2 arrested as Hong Kong police find 44.5kg of ketamine hidden in storage units
Hong Kong police have arrested two men on suspicion of drug trafficking after finding 44.5kg of suspected ketamine worth HK$20 million hidden in subdivided...
‘Not Nato only’: UK declares ‘new golden age’ of defence ties with Japan
Britain and Japan are set to usher in a “new golden age in defence cooperation”, the UK’s defence minister has said, as London seeks...
Stock prices are at bubble heights. Who’s sounding the alarm?
How do we know when a stock market boom is about to end in a bust, or when an asset bubble is about to...
Japan man, 23, falls for grandma, 83; couple live together with family blessings
A man in Japan is dating his classmate’s 83-year-old grandmother, and their relationship has won the support of both families. Advertisement The couple went...
Weather forecaster urges Hongkongers to seek shelter amid violent gusts
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India won’t ‘bow down’ to crippling 50% US tariff, trade minister says
India will not “bow down” and instead focus on capturing new markets, trade minister Piyush Goyal said in his first public remarks since Washington...
Japan once again urges Hong Kong, Macau to lift 10-prefecture seafood ban
Japan has once again urged Hong Kong to immediately lift the restriction on aquatic imports from 10 prefectures, which has been in place for...
Drought-hit Morocco deploys floating solar panels to protect water reserves
Sun-baked Morocco, grappling with its worst drought in decades, has launched a pilot project aimed at slowing water evaporation while simultaneously generating green energy...
China and India: love in the time of cholera
China and India are having a bit of a moment. Five years after a fatal confrontation on their unresolved border pushed relations over the...