LAGOS – When it rains heavily in Lagos, the torrents of water gushing down streets and sidewalks sweep up disposable cups, plastic bottles and
SINGAPORE – China approved another 114 gigawatts (GW) of coal power capacity in 2023, up 10% from a year earlier, with the world’s top
TOKYO – Japan’s Nikkei share average climbed to the cusp of an all-time peak on Thursday after unexpectedly strong revenue forecasts from US chip designer
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service said on Wednesday it plans to crack down on wealthy executives who may be using company jets for
LONDON – Climbing costs at HSBC have added to growing investor concerns about how big banks manage their expenses, putting executives under pressure to quickly
MOSCOW — President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday said Russia was against the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, and his defense minister
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s (HK) population rose 0.4% to 7.50 million in 2023, boosted by a net inflow of returning residents
TAIPEI/KINMEN, Taiwan — Taiwan has not increased military deployments on frontline islands facing China and there is nothing unusual in the military
UNITED NATIONS — The United States on Tuesday again vetoed a draft United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution on the Israel-Hamas war,
SINGAPORE — Singapore on Tuesday kicked off Asia’s biggest air show — the first in six years unaffected by pandemic restrictions —
