Updated Jan. 6, 2024 12:14 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) Tibet is no longer “Tibet,” not in China anyway. Chinese officials are increasingly using the term “Xizang,” the official English spelling of the name that China’s ethnic Han majority applies to the Tibetan homeland on the country’s far western frontier. Copyright ©2024 Dow … Read more
By Yaroslav Trofimov Updated Jan. 5, 2024 12:14 am ET Listen to article (2 minutes) The lead Ukrainian negotiator, David Arakhamia, pointed to a bottle of sanitizing gel on the table, covered by a crisp white cloth, as Russian and Ukrainian peace delegations gathered in Istanbul’s Dolmabahçe Palace. “That’s an antiseptic,” Arakhamia told his Russian counterpart, President … Read more
Updated Jan. 4, 2024 1:26 pm ET WASHINGTON—China and Saudi Arabia topped a list of 20 countries whose governments or state-linked entities pumped millions of dollars into Donald Trump’s properties while he was president, according to a new report and previously undisclosed records that shed light on Trump’s potential business conflicts as he seeks a … Read more
Updated Jan. 3, 2024 5:30 pm ET WASHINGTON—The U.S., Britain and key allies issued what officials described as a final warning to the Houthi Yemeni rebel group Wednesday to cease its attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea or bear the consequences. “Ongoing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea are illegal, unacceptable, and profoundly … Read more
Updated Jan. 3, 2024 6:23 am ET A dearth of initial public offerings in Hong Kong is causing companies to suffer cash crunches and put off expansion plans, showing how the steep market downturn is taking a toll on businesses that need to raise money. The Asian financial hub was for years the top international … Read more
By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Saeed Shah and Anat Peled Updated Jan. 1, 2024 2:45 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) TEL AVIV—Israel began preparations for prolonged fighting in the Gaza Strip, reshuffling forces as it weighs how to sustain lower-intensity fighting over the long term. Israel’s top general said that it would take at least … Read more
TAIPEI—A Chinese investigation into purported lip syncing by a rock band from Taiwan is aimed at pressuring the band into supporting Beijing’s stance on the island and is part of a broad effort to interfere in its politics, Taiwanese officials said. Mayday, one of Taiwan’s most commercially successful rock bands, is under scrutiny from authorities … Read more
Updated Dec. 28, 2023 12:00 am ET Listen to article (1 minute) A song called “Tomorrow Will Be Better” became a sensation in mainland China in the 1980s, when the nation was emerging from the poverty and turmoil of Mao Zedong’s rule. Its inspirational lyrics, which exhorted listeners to “look upward for the wings in … Read more
Updated Dec. 26, 2023 5:24 pm ET Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaced on social media Tuesday, telling his supporters not to worry about him a day after his associates confirmed he has been traced to a remote penal colony in Russia’s Far North. “I am fine,” Navalny said in his first comments since … Read more
Updated Dec. 26, 2023 10:15 am ET Iran has tripled production of nearly weapons-grade uranium in a move likely to deepen its confrontation with the West as Tehran helps allied militias to attack Israel and U.S. forces in the region. Iran’s decision to triple its production rate of near-weapons-grade uranium marks the collapse of quiet … Read more