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Nigeria turns to compressed natural gas, petrol subsidies removed

Transport costs skyrocketed as the price of petrol more than tripled in the months that followed last year’s end to petrol subsidies.

24 Nov 2024 - 6:04PM

India

India’s Modi holds talks in Nigeria en route to G20

17 Nov 2024 - 5:45PM

Africa

Nigeria petrol tanker explosion kills more than 140 people

17 Oct 2024 - 1:19AM

China's military weapons

Can China’s military jets find favour in arms markets dominated by US, Russia?

From Central Asia to Eastern Europe and the Middle East, Chinese-made warplanes offer an alternative to an increasing number of nations.

2 Oct 2024 - 10:29PMvideocam

Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev at a formal presentation of the JF-17C (Block-III) multirole fighter jets which were co-developed by China and Pakistan. Photo: Facebook/Ilham Aliyev

Retailing

From Got7 to fashion, Hong Kong pop star builds multimillion-dollar empire

Team Wang Design’s founders share their recent success with the latest summer collection and how they touch the hearts of Chinese consumers to build an empire.

9 Sep 2024 - 12:20PM

United States

2 Nigerian brothers jailed in US for sextortion that led to teen’s death

Samuel and Samson Ogoshi targeted more than 100 victims in the US via social media, including Jordan DeMay, who killed himself in 2022.

6 Sep 2024 - 12:10PM

Africa

Floods in Nigeria kill hundreds and wash away farmland, as millions face famine

Weeks of flooding have killed nearly 200 people in Nigeria and washed away homes and farmlands, further threatening food supplies.

31 Aug 2024 - 6:23PM

A motorcyclist rides through a flooded street after a heavy downpour in Lagos, Nigeria, July 10, 2024. Photo: AP

Denmark

Denmark shuts embassies in junta-led Mali and Burkina Faso

Denmark is opening embassies in Senegal, Tunisia and Rwanda as part of its new orientation in Africa.

27 Aug 2024 - 2:20PMvideocam

Interest rates

July’s inflation blip will do little to derail US Fed’s September rate cut

The recent easing of price pressures has bolstered Fed officials’ confidence that they can start to lower borrowing costs while refocusing their attention on the labour market.

11 Aug 2024 - 11:46AM

Israel-Gaza war

Musk’s SpaceX activates Starlink internet service in a Gaza hospital

The high speed internet would enable potentially life-saving medical consultations via real-time video calling.

24 Jul 2024 - 4:14PM

A mobile phone mast is mounted on a roof in rural Germany. Elon Musk’s Starlink has started offering Starlink internet in a hospital in the Gaza Strip. Photo: dpa

Singapore

Singapore named safest city for travellers. Manila, 1 of the riskiest

Asia is home to four of the safest cities in the world – and four of the most dangerous for travellers, according to a new ranking.

24 Jul 2024 - 5:19PMvideocam

The least risky city to visit in the world is Singapore, a recent Forbes Advisor study found. Photo: Shutterstock

China-Africa relations

Africa’s trade deficit shrinks as exports to China surge – but it may not last

Resource-rich African countries have enjoyed an increase in exports to China this year, while imports from China fell.

20 Jul 2024 - 9:00PMvideocam

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

Wilson, 16, may become US’ youngest male Olympic runner after stunning 400 metres

Heading to Games with US 4x400 metres relay squad, he makes his case to run by breaking under-18 world record.

20 Jul 2024 - 4:59PM

Science

Average Chinese national now eats more protein than an American: United Nations

The milestone was reached in 2021, according to United Nations data despite US predictions that it would destroy the planet.

18 Jul 2024 - 11:36AMvideocam

While the Chinese diet is relatively healthy with its focus on plant-based proteins, meat consumption has been increasing rapidly in recent years. Photo: Getty Images

Paris 2024 Olympic Games

What to know and who to watch during the men’s football at the Paris Olympics

Argentina can put a golden exclamation point on a stunning three-year period in which they have won the Copa America twice, and the World Cup.

