LONDON — As a fluent English speaker, Indian-trained nurse Deepa was surprised to learn she had to sit a language test to
BEIJING — Plucked from obscurity to head China’s ruling Communist Party after the Tiananmen crackdown in 1989, former Chinese President Jiang Zemin
SHANGHAI/BEIJING — People in the Chinese manufacturing hub of Guangzhou clashed with white hazmat-suited riot police on Tuesday night, videos on social
THREE different cities on three separate continents are the best places for expats to live and work, according to a new survey. Spain’s
By Eduardo Porter STOCKHOLM — Half of the world’s democracies are in a state of decline amid worsening civil liberties and rule of
WASHINGTON – The administration of President Joe Biden has drawn Republican fire for its cautious response to nationwide protests in China against COVID-19 lockdowns, with some lawmakers accusing it
TOKYO – Japan‘s government is considering tapping funds under an account set aside for foreign exchange intervention to pay for an expected increase in defense spending, Kyodo news agency reported on Tuesday. The government
SINGAPORE – Olivia Chiong and her wife feel like the Singapore government has made clear to them and their two children that they don’t belong in the city-state. So this week’s
ALMATY – McDonald’s licensee in Kazakhstan was forced to temporarily close its restaurants this month after cutting ties with Russian companies and running out of supplies, three sources with knowledge of the situation told
BEIJING – Three Chinese astronauts arrived on Wednesday at China’s space station for the first in-orbit crew rotation in Chinese space history, launching operation of the second inhabited outpost in low-Earth orbit after
