‘Look for its benefits’: Jakarta’s dog meat lovers chew over how to stomach ban
Sitting at an empty Jakarta stall, Alfindo Hutagaol gobbled down some rice, green sambal and grilled dog meat – a meal that is now...
Price wars and tariffs: China’s industrial profits snap winning streak
China’s industrial profits dropped in October after a strong September, according to official year-on-year data released on Thursday, and analysts are pointing to domestic...
Jack Ma Foundation pledges US$4 million for Hong Kong fire victims
The Jack Ma Foundation said on Thursday it would donate HK$30 million (US$3.9 million) to support families, firefighters and rescuers affected by a deadly...
Indonesia scripts soft-power diplomacy push with film shot in China’s Ningxia
In north-central China’s Ningxia Hui autonomous region – where desert mountains frame ancient mausoleums and Islamic culture shapes daily life for the Hui Muslim...
Asahi admits cybersecurity ‘weakness’ after info of 2 million people stolen
Japanese drink giant Asahi Group Holdings said on Thursday an investigation has found that personal information linked to around 2 million customers and employees...
Patel Rejects ‘Comical’ Reports His FBI Director Role Is in Jeopardy
WASHINGTON—Recent media reports suggesting President Donald Trump was considering terminating FBI Director Kash Patel are erroneous and laughable, according to Patel. “It was pretty...
Patel Says Multiple Threats on Girlfriend’s Life Prompted Security Detail Assignment
FBI Director Kash Patel said that multiple threats against his girlfriend’s life have caused the agency to assign her a security detail. The director’s...
USCIS Stops Processing All Afghan Immigration Requests After DC National Guard Shooting
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services announced late Wednesday that it has stopped processing all immigration requests relating to Afghan nationals indefinitely, after two...
Supreme Court Won’t Let Trump Fire Copyright Office Chief for Now
The U.S. Supreme Court on Nov. 26 put off ruling on whether President Donald Trump may fire the director of the U.S. Copyright Office...