January 29, 2025 – Page 10 – From Inside Asia

8 Arrested in $200 Million Operation Smuggling Counterfeit Chinese Goods

Federal law enforcement arrested eight individuals accused of organizing a large-scale smuggling operation that brought counterfeit goods from China into the United States. The...

by Wim De Gent January 29, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

Lawsuit Alleges US Office of Personnel Management Violated Privacy Laws

An email system test that occurred Jan. 23-27 is a point of contention for some government employees. Two unnamed federal employees filed a lawsuit...

by FIA Staff January 29, 2025 0 comment

US Politics

Police Arrest Man With Molotov Cocktails Plotting to Assassinate Trump Admin Officials

A Massachusetts man was arrested near the U.S. Capitol for plotting to assassinate high-ranking government officials, police say. A Massachusetts man was arrested near...

by FIA Staff January 29, 2025 0 comment

World

Is China losing its taste for Australian wine? Industry frets over demand

The lifting of trade tariffs by China triggered a surge in Australian wine exports last year, but it is unclear whether Chinese demand will...

by Reuters January 29, 2025 0 comment

News

Air Busan Airbus Plane Catches Fire at South Korea’s Busan Airport

SEOUL—An Airbus plane belonging to South Korean carrier Air Busan caught fire on Tuesday at Gimhae International Airport in the country’s south while preparing...

by Reuters January 29, 2025 0 comment

News

Dozens Killed in India’s Kumbh Festival Stampede

PRAYAGRAJ, India—Dozens of people were killed in a pre-dawn stampede at the Maha Kumbh Mela in northern India on Wednesday as tens of millions...

by Reuters January 29, 2025 0 comment

World

Japan’s ‘pro-China’ PM faces WWII anniversary dilemma: apologise, or stay silent?

Eighty years after Japan’s surrender in World War II, the ghosts of history are once again haunting Tokyo. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, already under...

by Julian Ryall January 29, 2025 0 comment

World

Microsoft, OpenAI investigate China’s DeepSeek over data breach

Microsoft Corp. and OpenAI are investigating whether data output from OpenAI’s technology was obtained in an unauthorised manner by a group linked to Chinese...

by Bloomberg January 29, 2025 0 comment

World

71 Hong Kong teachers struck off for misconduct, such as romantic liaisons with pupils

Published: 12:16pm, 29 Jan 2025Updated: 12:45pm, 29 Jan 2025 Seventy-one teachers were deregistered last year due to professional misconduct, including romantic liaisons with students,...

by William Yiu January 29, 2025 0 comment