China and the Philippines have again exchanged barbs over confrontations in the disputed South China Sea, with each accusing the other of provocation and escalating tensions. The Chinese embassy in th...
China and the European Union began 2026 with another trade clash. As the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism entered its definitive phase, Brussels tightened compliance and Beijing warned of count...
Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy has discussed a list of Star Wars projects as she exits her role as company president — though curiously there was no mention of the previously-announced standalone mov...
Yerin Ha and Luke Thompson attend the premire of "Bridgerton" season four in January 2026. Aurore Marechal/Getty Images The "Bridgerton" season four world premiere was held at the Pala...
The cities building the most homes rely more heavily on immigrant labor. Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times The cities that build and remodel the most homes rely the most heavily on immigrant worker...
As US President Donald Trump’s tariff increases have roiled global markets and strained America’s alliances in recent months, China has been pursuing the opposite strategy: keeping import duties low a...
Australia’s former prime minister and a prominent China scholar, Kevin Rudd, will step down as ambassador to the United States a year ahead of schedule, a move some analysts say underscores a fundamen...
In 2025, India approved a number of major defence packages, together worth US$30 billion. Such rapid procurement approvals are relatively rare by Indian standards. However, what they signal to the reg...
Elon Musk (L) and Sam Altman Getty/BI composite A trial date has been set in Elon Musk's fraud case against Sam Altman. The case is set to go before an Oakland federal jury in April and is expected to...
Shopify CEO says companies often undervalue founders and put them in a corner. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke said companies undervalue founders' experience and leadership. Lütke sa...
Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell as Dunk and Egg in "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms." Steffan Hill/HBO HBO is expanding the "Game of Thrones" universe with another prequel series. &...
Learning app Duolingo has 17 million followers on TikTok where its mascot Duo is a social-media celebrity. Isa Foltin/TikTok via Getty Images Social media is more important than ever for US retail sit...
Steve Zeringue, Mfonsio Andrew, and Campbell Morrison don't subscribe to the "get offline" mentality. Steve Zeringue; Mfonsio Andrew; Campbell Morrison. Forget dumbphones and digital detoxes; ...
Since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December 2024, one of the huge challenges the new government has faced is that of division. Syrian society is made up of different sectarian and ethnic groups -- t...
A Seoul court says an independent counsel has demanded a death sentence for former South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on rebellion charges in connection with his imposition of martial law in Decembe...
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Florian Gaertner/Photothek via Getty Images/Reuters OpenAI leads enterprise AI adoption, far outpacing Anthropic and Google, according to new data. Ramp data shows 46.6% of US bu...
In 2021, when Beijing finally pledged to stop building and financing new coal power plants overseas, Western governments and climate advocates rejoiced. John Kerry, US climate envoy at the time, said ...
David Webb, the corporate governance activist renowned for his free public database and his explosive “Enigma Network” exposé that rocked the Hong Kong stock exchange, has died aged 60 of metastatic p...
China’s central bank strengthened the yuan’s daily fixing for a third consecutive session to a nearly 16-month high, as the currency also held firm in offshore markets despite recent US dollar strengt...
A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try to encourage more births – tactics that range from cash subsidies to taxing condom...