“Pakistani politics has the quality of a Netflix series. There are coups, assassinations...and, every now and then, threats of nuclear war.”Pakistan’s most popular politician is behind bars, as is his spiritual adviser. 1843 unpicks the strange story of Imran Khan and his enigmatic wife https://t.co/VsKsqN0wIt ...

Mocking regional accents has long been a pastime in China. But what began as gentle parody risks shading into prejudice https://t.co/9A1IeGj9uj ...

Officials in Tianmen know that more is needed than money alone to boost China’s birth rate. Some fear that they will eventually resort to more invasive tactics https://t.co/J15HvpjFlQ ...

Bosses including Nvidia’s Jensen Huang and OpenAI’s Sam Altman are calling for TSMC, the company that makes nearly all high-end AI chips, to produce more. It is obliging, but far less quickly than customers would like https://t.co/exA5uDZa5a ...

Donald Trump’s unpredictability is helping China in its contest with America for global influence. In the coming year, that dynamic will come into sharper focus https://t.co/qtqr58fyaP ...

Tianmen earned national attention for its generous cash allowances and incentives for new parents having more than one child. Yet there is scepticism about the scheme’s long-term effectiveness https://t.co/IwwbkYFDwPIllustration: Cornelia Li https://t.co/ZZHjgBQtp4 ...

Lee Jae Myung took office facing myriad challenges, from trade tensions with America to North Korea’s deeper ties with Russia and China. So far, he has proved an effective champion for his country’s interests https://t.co/qSf4jXaCUx ...

Last month 300 female wrestlers took part in the All Japan Women’s Sumo Championships. They were an unusual sight in a sport that abhors change https://t.co/ZLxiLuRHKS ...

Taiwan has perhaps the world’s most undervalued currency. That’s great for the island’s exporters but terrible for its consumers. On this week’s “Money Talks”: how to revalue the Taiwan dollar https://t.co/NZZybZqfob ...

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