No immunity: how Xi’s anti-corruption fighters are zeroing in on fresh targets
The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In…
Book about Putin’s private life which ‘reads like a spy novel’ wins French literary prize
A taboo-breaking book about Vladimir Putin’s rise to power and private life, written by two exiled Russian journalists, won a…
Africa knows who its true friends are – and they’re not in Washington
The gaffe at last month’s Aids 2026 conference in Rio de Janeiro, where a US State Department presentation displayed a…
Trump says China is driving anger at US data centres. These residents disagree
On the tree-lined streets of Sterling, northern Virginia, Lindsay Shaw’s home sits across from an industrial neighbour that has consumed…
US Secret Service aware of Iranian video threat to assassinate Barron Trump
The US Secret Service is aware of a video broadcast by Iranian state television discussing a potential plot to assassinate…
How China’s anti-corruption fight became Xi Jinping’s most important policy
The South China Morning Post has launched a major data project diving into President Xi Jinping’s signature anti-graft campaign. In…
US set for largest mass visa revocation, targeting up to 200,000 foreigners
The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied…
US Supreme Court clears the way for Trump mail voting order in advance of midterms
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for US President Donald Trump to move ahead with his executive order…
Forcing women to drink at business dinners has no place in modern China
Reports of a female employee allegedly being assaulted at a drinking party in Hangzhou brought back a version of myself…
US targets China’s telecoms grip in Venezuela with new sanctions carve-out
The United States is opening Venezuela’s telecommunications sector to new investment and technology while explicitly excluding Chinese companies, a move…