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1. Chinese mining giant CMOC pays US$1 billion for Brazilian gold mines with 8 tons of output

   CMOC Group, one of China’s biggest miners, extended its push into precious metals with a US$1 billion deal to buy the Brazilian operations of Equinox Gold. It will take full ownership of two Equinox entities – Leagold LatAm Holdings and Luna Gold – that control several mines or deposits in the South American nation. Equinox will receive US$900 million in cash, plus a contingent payment of as...

2. China-US AI gap narrows, South Koreans snub K-pop: 5 weekend reads you missed

   We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Ex-NBA player with deadly brain cancer turns to Singapore for new treatment 2. Sea change: China narrows AI gap with US 3 years after ChatGPT shock 3. EU fears China’s role in Russia’s war on...

3. Deadline looms for release of Epstein files in test of US transparency

   US President Donald Trump’s administration is facing a Friday deadline to release decades of government secrets on notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the latest milestone in the long-running effort to uncover the full extent of his network. Under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) must release by December 19 its vast cache of records on the late...

4. Does North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong have a new Chinese smartphone?

   Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s supreme leader, has been spotted with what appears to be a Chinese-made foldable phone. Images released by state media on Sunday showed Kim holding the phone in her right hand during a trip to a hospital opening alongside her brother, Kim Jong-un. Although the brand name cannot be seen in the picture, the phone closely resembles the Chinese brand...

5. South Korean police raid Unification Church ‘palace’ in bribery sweep

   South Korean police launched a raid on Monday to search the offices and compounds of the Unification Church in and near Seoul, including an imposing “palace” northeast of the capital that serves as its international headquarters, police said. The search is being carried out at 10 of the church’s locations, police said in a text message sent to reporters. Police officials could not be reached for...

6. Director Rob Reiner and wife found dead with stab wounds in Los Angeles home

   Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation. The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being...

7. Japan’s retreat from global health funding hands China diplomatic opening

   Japan’s sharp reduction in funding for a leading international body fighting infectious diseases risks damaging Tokyo’s credibility and long-held “peace diplomacy”, in a move analysts say could give China an opening to expand its influence across developing nations. The Switzerland-based Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, established in 2002, has saved an estimated 70 million...

8. Japan risks 199,000 deaths in overdue megaquake amid fresh tremor swarm

   A cluster of tremors off Japan’s northeastern coast has raised alarms among seismologists, as a new government study warns that up to 199,000 people could be killed if a magnitude-9 earthquake strikes. The most recent quake, a magnitude 4.9 offshore tremor recorded on Sunday evening near Miyako in Iwate prefecture, was small and caused no reported damage. Yet authorities are urging residents to...

9. Beijing sanctions former Japanese military chief for ‘colluding with Taiwan separatists’

   Beijing has imposed sanctions on Shigeru Iwasaki, former chief of the Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defence Forces, saying he had “colluded with separatist forces” in Taiwan, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Monday. It comes after Beijing lodged a protest with Tokyo in March over the appointment of Iwasaki, a retired four-star air force general, as an honorary adviser to the Executive Yuan,...

10. China’s growth engines sputter as retail and investment hit in November

    China faces mounting pressure to ramp up stimulus as new data shows its growth engines sputtering, with retail sales growth slowing for six straight months and investment showing renewed signs of strain in November despite recent policy support. The deceleration in consumption growth and the deepening property slump underscore the challenges Beijing faces in revitalising the economy heading into...