Malaysia’s Anwar says ASEAN must be tougher in bid to resolve Myanmar crisis

MANILA – Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said during a visit to the Philippines that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) must prove it is “relevant” in

SpaceX rocket carries multinational crew toward space station

LOS ANGELES – Two US astronauts, a Russian cosmonaut and a United Arab Emirates astronaut were safely on their way to the International Space Station (ISS) on

Several countries ban Brazilian beef as mad-cow probe goes on

SAO PAULO – The Brazilian Agriculture Ministry said on Thursday that Thailand, Iran and Jordan have temporarily suspended imports of beef from Brazil while authorities investigate a case

From condoms to cosmetics, China sales grow as lockdowns end

LONDON/MILAN/FRANKFURT/NEW YORK — The world’s top consumer and luxury goods companies have seen sales of everything from cosmetics tocondoms grow in China since Beijing ended

US House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok

WASHINGTON — The US House Foreign Affairs Committee voted on Wednesday along party lines to give President Joe Biden the power to ban Chinese-owned TikTok,

WTO sees short-lived slowdown of global goods trade growth

GENEVA — Global merchandise trade growth slowed at the end of 2022 and was likely to remain weak in the first quarter

S. Korea promises to boost exports, attract tourists

SEOUL — South Korea’s government on Thursday promised to boost exports and attract tourists as the country’s statistics agency released January data

Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit new high in 2022, IEA says

LONDON — Global energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide hit a record high last year, although cleaner technology such as solar power and

Hours after deadly train crash, Greece agonizes over what went wrong

ATHENS — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis called it an unspeakable tragedy but questions are being asked whether the fatal collision of

Lovin’ it! Russians give Big Mac replacement the thumbs up

MOSCOW — The signature sauce has changed and the ingredients have been tweaked, but the “Big Hit,” which went on sale in