Shein Fined €1 Million Over Misleading Sustainability Claims
Italy’s competition authority has slapped fast fashion giant Shein with a €1 million fine — for what it calls deceptive…
Category: Asia
82,000 evacuated from Beijing
Chinese authorities have evacuated 82,000 people from various parts of Beijing due to the risk of torrential rain, Chinese state…
South Korea Begins Removing Loudspeakers at Northern Border
South Korea began dismantling loudspeakers along its border with North Korea on Monday, part of a broader effort to ease…
Why the Pacific tsunami was smaller than expected – a geologist explains
Alan Dykes, Kingston University The earthquake near the east coast of the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia on July 30 2025…
Sri Lanka and the Maldives ease visa rules
The Maldives has announced that Sri Lankan citizens traveling to the Maldives for tourism purposes will be granted a free…
221 killed, 592 injured as monsoon rains wreak havoc in Pakistan
At least 221 people have been killed and 592 others injured across Pakistan as heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods…
Japan and South Korea can show governments how to compete with China and US
Robyn Klingler-Vidra, King’s College London Governments around the world are hustling. European policymakers, for example, are eager to boost the…
China Confirms EU Leaders Will Attend Thursday Summit
China’s Foreign Ministry has confirmed that European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa will…
Three Dead, Hundreds Rescued After Ferry Fire Off Indonesia
Three people died and more than 500 were rescued after a fire broke out Sunday on a passenger ferry near…