Asia

Victim of Pandemic, Hong Kong Floating Restaurant Towed Away

The parent company of Jumbo Floating Restaurant couldn't find a new owner and lacked funds to maintain it after months of COVID-19 restrictions

Malaysia Revives Plans to End Mandatory Death Sentences

Rights groups are only cautiously optimistic, having seen similar plans falter 

Satellite Images Suggest New Chinese Carrier Close to Launch

2021 Another Record Year for Meth Seizures in Southeast Asia

In its latest report on the region’s synthetic drug trade, the UNODC says local drug gangs keep adapting, expanding and scaling up

Indonesia Lifts Ban on Cooking Oil Export as Supply Improves

Palm oil prices went up 200% or higher after Indonesia banned the export of cooking oil and its raw materials to reduce local shortages and hold down skyrocketing prices

Cost of Living Pressures Concern Voters as Australia Prepares for General Election

Major Parties Claim Sound Economic Credentials

Australian Musical Charts Family’s Escape from Nazis in Europe

Driftwood documents the journey of renowned sculptor Karl Duldig, inventor wife Slawa Horowitz-Duldig

Major Japan Railway Now Powered Only by Renewable Energy

Tokyu Railways' trains running through Shibuya and other stations were switched to power generated only by solar and other renewable sources starting April 1

In Johannesburg, a Tale of Two Chinatowns

Years before China’s infrastructure projects in Africa, Chinese communities escaped poverty in their homeland only to face discrimination on the continent

Shanghai Slowly Turning the Corner from Strict COVID-19 Lockdown

Another 4 million people allowed to leave their homes, as some businesses in Chinese financial hub resume operations

China Signs Security Agreement with Solomon Islands

Agreement has raised fears in Australia and the United States of Chinese military presence near Australia