North Korea Launches ICBM in 1st Test in Nearly a Year
Missile test slammed as ‘a flagrant violation’ of U.N. Security Council resolutions, which risks destabilizing the region. A North Korean intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)...
People’s Daily accuses Taiwan’s William Lai of pushing independence narrative
The People’s Daily published a commentary on Thursday that vowed to uproot the “historical narrative of Taiwan independence” – a narrative it said has...
Hongkongers revel in Halloween trick-or-treating as night owls emerge in Lan Kwai Fong
Published: 6:05pm, 31 Oct 2024Updated: 7:08pm, 31 Oct 2024 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers....
2 separately married China parents meet in kids’ class chat group, abandon families, elope
Two married individuals in China developed a romantic relationship after meeting in their children’s class chat group, abandoned their families, and eloped. Advertisement The...
Efforts under way to bring back body of Hong Kong woman who died parasailing in Vietnam
Relatives of a Hong Kong woman who died while parasailing on the Vietnamese resort island of Phu Quoc are being assisted by the Chinese...
British businessman charged with murder of Indonesian helper in Hong Kong
Published: 5:53pm, 31 Oct 2024Updated: 5:54pm, 31 Oct 2024 A British businessman was charged with murder on Thursday after an Indonesian domestic helper was...
Finance officials, banks grow wary of reliance on tech providers, AI after global outage
Incidents like the mass computer outage caused by Microsoft’s third-party provider, CrowdStrike, have prompted a rethink about the increasing use of artificial intelligence (AI)...
Philippines’ probe on land-owning Chinese with fake citizenship stirs security fears
Philippine authorities are cracking down on Chinese nationals with fake Filipino citizenship who have snapped up plots of land in Luzon, a trend that...
Georgia confirms ruling party won disputed election after recount despite fraud allegations
Published: 5:39pm, 31 Oct 2024Updated: 6:45pm, 31 Oct 2024 Officials in Georgia said on Thursday that a partial recount confirmed the ruling party had...