BEIJING (AFP) – A rare and huge leak of Chinese government documents has shed new light on a security crackdown on Muslims in China’s…
TOKYO (AFP) – In a country notorious for overwork, Microsoft Japan trialled a radical idea: working less. And it found that four-day weeks and…
WASHINGTON DC (AFP) – Governments around the world are increasingly using social media to manipulate elections and monitor their citizens, in a worrisome…
BANGKOK (AFP) – Beijing said Sunday it is “ready to work” with Southeast Asian nations on a code of conduct in the flashpoint South…
WASHINGTON DC (AFP) – Twitter said Wednesday it would stop accepting political advertising globally on its platform, responding to growing concerns over misinformation from…
SANTIAGO (AFP) – Chile pulled out of hosting two major international summits Wednesday as it struggled to restore order amid clashes between protestors…
SANTIAGO (AFP) – The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit will go ahead in Santiago next month despite a week of protests that has…
LONDON (AFP) – UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday proposed settling the Brexit crisis through an early election on December 12 that…
TOKYO (AFP) – Japan’s Emperor Naruhito completed his ascension to the Chrysanthemum throne on Tuesday in a ceremony steeped in the traditions and…
SYDNEY (AFP) – The longest non-stop passenger flight touched down in Australia Sunday morning after more than 19 hours in the air, a…