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...
Wuhan Researcher Accused of Smuggling Biological Material Pleads No Contest
A Chinese researcher accused of smuggling biological materials into a U.S. university lab has pleaded no contest to four federal charges. Han Chengxuan, a...
Bus Collision in Afghanistan Claims 79 Lives
KABUL—An overcrowded bus carrying Afghans expelled from Iran crashed in western Afghanistan and at least 79 people were killed, authorities said on Wednesday. The...
Microsoft Scales Back Chinese Access to Cyber Early Warning System
WASHINGTON—Microsoft said on Wednesday it has scaled back some Chinese companies’ access to its early warning system for cybersecurity vulnerabilities following speculation that Beijing...
NZ Soldier Caught Giving Secrets to What He Thought Was a Foreign Power
A New Zealand soldier has been dismissed from the army and sentenced to two years in military detention after being court-martialed for handing over...
France Sends Minister to New Caledonia in Bid to Rescue Peace Plan
France’s overseas minister Manuel Valls is in New Caledonia after a landmark peace deal unravelled, with a major pro-independence group rejecting it despite having...
China’s Rare Earth Shipments to US Jump After Trade Truce
China’s exports of rare earth metals rebounded further in July, with shipments to the United States hitting their highest level this year, new customs...
US Company Puts Up Fight Against China’s Tariff Evasion
Bradford Muller, vice president of a U.S. pipe company, thought that relief was finally on its way when the pipe and fitting manufacturing industry...
Individuals Claiming to Be Chinese Police Steal From Falun Gong Booth in Malaysia, Video Shows
A group of Chinese individuals who claimed to be police officers forcibly took away Falun Gong display boards at a major tourist site in...