Married Chinese man dies after hotel sex with lover; his family seeks US$77,000
Published: 9:00am, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 9:40am, 22 Aug 2025 A court in China has ordered a woman to pay 62,000 yuan (US$8,600) in compensation...
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Inside Taiwan’s Fight Against Beijing’s Silent Invasion
Some 100 miles off the Chinese coast, the democratic island of Taiwan has existed for decades under a creeping communist shadow. Deeming it a...
Hong Kong water scandal: tougher vetting of tender bidders needed, lawmakers say
Hong Kong lawmakers have called for tougher vetting of bidders for government tenders, accusing authorities of accepting information submitted by companies at face value...
Casino Operator SkyCity Profit Plunges 42 Percent
Auckland hotel and casino operator SkyCity Entertainment Group has reported a 42 percent fall in annual profit to $71.5 million, prompting a trading halt...
Philippine president fumes over flood corruption, ‘economic sabotage’
Published: 8:00am, 22 Aug 2025Updated: 8:08am, 22 Aug 2025 President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has expressed anger over failed flood-control projects in the Philippines, as...
China’s rise in biotech could lower healthcare costs, investor says
China’s rise in biotech innovation offers the world a potentially cheaper alternative to costly healthcare products from Western suppliers, but geopolitical tensions remain a...
Hong Kong luxury rents jump 8.6% to top Knight Frank’s global list
Hong Kong’s luxury home rents increased the most globally in the second quarter, according to Knight Frank, benefiting from an influx of high-net-worth individuals...
5 dead, 36 injured in bomb attack on Colombia air base
Five people were killed and dozens were injured when a vehicle bomb ripped through a busy street in the Colombian city of Cali on...
Gabbard Announces Overhaul of ODNI, With Budget and Personnel Cuts
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) will undertake major personnel and budget cuts, the Trump administration announced on Aug. 20. The...