China’s Alibaba ‘dismayed’ by Uighur facial-recognition software

Chinese tech giant Alibaba has sought to distance itself from a face-recognition…

China to start opening vaccination programme to general public

China plans to start opening its vaccination programme to members of the…

New Sydney Covid-19 cluster gives Australians ‘wake-up call’

Health officials were rushing Thursday to trace the source of a growing…

Eight Hong Kong activists charged for security law protest

Eight prominent Hong Kong democracy activists were charged Thursday with taking part…

Gig economy workers say they can no longer survive

by AFP bureaus Whether in Paris, Kuala Lumpur or California, gig economy workers fear they…

US experts meet ahead of expected Moderna vaccine approval

by Issam Ahmed US experts meet Thursday to decide whether to recommend…

China starts prosecution of Hong Kong ‘speedboat fugitives’

Chinese authorities said Wednesday they were starting the prosecution of 12 Hong…

Hong Kong civil servants begin making loyalty oaths

Hong Kong civil servants swore a new pledge of allegiance to the…

EU chief says ‘next days decisive’ in Brexit talks

British and European negotiators have made progress towards agreeing fair trade rules…