Grisly scenes in Haiti’s capital as residents stand with police in a battle to repel the latest gang attack.

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With 2.5 million Australians set to retire in the next decade, the government wants to reshape its US$2.5 trillion pension industry.

Police have ramped up security at West Kowloon Court, where Lai’s trial has been held since last December 18.

China has only issued its ultra-long-term government bonds in special circumstances – here’s why this year qualifies.

Mary Jane Veloso was convicted of drug trafficking and has been on death row in Indonesia for 14 years.

US move comes 45 activists were jailed for four to 10 years for their participation in a plot to overthrow the government.

Beijing’s move aims to legitimise future enforcement measures while avoiding overt military escalation, a hallmark of its strategy in contested maritime areas.

If rate had been in Korean won, it would have cost only US$37 for one night.

At the 21st China International Semiconductor Expo, industry experts weighed in on the challenges and opportunities ahead in domestic chipmaking.

Yoon Mee-hyang was jailed and fined for embezzling funds meant for Korean ‘comfort women’ in a case that dragged on for several years.

People face less daunting financial pressures and lesser debt burdens in smaller Chinese cities, with relatively stable expectations about the future.

The Aubrey at the Mandarin Oriental has introduced two dishes featuring Sydney-based Vow’s cultured Japanese quail.

Quality assurance, political values, human ties and ‘stubbornness’ among reasons they stay home to shop.

Chinese military’s capabilities include radar-jamming devices, high-energy lasers and electromagnetic pulse weapons, US agency says.

The island nation could benefit from the expertise of Beijing and New Delhi, which would do well to help Colombo resist Western influence.

The prime minister also promised a ‘safe way out’ of Gaza for the family of anyone who brings an abductee back to Israel.

The move is a sign the Islamic Republic may be ready to resolve a stand-off with the West over its atomic activities.

‘We only scratched the surface of the deep challenges the world has to face,’ Brazilian host says as gathering of world leaders concludes.

Activists say the woman was arrested after protesting over hijab rules; officials say she is ‘ill’ and has been handed over to family.

Former legal scholar and ‘mastermind’ Benny Tai receives 10-year prison term.

US-China Economic and Security Review Commission says the status, conferred in 2000, lets China benefit despite unfair trade practices.

List of 93 mega-events revealed for first six months, with showcase of French impressionist masters and Coldplay’s concerts among them.

Famed tycoon gives Chinese University of Hong Kong a US$3 million machine that can remove cancerous tumours with ultrasound waves.

The move could see production shifted from France, impacting jobs and local economies.