The Two Sessions, China’s annual legislative meeting, ended on Thursday with a flurry of votes on new laws, including one on environmental protection and another on promoting ethnic unity. The outcome of the votes is never in doubt and legislators’ contri... See more
China’s foreign minister has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Iran war to prevent further escalation and warned against any attempt at regime change. Although Iran and China enjoy a strategic partnership, Wang Yi struck a neutral tone as he called... See more
A week after the United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed its leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the war has spread across the Middle East and beyond to the Mediterranean, the Caucasus and the Indian Ocean. Air transport, shipping and supplies of oil... See more
Nepal’s young people overthrew their government last year. Today, they’re choosing a new one. Nepal’s Gen Z election Six months after a youth-led uprising toppled its government, Nepal votes today in an election that will test the political power of a gen... See more
Wall Street had a moment of panic at the start of this week when a Substack post published on Sunday by Citrini, a little-known research firm, prompted a 1 per cent drop in the S&P index. Shares in IBM, Mastercard, American Express and Uber were among... See more
