Merck takes Austria’s Keytruda price transparency battle to top court as journalists fight for information 
China Deepens Economic Integration with Central Asia 
Malaysia’s Anwar Faces Royal Upheaval Sovereign investors with US$29 trillion pivot to energy assets, flag dollar fears
Sovereign wealth funds and central banks managing US$29 trillion in assets are turning to energy assets, and raising concerns about the dollar, in a portfolio…
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Chinese farmer’s forest of cameras fails to bear fruit in compensation bid
A Chinese farmer has generated a buzz online by planting a forest of more than 170 surveillance cameras on his land in the hope of…
Iran warns ships not to bypass its chosen Hormuz route
Iran’s top diplomat warned on Sunday that any attempt by ships to bypass its preferred route through the Strait of Hormuz would “increase tensions” in…
Trump bashes Washington’s likely next mayor as he touts Potomac golf course project
US President Donald Trump lashed out on Sunday at Washington’s presumptive next mayor, calling her a communist who would destroy the capital city, even as…
UK’s likely next leader Andy Burnham to unveil plan to shift power from London
Andy Burnham, the Labour lawmaker expected to replace Keir Starmer as British prime minister, will outline his vision for Britain on Monday, his office said,…
To tackle elderly poverty crisis, Hong Kong needs to rethink retirement
Hong Kong faces the prospect of a tsunami of elderly poverty sweeping over society in the coming decades. The question is what to do about…