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Global debt still bearable despite two concerns

U.S. dollar banknotes are pictured at a currency exchange shop in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, January 15, 2018. /XInhua Photo Editor's note:Wang Jianhui is thedeputy general manager of the research

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Celebrities turn up to protest Assange extradition

The WikiLeaks' founder has been charged with conspiring to hack US government computers alongside the sources of his leaks.

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COVID-19 special: The Agenda in full

30:10 Nearly two months after the first case of the new form of the coronavirus was identified in China's Hubei province, The Agenda speaks to Dr Osman Dar, a consultant in Internation

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Do phones need to fold?

As Samsung (re)unveiled its clamshell folding phone last week, I kept seeing the same question pop up amongst my social circles: why?I was wondering the same thing myself, to be honest. I’m not

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Romania seizes 17 container-loads of smuggled rubbish from UK

01:06 Some old suitcases, a lamp, a yellow hard hat, a laundry box made of plastic, a diaper bag, some old indoor decorations, used pots and pans, toys and accessories for infants, old

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Global Business Daily: Car sales crunch, EU deadlock, Fashion week

"Wine production is particularly impacted with a Chinese market that is becoming difficult to access"The French wine industry is the latest to report trouble thanks to coronavirus. Finance minister B

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Traditional retailers embrace e-commerce during virus outbreak

A pause button has been hit on many industries in China, such as food, retail, travel and education as government-imposed travel restrictions amid an epidemic keep people at home, resulting in huge l

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Across China: Chinese pick up extracurricular skills amid epidemic

Sand performer Hu Shui makes video of her sand painting themmed on the epidemic fight in China on Feb 13, 2020. (Provided by Hu Shui)A majority of Chinese canceled thei

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Lesotho PM fails to appear in court to hear murder charges

FILE PHOTO: Prime Minister of Lesotho, Thomas Motsoahae Thabane. (Photo by Minasse Wondimu Hailu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) Lesotho Prime Minister Thomas Thabane failed to appear in court on

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Rome: Burial site of legendary founder Romulus 'uncovered.'

The stone sarcophagus, with its accompanying circular altar (Credit: Filippo Monteforte / AFP) Archaeologists working in Rome believe they have pinpointed the burial place of Romulus, the city

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South Sudan President Kiir appoints former rebel leader vice president

South Sudan's ex-Vice President and former rebel leader Riek Machar, flanked by President Salva Kiir Mayardit, addresses a news conference at the State House in Juba, South Sudan, February 20, 20

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Xinhua Headlines: Locust outbreak threatens food security in East Africa, int'l response urged

The locust outbreak plaguing East Africa calls for a concerted international response as the most dreaded insects devour millions of hectares of vegetation in their cross-border migration, exacerbat

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APD | Weekly top 10 hot news ( February 15 - February 21 )

Every weekend, Asia Pacific Daily will provide you with a run-down of the latest hot news.This week, the following hot news you should know:Top 1 | Intel officials say

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Assange's fate hangs in balance as UK court considers U.S. extradition

Almost a decade after his WikiLeaks website enraged Washington by leaking secret U.S. documents, a London court will begin hearings on Monday to decide whether Julian Assange should be extradited to

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Australia's Great Barrier Reef shows signs of new coral bleaching

The government agency tasked with monitoring the health of Australia's Great Barrier Reef has detected signs of heat stress in several coral regions, increasing the prospects of another major bleachi

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Trump administration extends travel ban to include six more countries

Supporters of Shaima Swileh hold up signs as they await her arrival at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2018. Swileh is the Yemeni mother who won her figh

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Wells Fargo to pay $3 bln to settle fake-accounts scandal

A Wells Fargo logo is seen in New York City, U.S., January 10, 2017. Stephanie Keith/Reuters Wells Fargo Co will pay three billion U.S. dollars to resolve criminal and civil probes into fraudu