In a population of 1.4bn, some 300m are smokers. Xi Jinping has made some effort to tackle the problem, but enforcement of bans is patchy and social behaviour is slow to change https://t.co/wlfTuGondu ...

In China party leaders are bent on achieving self-reliance, and on avoiding dependence on America. In many ways they are preparing for “a return to the 1950s” https://t.co/Qq3l99h8H4 ...

The Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord—as Donald Trump grandiosely called it—was never much more than a rickety ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia. And it seems to have fallen apart completely https://t.co/942hOsXEUG ...

As in America, the AI frenzy has also taken hold in the stockmarkets of Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. But there is one big difference: north-east Asian stocks remain relatively affordable https://t.co/UoZCr6PvaZIllustration: Satoshi Kambayashi https://t.co/fNVKagv2EC ...

At the moment, ADHD is considered something you either have or you don’t. This binary approach to diagnosis has two consequences https://t.co/0zARQnoi2z ...

He is Silicon Valley’s favourite economist. Does his lust for knowledge have a place in the age of AI? https://t.co/h15GIfvMly ...

“It’s quite disheartening to be treated with such a conspicuous lack of enthusiasm by everyone.”Workers might dread performance reviews, but how do you think the format feels? https://t.co/w73WZgP4ab ...

Chinese state media have played up Mark Carney’s comment that “the centre of gravity in the global economy is shifting” (away from America). But China is mindful that Canada’s options are limited https://t.co/os9JKB0xYP ...

Nvidia’s boss has long argued that blocking sales of advanced chips to China would spur local rivals to close the gap more quickly. Already Chinese chipmakers have proven their ability to innovate https://t.co/JX1LzHfApj ...

The Americans continue to act as though accepting Russia’s demand to hand over territory it has failed to occupy will bring peace. Yet all the evidence suggests Vladimir Putin sees it as a means to achieve Ukraine’s political subjugation https://t.co/jYpzniAHEb ...