17 Jul 2024 - 8:50PM

Bradley Barcola celebrates scoring for France during their quarter-final shoot-out against Portugal at Euro 2024. Photo: AP

Fame and celebrity

Meet NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo’s brother, Thanasis Antetokounmpo

Noting the brothers’ bond, many suspected that the Milwaukee Bucks signed Thanasis to a US$2 million-a-year contract to keep in Giannis’ good graces

16 Jul 2024 - 6:00PM

Food and Drinks

Simran Savlani on creating ‘crack sauce’ and hosting dinners on sampans

The F&B consultant on the cultural shocks of her peripatetic childhood, how Covid fired up a culinary career switch and why she is betting big on business-savvy Hong Kong

19 Jul 2024 - 4:47PM

Fashion

Sustainability and style go hand in hand at Berlin Fashion Week

Brands including People, Avenir and Haderlump showed a dedication to sustainable fashion at Berlin Fashion Week through initiatives encompassing zero waste, upcycling and deadstock use.

14 Jul 2024 - 4:15PM

A model walks the runway in a look from Avenir’s spring/summer 2025 collection at Berlin Fashion Week. Photo: Annette Riedl

China-Africa relations

Guinea-Bissau and China announce strategic partnership during state visit

Beijing strengthens ties with small West African nation as it promises finance for key infrastructure projects.

13 Jul 2024 - 4:00PMvideocam

China-Africa relations

China key to solving Niger-Benin tensions – so oil pipeline can start pumping

China has invested billions in Niger’s oil industry. Now it must solve a political spat if it wants to see any money back.

13 Jul 2024 - 1:00PMvideocam

Barack Obama

Meet Barack Obama’s activist half-sister Dr Auma Obama, who just protested in Kenya

The elder half-sibling of the 44th US president is a force to be reckoned with, whose advocacy spans Germany and Kenya

10 Jul 2024 - 6:00AM

Meet Dr Auma Obama (right), Barack Obama’s activist half-sister. Photo: @aumaobama/Instagram

Belt and Road Initiative

In global survey, people say China exerts economic influence on their country

Residents of higher-income nations view this impact more negatively than those in middle-income countries, Pew survey finds.

10 Jul 2024 - 3:29AM

A billboard in Islamabad welcomes Chinese officials to 10th anniversary celebrations of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in 2023. The CPEC is a vast infrastructure development project that is part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative. Photo: EPA-EFE

China-Africa relations

Why is China choosing Gulf, Russia over Africa for crude oil supplies?

A report has highlighted the struggle among African oil suppliers as China moves towards other trading partners.

7 Jul 2024 - 6:11PMvideocam

Africa

Migrants face ‘unimaginable horrors’ crossing Africa: UN

Many more people are believed to be dying on land routes than at sea, with thousands of deaths each year, as issues including conflict, climate change, and racism increasingly spur people to leave their homelands.

5 Jul 2024 - 7:05PMvideocam

Islamic militancy

Nigeria suicide attacks kill at least 18, ‘seriously injure’ 19 others

One of the attacks was carried out by a woman with a baby strapped to her back at a wedding ceremony, a police spokesman says.

30 Jun 2024 - 2:13PMvideocam

Women and children held captive by islamic extremists, and rescued by Nigeria’s army, upon arrival in Maiduguri, Nigeria, on May 20. Photo: AP

Food and agriculture

G7 under pressure to tackle hunger crisis as heatwave threatens food supply

Observers call for more concrete action from rich nations to ensure food security, say G7’s latest initiative is ‘half-baked’ and lacks details.

25 Jun 2024 - 7:00PM

A Bangladeshi street vendor waits for customers to buy vegetables. Inflation has hit Asian nations including Laos, Bangladesh and Indonesia. Photo: EPA-EFE

India

Letters | Why the world should care about India’s hasty criminal law reform

Readers discuss the risks of replacing the Indian Penal Code, a cinematic reminder to appreciate Hong Kong history, and the problem with the DSE English exam.

23 Jun 2024 - 11:30AM

China-Africa relations

Chinese-built Zimbabwe steel plant fires up its furnace as it begins production

African country is putting high hopes on a newly operational steel plant to turn its economic fortunes around.

22 Jun 2024 - 10:30PMvideocam

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27 September, 2024