Train game that sparked 35-year separation: deaf Chinese man finally returns home
After playfully sneaking onto a train and being transported away unexpectedly, a deaf and non-speaking man from central China was finally reunited with his...
Hong Kong beauty operators warn tighter rules may deal ‘blow to our trade’
A Hong Kong government plan to tighten regulations on prepaid beauty and fitness contracts has sparked concern among operators, who warn that a rigid...
Self-exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui jailed for 30 years in US for fraud conviction
A self-exiled billionaire Chinese business tycoon once believed to be among China’s wealthiest men was sentenced on Monday to 30 years in a US...
How South Korea’s AI megaprojects aim to ‘maintain edge’ over China, meet demand
South Korea’s US$518 billion semiconductor push aims to tap the artificial intelligence boom into a durable industrial advantage and keep up with leading rival...
Shanghai should step up as finance hub, as Hong Kong ‘not enough’, proposal says
Shanghai has been urged to build itself into a hub serving the rising outbound investment needs of Chinese firms, potentially increasing rivalry with Hong...
US parents charged with murder in death of 7-year-old son who weighed 116kg
The parents of a seven-year-old Michigan boy who weighed 116 kilograms (255 pounds) when he died have been charged with murder, torture and child...
Police hunt fugitive in Monaco after 3 wounded in ‘deliberate explosion’
Three people, including a teenager, were wounded on Monday in an explosion at a residential building in Monaco, which authorities described as a “deliberate”...
Peruvian political heir Keiko Fujimori wins presidency
Peru’s conservative president-elect Keiko Fujimori vowed on Monday to restore “order and hope” after defeating left-winger Roberto Sanchez in the latest victory for a...
Over 100 Venezuelans deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
More than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble...