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Disney+ Hotstar drops official trailer for action comedy original series 'American Born Chinese', premieres with all episodes on May 24 ...

Except this gun is made of blue plastic, and its red trigger produces a clicking noise instead of a loud crack. About two dozen people have their eyes trained on Kuo as he explains in Mandarin how to ...

Local governments approved more coal power in first three months of 2023 than all of 2021
Local governments in China approved more new coal power in the first three months of 2023 than in the whole of 2021, according to official documents.
The approvals, analysed by Greenpeace, reveal that between January and March this year, at least 20.45 gigawatts of coal power was approved, up from 8.63GW in the same period in 2022. In the whole of 2021, 18GW of coal was approved.

Boatloads of relatives carrying biodegradable urns are saying their farewells over water instead of trying to buy expensive and scarce funeral plots
Xiao Hu never expected to make a living from the dead. For years she worked in her family business offering boat tours to tourists visiting Zhoushan, an archipelago off the east coast of China’s mainland. But in recent years her proximity to the sea, and to the temple-dotted hills of Mount Putou – one of Chinese Buddhism’s four sacred mountains – started to attract a different type of clientele.
The first time that a customer asked to use one of the boats to scatter their loved one’s remains into the East China Sea, Xiao Hu refused. She felt it was “not very pleasant” to work with the dead. But one elderly man, a Zen Buddhist, “kept asking if we could do a sea burial for him”. So after some consideration, she decided to “make his wish come true”.

Also, China suppressed Covid-19 data.

The foreign secretary aims to navigate international relations with ‘patient diplomacy’ as he insists post-Brexit Britain is still admired
In the early hours of Friday morning New Zealand time, James Cleverly was holed up in the British high commission in Wellington calling international partners about the mounting crisis in Sudan.
It didn’t take long for him to realise that he would have to cut short his visit and make the long journey back to London. Emergency meetings were already under way in Whitehall preparing for the from Khartoum.

The analysis is expected to recommend scaling back funding for some projects while others will be ‘accelerated and expanded’
Australia’s national security environment is about to get a major shake-up.
The defence strategic review ordered by the Albanese government – and what the government plans to do about it – will be released on Monday in what is

"I need your help with my quest to stop the uprising." Disney+ has debuted the full official trailer for the action comedy series titled American Born Chinese, launching in May for streaming on ...

Lu Shaye’s comments raise fresh questions over China’s role in brokering peace in Ukraine
France, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have expressed dismay after China’s ambassador in Paris questioned the sovereignty not only of Ukraine, but all the former Soviet Republics including the Baltic states.
Lu Shaye’s remarks in a TV interview late on Friday raise fresh questions about the faith the French president, Emmanuel Macron, has placed in China to act as a mediator between Russia and Ukraine.

Under government pressure, Chinese scientists have retracted studies and withheld or deleted data. The censorship has stymied efforts to understand the virus.

For proof, you have only to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem Avenue and what is likely the oldest Chinese eatery on Long Island. The place goes back 60 years, with rumors of its demise going back almost ...

Josep Borrell says safeguard would show Europe’s commitment to the ‘absolutely crucial’ area
European navies should patrol the disputed Taiwan Strait, the EU foreign policy chief has said, echoing earlier comments stressing how crucial Taiwan is to Europe.
Josep Borrell wrote in an opinion piece in the Journal Du Dimanche that Taiwan “concerns us economically, commercially and technologically”.