Bangladesh Nationalist Party wins landmark general election

Chinese power line projects seek private capital in sign of infrastructure shift

In the latest sign of China’s push to channel private capital into infrastructure, several local governments have begun actively seeking private investors for two major ultra-high-voltage power line projects – the first schemes of their kind to open up to non-state funding since a Beijing directive encouraging the practice last November. China is building a series of vast power lines to funnel clean energy from its resource-rich but sparsely populated western regions to power-hungry industrial...

Bessent says Congress should pass crypto regulation bill this spring

Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub secures HK$3 billion, 10-year loan facility

The authority managing Hong Kong’s West Kowloon arts hub has averted a funding crisis after obtaining a longer-than-usual 10-year loan facility of HK$3 billion, which comes in addition to a US$1 billion (US$383.8 million) bond sale programme announced earlier. The financing would provide a much-needed lifeline to the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority in the coming decade before its residential property development could start to generate income, board chairman Bernard Chan said on...

Alton Towers U-turns on controversial rule change after major backlash

Johannes Klaebo wins record-equalling as GB’s Andrew Musgrave shines in cross-country skiing

Andrew Musgrave finished sixth in the 10km interval start, breaking his own record for best British result in Olympic cross-country skiing

Macron calls for 'mandatory electoral bans' for people guilty of anti-Semitic or racist acts

French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday called for those found guilty of anti-Semitic or racist acts or remarks to receive "mandatory electoral bans". Macron was speaking on the 20-year anniversary of the kidnapping, torture and murder of French Jewish man Ilan Halimi.