China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US 
China and Japan in escalating spat over Taiwan: What to know
EPA/ShutterstockJapanese prime minister Sanae Takaichi suggested that Japan could respond with its self-defence force if China attacked TaiwanOver the past...
China needs its youth to spend but they are embracing frugality
Stephen McDonellChina correspondentBenjamin BegleyChina is facing a number of economic challenges and its government wants the next generation of consumers...
Australia’s top spy accuses China of targeting its critical infrastructure
Australia's spy chief says hackers linked to the Chinese government and military are targeting the country's critical infrastructure, warning the...
Evidence of ancient tree-climbing ‘drop crocs’ found in Australia
Scientists have unearthed Australia's oldest known crocodile eggshells which may have belonged to "drop crocs" - creatures that climbed trees...
India’s tech start-ups fire up public markets amid valuation concerns
Nikhil InamdarBBC News, MumbaiBloomberg via Getty ImagesThe IPO of eyewear start-up Lenskart was sold out within hours India's start-up listing...
Girl group have received ‘thousands’ of death threats
Mark SavageMusic correspondentGetty ImagesGlobal girl group Katseye. Top row L-R: Lara, Daniela, Sophie. Bottom row L-R: Yoonchae, Manon, MeganThe girl...
Taliban orders women to wear burkas to access hospitals, MSF says
The Taliban authorities in Afghanistan have ordered female patients, caretakers and staff to wear a burka – a full Islamic...
Moment newly opened bridge partially collapses in China
A newly opened bridge in China's southwestern province of Sichuan has partially collapsed, creating a huge dust plume.Authorities had closed...
Never mind rogue planets—their rogue moons could support life
An artist's illustration of an Earth-mass rogue planet drifting through space. New research shows that rogue planets sent off into...
How to spot life in the clouds on other worlds
Artist concept of a cloudy Earth-like exoplanet with colorful biota in the clouds. Credit: Adam B. Langeveld/Carl Sagan Institute. Adapted...