11 hurt as grizzly bear attacks students, teachers on Canadian walking trail
A grizzly bear attacked a group of schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in British Columbia, Canada, injuring 11 people, two of them...
US$44 million sale of Hong Kong luxury home linked to mainland Chinese investor
A buyer bearing the same name as veteran investor Xu Liusheng is the latest owner of a luxury home in Hong Kong after acquiring...
Multilateralism isn’t dead, despite a Trumpian year
As South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa convenes the Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg, two things are likely to be on many minds: the...
What is oshikatsu? Nearly 50% of Japan’s young workers seek trend for fulfilment
Nearly half of Japanese full-time workers in their 20s engage in oshikatsu – a practice that involves devoting time to pop or sports idols,...
34 arrested in Hong Kong crackdown on illegal workers, including 13 ex-helpers
Hong Kong immigration officers have arrested 34 people, including 13 former domestic helpers who overstayed their visas, during an operation to crack down on...
Chinese text at factory event in Kedah sparks double-standard accusation
A senior official in Malaysia’s northern state of Kedah has defended the use of Chinese characters on a foundation stone for a tyre plant,...
US boycott and China-Japan rift loom large over South Africa G20 summit
Leaders from the world’s wealthiest and largest economies will gather in Johannesburg for the Group of 20 summit this weekend, as geopolitical friction threatens...
Tokyo government ordered to pay US$247,970 in damages in Nepal man’s death
A court in Japan has ordered the Tokyo metropolitan government to pay 39 million yen (US$247,970) in damages to the family of a Nepalese...