commerce and other online businesses are becoming increasingly global in their operations and customer bases, and a startup called Airwallex — which has built a banking solution that addresses the opportunity to provide cross-border financial services — has been seeing a massive surge of activity. To capitalize further on that opportunity, today the company is […]
China regime says Taiwan independence backers will be blacklisted
Island’s foreign minister and premier among people to be stopped from entering mainland and Hong KongChina has said it will hold those who support “Taiwan independence” criminally liable for life, provoking anger and ridicule from the island at a time …
Japan death row inmates sue over same-day notification of execution – report
Lawyer for two inmates says practice of giving prisoners notice of only a matter of hours is ‘extremely inhumane’Two death row inmates in Japan are suing the government, claiming that the practice of not informing inmates of the time of their execution…
Shanghai Century: Shanghai Spirit – in pictures
A new exhibition captures the changing face of Shanghai through the past two centuries and the development of the past 30 years, from street photography to fashion shoots, from the intimacy of the lilongs to the grandeur of public facades. The exhibiti…
Tonga reports first Covid case since start of pandemic
Traveller who had arrived on a flight from New Zealand on Wednesday tests positiveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe island nation of Tonga has reported its first case of Covid-19 after a traveller from New Zealand tested p…
Asia had hottest year on record in 2020 – UN
Every part of the region affected with extreme temperatures displacing millions of peopleAsia suffered its hottest year on record in 2020, the United Nations has said ahead of the CoP26 summit, with extreme weather taking a heavy toll on the continent’…
The Bacchus Lady review – Youn Yuh-jung leads tale of life on the margins in Seoul
The Oscar winner is a compelling lead in an unconventional drama about an ageing prostitute in the Korean capitalYoun Yuh-jung made history earlier this year by becoming the first Korean to win an acting Oscar, for her role as the bluff, pro-wrestling-…
China denies report claiming it launched hypersonic missile
Beijing says FT report was inaccurate and that exercise was merely a test of reusable technologyChina has denied a report that claimed it had recently launched a hypersonic missile, saying its launch of a new spacecraft was merely a test to see whether…