Typhoon Ragasa live: Two million people evacuated in southern China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines | China

Typhoon Ragasa batters Hong Kong and southern China after causing deaths in Taiwan and Philippines Hong Kong and parts of southern China weere on high alert as Super Typhoon Ragasa, the world’s... Read more »

Super Typhoon Ragasa: at least 14 killed in Taiwan as Hong Kong and southern China brace for impact | Taiwan

The bursting of a barrier lake in Taiwan has killed at least 14 people and left 124 people missing, officials have announced, after Super Typhoon Ragasa pounded the island with torrential rains... Read more »

AI Face-swap Straight-washes Gay Couple in Imported Horror Movie “Together”

The critically acclaimed U.S.-Australian body-horror movie “Together” launched in China on September 19. Some viewers noted, alongside cuts to sex scenes, a less familiar and overt form of alteration: one male character... Read more »

Europe has lost one superpower ally – can it afford to be in the crosshairs of two? | Nathalie Tocci

Europe’s relationship with the US is unmoored, but it has also lost its bearings with regard to China, caught by competing forces that pull and push in opposite directions. Europe’s China policy... Read more »

Anthony Albanese fails to seal defence treaty between Australia and PNG | Australian foreign policy

Anthony Albanese’s strategy of pushing back against China in the Pacific has been dealt another blow, with a major defence treaty with Papua New Guinea delayed amid concerns about sovereignty. A deal... Read more »

Zhang Zhan: who is the Chinese citizen journalist facing a second trial? | China

A Chinese citizen journalist who was jailed after reporting from the frontlines of the Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan is to face trial for a second time, according to human rights activists and... Read more »

Trump says Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch likely part of US TikTok deal | Donald Trump

Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan Murdoch will probably be involved in the effort to buy TikTok in the US, Donald Trump said in an interview on Sunday. The president was asked... Read more »

Look to Myanmar for a terrifying vision of a world where authoritarians have unfettered power | Simon Tisdall

The children were sleeping when death came from the air. A military warplane dropped two 500lb (230kg) bombs on their boarding school, witnesses said. Imagine, if you can, the carnage and the... Read more »

China’s Prefab Storm Explained: Luo Yonghao vs. Xibei & the Great Yùzhìcài Debate

It started with a negative restaurant review on social media, triggered a nationwide discussion about pre-made food in restaurants, and ended with far-reaching consequences. The Xibei controversy, explained. A major discussion that... Read more »

‘Something is working’: UN climate chief optimistic about green transition | Cop30

Cleaning up industry and the global economy will produce massive economic dividends for countries that grasp the opportunity – as the example of China has shown, the UN climate chief has said,... Read more »