Social Issues
NABs Planned 2,500 Job Cuts Add to Mounting Pressure on Australias Labour Market
CommentaryThousands of banking workers face an uncertain future as National Australia Bank (NAB) follows ANZ with major redundancies.It raises concerns about the impact...
CCPs Purge Continues as Partys Top Political Meeting Concludes, Key Command Organs Remain Incomplete
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) announced an extensive list of top officials being purged as the Fifth Plenum, the Party’s top political meeting,...
Chinese Company to Produce Compact SUV in Bulgaria as Analysts Warn of Possible EU Internal Divide
China’s Great Wall Motor Co. (GWM) will produce its Ora 5 compact SUV in Bulgaria from early 2027 by partnering with a local...
China Deploys Big Data to Find Uninsured Workers Amid Pension Funding Pressures
China is using big data analytics to identify and enroll workers who lack state pension coverage amid mounting fiscal strain due to an...
Melbourne Mosque Rejects Alleged Ties to Accused Flydubai Hijacker
Signage at the MyCentre complex in Broadmeadows, Melbourne, on Oct. 12, 2026. AAP Image/Joel CarrettThe alleged attempted hijacker of a commercial flight has...
Hulunbuir in Chinas Inner Mongolia Issues Plague Risk Alert After Suspected Russian Case
Hulunbuir city in Inner Mongolia near the Russian border issued a risk advisory on plague prevention and control, following the suspected case in Siberia.Meanwhile,...
Chinese High Schools Extend National Day Holiday Amid Reports of Student Suicides
Several high schools in China’s Jiangsu Province extended this year’s National Day holiday to seven days amid reports of student suicides, prompting speculation...
China Eliminates Hundreds of Rural Banks as Bad Loans Weigh on Small Lenders
China had 670 fewer rural small and midsize banks at the end of 2025 than a year earlier, a decline of 18.6 percent,...
