China urged to boost innovation to drive development at home and abroad
China should focus on technological innovation to drive domestic and global development, a forum this week has heard. China would push for high-quality development...
Peng Liyuan Demoted! Ma Xingrui’s Billion-Dollar Scheme Exposed
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Singapore’s Pritam Singh loses appeal against conviction for lying
Published: 9:54am, 4 Dec 2025Updated: 10:46am, 4 Dec 2025 Singapore’s highest court has upheld a S$14,000 (US$10,820) fine handed to opposition leader Pritam Singh...
Escaped Malaysian reveals torture, rape inside Cambodia job scam centre
A Malaysian businessman escaped from the clutches of a job scam syndicate in Cambodia after his wife lodged a police report and a 6,000...
How China engineered the rapid rise of its drug innovation industry
China’s pharmaceutical industry is on the brink of enormous growth and transformation. In just a few years, it has moved on from being the...
Hong Kong’s investment body posts US$300 million income in first year
The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) earned HK$2.34 billion (US$300.7 million) in investment income last year, as the city’s wholly owned investment vehicle made...
IRS, Treasury Issue Guidance on Trump Accounts
The IRS and Treasury Department have issued guidance on Trump accounts, a new type of individual retirement account (IRA) for children, the IRS said...
Trump Rolls Back Biden-Era Fuel Standards, Admin Says It Will Save Americans $109 Billion
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump eliminated fuel standard regulations imposed by President Joe Biden with an executive order signed on Dec. 3 in the Oval Office....
House Education Committee Holds Hearing on Student Privacy, Parental Rights
The House Education Committee holds a hearing at 2 p.m. ET on Dec. 3 titled “Safeguarding Student Privacy and Parental Rights” to review policies...