Yagi registers as the world’s second-most powerful tropical cyclone this year and has caused power outages in more than 800,000 homesAsia’s strongest storm this year, Super Typhoon Yagi, made landfall in northern Vietnam on Saturday, the meteorological agency, said, killing at least four people after tearing through China’s island of Hainan and the...

China has a huge population and thereby a large pool of people with disabilities, and starts developing their talents earlyAt the Olympics, as in geopolitics, China is locked in a continuing battle for global dominance with the US. In the all-important gold medal tally at the Tokyo Games three years ago, the Americans edged their Chinese rivals by 39...

Cooler temperatures expected to replace record highs in Estonia, while China braces for Super Typhoon YagiSince the start of September, swaths of central and eastern Europe have experienced temperatures well above average, with some places up to 10C (50F) above the seasonal norm.A date temperature record was set in Estonia on Wednesday, where it hit...

US diplomats seeking clarity for hundreds of families in the process of international adoptionThe Chinese government is ending its international adoption programme, and the US is seeking clarification on how the decision will affect hundreds of American families with pending applications.At a daily briefing on Thursday, Mao Ning, a spokesperson for...

Detentions involve Chinese citizens who marketed cancer drugs for firm’s oncology divisionChinese police have reportedly detained five current and former AstraZeneca employees as part of an investigation into possible breaches related to data privacy and importing unlicensed medications.The detentions took place earlier this summer, and targeted Chinese...

Analysts warn that the dispute over Sabina Shoal could lead to an even more drawn-out struggle between Manila and BeijingHopes that tensions in the South China Sea might ease have been short lived. Just weeks after the Philippines and China struck a deal to try to stop dangerous confrontations at Second Thomas Shoal, a new flashpoint has emerged.Over...