China’s New Hope breaks into Southeast Asia pig farming amid disease woes
In a cluster of blue and white buildings nestled deep inside one of southern Vietnam’s rubber plantations, China’s New Hope Liuhe is busy stocking its...
Stronger winds whip California fires as power cut and homes evacuated
Wind-driven wildfires burned largely uncontrolled in tinder-dry California early on Tuesday, as firefighters battled blazes threatening thousands of homes in a race against time with...
Failings by London fire chiefs led to lives being lost in Grenfell blaze: report
Grave failings by the London Fire Brigade in its handling of the Grenfell Tower blaze, which killed 71 people in June 2017, meant that some...
Don’t overburden ECB with climate goals: Weidmann
The European Central Bank should not be given an explicit role in fighting climate change as this could overburden policy, threaten its independence and risk...
Brussels court delays hearing on former Catalan leader Puigdemont
Catalonia’s ex-regional leader Carles Puigdemont said on Tuesday that a Brussels court had postponed a hearing on an arrest warrant issued by Spain to seek...
China downplays Solomon island lease debacle, tells U.S. to stay out
There is nothing unusual about Chinese companies experiencing issues when investing in Pacific island states or elsewhere, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, after a...
Medics treating German minister Altmaier after he falls from stage
Medics were in attendance after German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier fell from the stage at a conference in Dortmund on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said....
Greece’s draft law on asylum threatens migrants’ rights: Human Rights Watch
Greece should scrap a draft law that threatens to restrict access to protection for asylum seekers from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch (HRW)...
New Mekong dam in Laos opens to protests, dried-out downstream
The first hydropower dam on the lower Mekong River began commercial operations in Laos on Tuesday amid protests from villagers in Thailand who say the...
A year on from Lion Air crash, Indonesians pray, scatter petals for victims
One year on from the Lion Air plane crash that killed 189, relatives and friends of victims held prayer vigils and cast flower petals into...