Gavin Butlerand Thuong Le,BBC News Vietnamese Getty Images Vietnam’s ruling Communist Party is meeting to pick new leaders and set key targets for the young, fast-growing economy. The congress, held every five years, is where the one-party state’s highest-level decisions are made, from economic and foreign policy direction, to the selection of party leaders, including…
Adrienne MurrayBusiness reporter, Helsinki Aker Arctic Technology Finland leads the world when it comes to the design and construction of icebreakers As President Donald Trump continues to insist that the US needs to own Greenland, his wider focus on the Arctic region has seen Washington order new icebreakers. For these ships, which can sail through…
Pedestrians in the Huaqiangbei electronics market area in Shenzhen, China, on Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. Qilai Shen | Bloomberg | Getty Images China’s economic growth slowed to its weakest pace in nearly three years in the fourth quarter as domestic demand softened, though full-year growth matched Beijing’s target despite growing trade frictions with the U.S….
A 12-year-old boy in Australia is fighting for his life after being attacked by a large shark while swimming in the Sydney Harbour. The boy and his group of friends were jumping off a six-metre rock ledge at Shark Beach, in the Sydney suburb of Vaucluse, when the attack happened on Sunday. He sustained critical…
The prime minister will take to the Downing Street lectern this morning, after another extraordinary weekend of diplomatic turmoil prompted by US President Donald Trump. Sir Keir Starmer knows that people and businesses in the UK will expect him to respond, in front of the cameras, to the prospect of the UK and European allies…
Saidu BahBBC Africa Eye, Makeni BBC Foday Musa has not seen his children for nearly two years Foday Musa looked broken as he listened to the last voice message he received from his son. It is 76 seconds long and the young man sounds desperate. He is crying, begging for his father’s help. “It’s so…
HSINCHU, TAIWAN – APRIL 16: The entrance to a factory of the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), which is a Taiwanese multinational semiconductor contract manufacturing and design company, in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on April 16, 2025. Daniel Ceng | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S.-Taiwan deal aimed at expanding chip production capacity in the U.S. is…
A huge explosion at a factory in northern China has killed two people and injured 84 others, with five people still missing, state media reported. The blast happened at around 15:00 local time (07:00 GMT) Sunday at Baogang United Steel plant in Inner Mongolia, causing noticeable tremors in the area. Footage online showed the explosion…
It was a moment that will haunt Brahim Diaz for years to come. The winger had a chance to write his name into Moroccan folklore after winning a penalty in the eighth minute of second-half added time with Africa Cup of Nations final against Senegal goalless. It was a golden opportunity to end his country’s…
It’s not yet a full year since European leaders buckled up for President Trump’s second term, and now this rollercoaster ride feels it has reached its most dangerous turn yet. The occupant on the White House is dangling the threat of economic punishment over the heads of countries that are supporting the territorial integrity of…