January 27, 2025 – Page 10 – From Inside Asia

‘Issue own currency’: China firm probed for paying staff consumer vouchers instead of money

A Chinese company has been placed under official investigation after it gave consumer vouchers instead of money as salary to its employees, triggering online...

by Fran Lu January 27, 2025 0 comment

World

Philippines softens stance on ICC investigating Duterte’s deadly drugs war

For years, the Philippines stood firm on its rejection of the International Criminal Court having jurisdiction over thousands of deaths linked to former president...

by Sam Beltran January 27, 2025 0 comment

World

Strong winds damage Lunar New Year fairs in Hong Kong, forcing 1 to close

Published: 1:34pm, 27 Jan 2025Updated: 1:45pm, 27 Jan 2025 Strong winds have blown down tents at Lunar New Year fairs at various districts in...

by Lo Hoi-ying January 27, 2025 0 comment

World

Lake near Hong Kong Disneyland closed indefinitely after discovery of body

An artificial lake in Hong Kong Disneyland has been closed indefinitely as police are investigating the discovery of a partially charred body. Advertisement The...

by Jess Ma January 27, 2025 0 comment

Vietnam

Vietnam’s Communist Party Moves to Streamline Apparatus, Reorganize Police and Leadership

Key Events Leadership Shake-Up: Vietnam Streamlines Ministries and Police Force Secretary Rubio Presses Vietnam on Trade Imbalances, Discusses China’s Actions Police Detain Hanoi Resident...

by The Vietnamese Magazine January 27, 2025 0 comment

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Vietnam’s ‘delicious’ Lunar New Year delicacy takes 12 hours to make

Exhausted after 12 hours of cooking, Nguyen Thi Thuy Hong gently unpeels the last of five leaves encasing a squishy, sticky rice cake known...

by Agence France-Presse January 27, 2025 0 comment

World

Southeast Asia scam hubs, China’s traditional crafts revival: 5 weekend reads you missed

Advertisement SCMP Highlights ChinaDiplomacy From gangs in Thailand and Myanmar targeting Chinese nationals to Lunar New Year flower sales, here are five stories you...

by SCMP January 27, 2025 0 comment

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Chinese robot maker UBTech eyes mass production of industrial humanoids by year end

Shenzhen-based UBTech Robotics plans to mass produce its humanoid robots as soon as the end of this year, according to an executive, as the...

by Xinmei Shen January 27, 2025 0 comment

World

Sweden seizes vessel suspected of ‘sabotage’ of Baltic Sea cable

Published: 11:58am, 27 Jan 2025Updated: 12:01pm, 27 Jan 2025 Swedish prosecutors announced Sunday night that they have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated...

by Associated Press January 27, 2025 0 comment