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The ‘Queen of the Chinese’ and a forgotten history on the US-Mexico border

As descendants rediscover their Texas roots, past discrimination against Chinese immigrants echoes in new restrictions on foreign nationals.

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A mural in Austin, Texas, featuring Herlinda Wong Chew, born in 1894 in Guadalajara, Mexico, to a Mexican mother and a Chinese father. Photo: Lucy Quaggin

Diplomacy

Lula’s win in Brazil deals blow to Trump’s Latin America push: former China envoy

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Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva gestures as he addresses supporters after his victory in the presidential run-off election, in Sao Paulo on Sunday. Photo: Reuters

Law and Crime

Abby Choi’s remains found in flat reeking of disinfectant, murder trial hears

Police cordoned off a 600 square foot rental flat in Tai Po’s Lung Mei village after human remains were found inside. Photo: Sam Tsang

Diplomacy

Rubio invokes China, Russia to defend disputed Venezuela oil deal

US secretary of state says agreement gives access to reserves in a crisis, as opposition leader Maria Corina Machado challenges arrangement.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington’s oil agreement in Venezuela offered the US “a huge strategic advantage” by providing access to reserves in times of need. Photo: AFP

Diplomacy

German leader’s China visit highlights foreign diplomatic pivot beyond Beijing

Dignitaries increasingly choosing China’s regional hubs to forge direct trade, technology and investment ties with local firms.

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier is welcomed upon arrival in Hefei by Sun Yong, deputy governor of Anhui province. Photo: dpa

Americas

Flavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil for US after shock loss to Lula

Authorities had cancelled the senator’s passports after he failed to turn them in as part of a money-laundering probe.

Posters bearing portraits of Brazil presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro and US President Donald Trump crossed out with a red X are displayed on a utility pole in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday. Photo: AFP

Global Economy

China’s energy supply chain is withstanding test of Middle East war, expert says

Stronger domestic gas output and growing storage have shielded Beijing from global supply shocks, the chief of London-based firm says.

LNG storage tanks are seen in eastern China’s Jiangsu province on October 15. Photo: AFP

Middle East

Longevity-first healthcare takes spotlight at Abu Dhabi Future Health Summit

In partnership with:Future Health – A Global Initiative by Abu Dhabi
The future of healthcare is expected to be transformed by innovations focused on predicting and preventing health issues.

Military

US, Japan rehearse strikes to challenge PLA control of waters near Taiwan

Keen Sword 27 exercises will help allies identify weaknesses in military cooperation, US military official says.

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Keen Sword 27 is officially opened on October at the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force Camp Ishigaki in Okinawa prefecture. Photo: Kyodo

Banking & Finance

China hands former regulator suspended death sentence over US$65m bribery charge

Former CSRC official Wang Huimin receives death penalty with two-year reprieve after admitting to taking vast bribes while in office.

Wang Huimin, a former official at the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is sentenced at a court in Chengdu, China’s southwestern Sichuan province. Photo: CCTV

Southeast Asia

Singapore, Indonesia to create haze task force, share data amid tensions

Indonesia has hit back at Singapore over comments on their bilateral gas supply contract, with the energy minister calling them a ‘lecture’.

A woman wearing a face mask pushes a cart along a road amid thick haze from forest and land fires in the region in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, on Sunday. Photo: AFP

Big Tech

Why does Anthropic’s IPO prospectus have so many China ‘risk factor’ warnings?

The AI giant’s IPO filing is riddled with references to China-related risks, from open-weight models to Taiwan.

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Anthropic is expected to receive a record high valuation in its coming initial public offering. Photo: AP

Transport

Delta Air Lines bets on premium travel to win share of Hong Kong market

US-based airline says strong corporate demand has helped its relaunched service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles exceed expectations.

Delta Air Lines says strong corporate demand has helped its relaunched service between Hong Kong and Los Angeles exceed expectations. Photo: Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/TNS

Politics

Why Singapore’s PAP vote is not the place to look for leadership renewal signs

Analysts predict changes to come in 2028, with the next general election slated for 2030.

Singapore’s Prime Minister Lawrence Wong speaks at the People’s Action Party Conference 2026 on Sunday. Photo: Facebook/LawrenceWongST

United States & Canada

Serial killer Ted Bundy linked to death of US teen after over 50 years

17-year-old Melissa Ann Smith’s body was found by a hunter in 1974, in a death long listed as a cold case.

Ted Bundy smiles during the second day of jury selection for his murder trial in a Dade County courtroom in Miami in June 1979. Photo: AP

Diplomacy

Fragile India-China thaw tested by reported fresh Himalayan border face-offs

Confrontations with Chinese troops ‘continuing at multiple locations along the Arunachal Pradesh border’, according to Indian authorities.

An Indian Army camp in the Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh, India, in April 2023. Photo: AFP

Economy

How AI powered ByteDance’s founder to a record fortune and drove wealth surge

DeepSeek’s Liang Wenfeng debuts on the China list at No 7 as AI chipmaker Cambricon’s Chen Tianshi breaks into the top 10.

Zhang Yiming saw his wealth increase 43 per cent to US$99.7 billion. Photo: AFP

China Business

China’s Pop Mart reports 45 to 50% revenue decline as Labubu sales weaken

The steep drop in digital and overseas operations comes as investors question the long-term demand for the collectible dolls.

A Pop Mart shop in Shanghai displays a Labubu toy. Photo: AFP

Europe

Pope Leo’s cancer is ‘game changer’ for papacy, Vatican foreign minister says

The illness has revealed that the ‘Superman’ pontiff is a ‘poor mortal like the rest of us’, Archbishop Paul Gallagher says.

Pope Leo waves as he leads the Angelus prayer at the Vatican on Sunday. Photo: Reuters
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Taiwan vows vigilance as Beijing releases satellite imagery of island landmarks

For second straight year, Jilin-1 footage features prominently in Beijing’s messaging, raising concerns about its surveillance capabilities.

Mainland Chinese state broadcaster CCTV released a 42-second video clip featuring imagery of Taiwan captured by the commercial Jilin-1 remote-sensing satellite constellation. Photo: CCTV
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