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1. Bolivia’s capital under siege as protests and blockades deepen crisis for president

   Bolivia’s President Rodrigo Paz faces a deepening crisis as widespread protests and blockades leave the political capital under siege less than six months after he took office. Two weeks of road closures – spearheaded by the Bolivian Workers’ Central, COB, peasant unions and miners – have emptied markets in La Paz and depleted vital hospital oxygen reserves. The government reported that at least...

2. Thailand’s Singha beer dynasty rocked by sexual abuse allegations

   Allegations of sexual assault by an heir to a beer fortune against his own older brother have thrust one of Thailand’s richest families into an uncomfortable spotlight, stunning a public unaccustomed to seeing prominent households air their affairs in public. The scandal erupted last week when Siranudh Scott, better known as “Psi” – a fourth generation heir to the Bhirombhakdi family’s...

3. How Xi and Putin are trying to shape a polycentric world: takeaways from summit

   Chinese President Xi Jinping hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing on Wednesday. Putin’s trip to Beijing came only days after US President Donald Trump’s closely watched visit to the Chinese capital, the back-to-back summits highlighting the strong trust between Beijing and Moscow and China’s ability to manage ties with the two major powers. Here are the main takeaways from their...

4. Singapore, Japan, South Korea boost Ebola screening after WHO alert

   Governments across Asia are tightening border screening and quarantine preparedness as health authorities work to contain a growing Ebola outbreak in Central Africa. Several governments have expanded screening and reporting requirements for travellers arriving from affected countries, though officials say the likelihood of local transmission remains low and no cases have been publicly confirmed...

5. China ‘outpacing the US’ in biotech race to find cure for Parkinson’s disease

   Chinese researchers claim to be outpacing international competitors in the development of stem cell therapies for Parkinson’s disease, citing higher efficiency and a faster clinical trial timeline. Parkinson’s is often described as a movement disorder. Its symptoms are caused by the brain’s failure to produce sufficient dopamine, because of the death or dysfunction of the specialised neurons...

6. US suspected of forcing Norway to cancel Malaysia’s US$147 million missile order

   Norway’s revocation of export licences for a naval missile system sold to Malaysia has thrust into sharp relief the United States’ ability to kill an arms deal between two other sovereign nations simply by restricting components its own industries supplied. Analysts suspect a gyroscope used in the guidance system of Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace’s Naval Strike Missile and other US-made...

7. Trump reveals details of his bunker-like ballroom with drone base, underground hospital

   US President Donald Trump on Tuesday ⁠revealed previously undisclosed details ⁠about his new bunker-like White House ballroom, ⁠saying it would have a drone base on the roof and a military hospital as part of a six-storey subterranean complex. Amid the bang and clang of construction, Trump took a group of reporters on a tour of the project to try to bolster his argument ‌that the US Congress...

8. Former Hong Kong top scorer Mung Chiang to lead prestigious Northwestern University

   A former top scorer in Hong Kong’s public examinations has been named the 18th president of Northwestern University, becoming the first Asian American to lead the prestigious institution in 175 years. Mung Chiang, who moved to Hong Kong from Tianjin at the age of 11 and attended Queen’s College before pursuing higher education at Stanford University in the United States, will take the helm from...

9. Samsung workers go ahead with 18-day strike as bonus talks collapse

   Samsung Electronics’ trade union plans for 48,000 workers to walk off the job on Thursday after efforts to clinch ‌a deal on bonus payments fell through, threatening the health of South Korea’s economy and the global supply of semiconductors. Union leader Choi Seung-ho said that the 18-day strike would go ahead as management had not come round on one remaining sticking point in talks mediated by...

10. Xi-Putin summit live: Xi calls for Beijing and Moscow to seize opportunity, strengthen ties

    Unrivalled Xi–Putin summit coverage. Get real-time updates and exclusive reporting straight from our Beijing bureau. Subscribe now with great savings to stay ahead. This live article is freely available to our registered users. Please log in or create an account below. After arriving in Beijing on Tuesday evening, Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to hold talks with his Chinese counterpart...