Getty ImagesFrom China's sprawling trade network to its chokehold on rare earths, it will not be easy for Washington to back China into a cornerA trade war between the...

Getty ImagesPope Francis waves to well wishers after his mass in Tacloban in 2015Lashed by an off-season typhoon, Pope Francis stepped out on a rain-soaked makeshift stage in front...

The Vatican has named 167 people who died in the 2019 Easter bombings in Sri Lanka as "heroes of faith". The country's cardinal, Malcolm Ranjith, made the announcement at...

Getty ImagesIn 2023, India saw over 480,000 road accidents that claimed more than 172,000 livesEvery morning, India's newspapers are filled with reports of road accidents - passenger buses plunging...

Meenakshi RaghavanMeenakshi Raghavan is possibly the oldest woman in the world to practise and teach KalaripayattuAn 82-year-old woman who teaches the ancient Indian martial art of Kalaripayattu says she...

Annabelle LiangBusiness reporterGetty ImagesTo leave or not to leave? China, home to more than a billion consumers, is Apple's second-largest market Every iPhone comes with a label which tells...

Getty ImagesSales of Ola's electric scooters have fallen sharplyIt was once the Indian start-up world's shining star, but Ola is now battling a multitude of crises.Founded in 2010, it...

Stephen McDonellChina correspondentBBC/Benjamin BegleyThe 'silver train' initiative aims to get retirees to visit remote parts of China and boost the local economyBeijing insists it will stand firm in the...

BBCListen to this articleThe US has "dropped the ball" on chip manufacturing over the years, allowing China and other Asian hubs to steam ahead. So said Gina Raimondo, who...

Sam FrancisPolitical reporterPA MediaBangladeshi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for the British MP and former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq.The country's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has been investigating allegations Siddiq...

Stephen McDonellChina correspondentGetty ImagesIn response to why Beijing is not backing down to Donald Trump on tariffs, the answer is that it doesn't have to.China's leaders would say that...

Hundreds of flights have been cancelled and trains suspended as gales hit Beijing and northern China on Saturday. By 11:30 local time (03:30 GMT) on Saturday, 838 flights had...