Nearly all residents in historic China village act in local TV miniseries; even livestock are hired
A Chinese village with 600 years of history has become a miniseries filming hub, with nearly all its villagers and livestock taking part. The...
China doubling down on consumption as route out of export reliance: ex-PBOC official
China is pushing consumption to grow faster than overall economic expansion as the nation accelerates a shift to domestic demand-driven growth amid external criticism...
Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigil activist admits subversion, 2 deny national security charges
A former vice-chairman of the group behind Hong Kong’s annual Tiananmen Square vigil is facing up to 10 years in jail after he admitted...
Several people feared buried in landslide-hit New Zealand campsite
Rescuers in New Zealand searched on Thursday for several people missing, including children, following a landslide at a campsite as heavy rains caused widespread...
US says Venezuela’s interim president to visit as relations shift post-Maduro
Venezuela’s interim president will soon visit the United States, a senior US official said Wednesday, further signalling US President Donald Trump’s willingness to embrace...
Malaysian ex-army chief, wife deny laundering US$544,000 in military procurement scandal
Malaysia’s former army chief and one of his wives claimed trial on Thursday to money-laundering charges involving about 2.2 million ringgit (US$544,000) amid a...
Past nuclear weapon tests linked to 4 million premature deaths globally, report says
Nuclear weapons testing has affected every single human on the planet, causing at least 4 million premature deaths from cancer and other diseases over...
ISIS Claims Responsibility for Attack on Chinese Restaurant in Afghanistan
A bombing at a Chinese restaurant in downtown Kabul killed one Chinese national and six Afghans and injured more than 10 others on Jan....
Fate of South Korea’s Yoon ‘almost a foregone conclusion’ after Han’s shock prison term
Former prime minister Han Duck-soo’s conviction and unexpectedly harsh prison sentence have sent shock waves through South Korea’s establishment and cast a shadow over...