Attack Attempt Spurs Look at Air Security

The failed attempt to detonate an explosive device onboard Northwest Flight 253 is sparking new calls to rethink how authorities and airlines handle aviation security.

It is about time – Migrant workers’ lives built on a shaky foundation

A diligent, hardworking and brave worker can do nothing to stem a financial crisis. But it is a different story when there are millions of them working together.

After Copenhagen: Hot Air in China

Copenhagen may be over, but the finger-pointing for the meeting’s failure to reach a binding accord on climate change lives on.

Iranian protesters killed

Iranian security forces have shot and killed a nephew of opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi during the fiercest clashes with anti-government protesters in months.

Mirror Mirror: Seeing Beyond the Polls

The latest Pew poll that sees 44% of Americans believing China is the predominant world economic power puts me in mind of similar American sentiments back in 1989, when many Americans believed Japan was buying up America. Remember when Japanese investors bought Rockefeller Center for US$2 billion? The following year, of course, Japan’s bubble economy burst and the Japanese economy was in the doldrums for nearly fifteen years afterward.

Super train unveiled

China launched the world’s fastest train on the weekend, running from Wuhan to Guangzhou, local media reported.

The Shipping Forecast: How to Send Stuff Home From China

There are certain times in the life of an expat when you need to send things back to your home country. Whether it’s a birthday present for your mum, a pile of books that you don’t need any more, or a complete relocation of all your belongings at the end of your time here, you need to know the best way of transporting your stuff.

Outdoor Christmas decorations go sky high

Christmas lights are booming – but please, not next door to me, says Graham Norwood.

Amy Winehouse charged with assault after her foul-mouthed tirade at Anthea Turner’s panto

Singer set to appear in court in January

Paul McCartney at the O2, London, review

Having gone on X Factor to demonstrate how a real star does it, Paul McCartney used his only UK concert of 2009 as a showcase for an epic display of back-to-basics music-making. Armed only with his four-piece band and the greatest collection of hits in pop history, he travelled back and forth across the decades like the Dr Who of rock’n'roll. After almost three hours, he wrapped it up with Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, but looked as if he’d have been quite happy to carry on all night until the trains started running again.