Hong Kong court quashes inquest finding of unlawful killing by police officer in decade-old case, orders new one
Taxi driver was lifted off ground in chokehold while in handcuffs and died after complications from injuries sustained during the…
Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi sees departure of three senior executives at year’s end as firm pushes new round of job cuts
Wang Xiang, group president at Xiaomi Corp, leads a product launch at MWC Barcelona in Spain on February 24, 2019.…
Interpreting China’s policy directions beyond the CCP’s rhetoric
Author: Fengming Lu, ANU The Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s congresses often represent important historical milestones, yet they are highly performative.…
French serial killer ‘The Serpent’ freed from Nepal prison after serving 75 per cent sentence
Court ordered Charles Sobhraj’s release because of poor health, good behaviour and having served most of his 20-year sentence –…
Japan steps closer to global military power
Author: Thomas Wilkins, University of Sydney Realist international relations scholars predicted that after the Cold War Japan would revert to…
Amateur investigator who hunted down serial killer Charles Sobhraj ‘curious’ to see what happens next
Disarmament expert Angela Kane played a key role in the 1970s in helping to secure the arrest of the French…
The careful balancing act of Vietnam’s bamboo diplomacy
Author: Nguyen Khac Giang, Victoria University of Wellington The Vietnam–China relationship has not been in good shape in the last…
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried, charged with ‘epic’ fraud, released on US$250 million bond
US Magistrate Judge Gabriel Gorenstein set Bankman-Fried’s next court date for January 3, 2023, before US District Judge Ronny Abrams,…
Can Netanyahu prioritise Israel’s Asia pivot?
Author: Carice Witte, SIGNAL Former Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party is set to form a stable 64-seat far-right…
Beijing 2008 Olympics mascot designer Wu Guanying dies in capital amid rumours that Covid-19 caused his death
The Beijing games Organising Committee gave him a special honorary award for his work. Wu retired from Tsinghua University in…