US Speaker confirms meeting with Taiwan’s Tsai despite China warnings
By Nicholas Yong BBC News, Singapore US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has confirmed he will meet Taiwan’s president…
Arunachal Pradesh: India rejects China’s attempt to rename disputed places
India has reacted sharply to China’s attempts to rename places in the north-eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh and…
Jack Ma: Alibaba founder seen in China after long absence
By Nicholas Yong, BBC News, Singapore Alibaba founder Jack Ma, who has rarely been seen in public in the…
Shanghai lockdown: China’s financial hub set to lift Covid curbs
By Peter Hoskins Business reporter Coronavirus pandemic Authorities in Shanghai have announced that some Covid-19 lockdown measures imposed on…
What Didi’s US exit tells us about China and Wall Street
By Mariko Oi Asia business correspondent Less than a year after its US market debut, Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global…
John Lee: Who is Hong Kong’s new hardline pro-Beijing leader?
Former security chief John Lee Ka-chiu has been elected as Hong Kong’s next leader, in what is widely seen as…
Ukraine – the narrative the West doesn’t hear
By Frank Gardner Security correspondent Russia-Ukraine war “Ukraine and its allies, including London, are threatening Russia for the last…
Shanghai: Green fences baffle locked down residents
By Leo Sands BBC News Coronavirus pandemic Authorities battling Shanghai’s latest Covid outbreak have installed fences to restrict…
Shanghai escalates Covid lockdown restrictions
Coronavirus pandemic Authorities in Shanghai have said they will tighten the enforcement of lockdown measures, as a Covid surge…
Working with assertive China a must – New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern
By Karishma Vaswani Chief Asia Presenter Aukus New Zealand has been aware for some time now of a…