TikTok has finalised a deal to allow its American business to continue, by creating a new US entity separate from its global operations. The BBC's Asia Business Correspondent Suranjana Tewari breaks down what this could mean. Source link
Jonathan Head,South East Asia correspondent, BangkokandSen Nguyen,BangkokVIETNAM NEWS AGENCY/HANDOUT/EPA/ShutterstockTo Lam will lead the party and country for the next five yearsWelcome to the new era of "national rise"!That was the pitch made by Vietnam's most powerful figure, Communist Party General Secretary To Lam, as he faced the nearly 1,600 delegates at the party congress, which gathered this week to determine the country's path for the next five years, and who leads it.On Friday it picked To Lam Vietnam…
ReutersUS President Donald Trump has withdrawn an invite for Canada to join his newly constituted Board of Peace, in the latest spat between the North American neighbours."Please let this Letter serve to represent that the Board of Peace is withdrawing its invitation to you regarding Canada's joining," Trump said on Truth Social in a post addressed to Prime Minister Mark Carney.Carney made headlines this week warning of a "rupture" in the US-led global order. Ottawa also said it…
Watch: Labour and Conservative MPs criticise Trump Afghanistan remarksDonald Trump has sparked fresh outrage in the UK after saying Nato troops stayed "a little off the front lines" during the war in Afghanistan.Labour MP Emily Thornberry, the chair of the foreign affairs committee, called it an "absolute insult" to the 457 British service personnel killed in the conflict, while Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said: "How dare he question their sacrifice?"Conservative MP Ben Obese-Jecty, who served in…
Madina MaishanuBBC Africa, Kurmin WaliBBCSarah Peter managed to escape from the kidnappers despite being hit on the head by one of the attackersThere was a huge plaster on Sarah Peter's head to staunch the bleeding caused by the blow of a gunman's weapon.Sarah, not her real name, was in church in a village in northern Nigeria on Sunday morning when attackers raided the compound to abduct the worshippers and take them away on foot.The 60-year-old was whacked on…
WarchildOlivia Rodrigo is one of more than 30 artists appearing on the Help 2 album for WarchildDamon Albarn is standing in the doorway of Abbey Road's canteen, deep in conversation with The Libertines' Carl Barat. Nearby, Pulp are queueing for a fresh batch of lasagne. Around them, half a dozen of children are running around, filming everything on handheld cameras. All of them are excitedly awaiting the arrival of Olivia Rodrigo.These were the scenes in London last November,…
Steven Markham/ Mick Tsikas/ EPAAustralians have been disappointed by the politicisation of the Bondi tragedyThursday had been earmarked for Australians to mourn the victims of last month's Bondi shootings.Those who had lost loved ones in the antisemitic attacks wanted it to be a chance to remember the dead, and spread light and kindness in their honour.Instead, it was a day dominated by a political row resulting in the collapse of the opposition coalition."I mean, you would have thought…
The United Nations (UN) says it will take over management of a camp in north-eastern Syria holding holding thousands of people with alleged links to the jihadist group Islamic State (IS).It comes after Kurdish-led forces that had been running the camp withdrew in the face of an advance by Syrian government forces, triggering unrest that forced aid agencies to suspend operations.Residents were reported to have rushed camp perimeters in an apparent attempt to escape, prompting unrest and looting.A…
Getty ImagesThe US plan for "New Gaza" was presented at the World Economic Forum in DavosThe US has unveiled its plans for a "New Gaza" that would see the devastated Palestinian territory rebuilt from scratch.Slides showed dozens of skyscrapers stretching along the Mediterranean coast and housing estates in the Rafah area, while a map outlining the phased development of new residential, agricultural and industrial areas for the 2.1 million population.They were presented during a signing ceremony at the…
Lyse DoucetChief international correspondentBBC"Together we are in a position to… end decades of suffering, stop generations of hatred and bloodshed, and forge a beautiful, everlasting and glorious peace for that region and for the whole region of the world."Such was the soaring promise of US President Donald Trump as he inaugurated his new Board of Peace on the stage of stages that is the Davos Economic Forum this week.The world of all too much suffering and strife badly…
Before President Donald Trump left the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, he announced the creation of the Board of Peace and called it a "new international oversight body", though several key US allies were not present at a charter-signing ceremony. Trump also met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Elon Musk appeared at the forum for the first time to talk about space and AI. The BBC's Faisal Islam is in Davos and runs through the day's…
Kerena Cobbina & Maia DaviesPool/Getty ImagesBarron Trump, the president's fifth child, said he met the alleged victim on social mediaDonald Trump's youngest son contacted UK police saying he witnessed a friend in London being "beat up" during a video call, a court has heard.Barron Trump, 19, told police he had friends call 999 from the US so that he could report the alleged attack in January 2025.Matvei Rumiantsev, 22, is on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court accused of…