Asia debates Australia’s ban on ‘brain rot’ social media for children: safety or control?
Published: 8:00am, 7 Dec 2024Updated: 10:41am, 7 Dec 2024 A seismic shift is coming to the online lives of Australia’s youth, after a parliamentary...
Burkina Faso junta sacks prime minister and dissolves government
Burkina Faso’s ruling military junta issued a decree on Friday dismissing Prime Minister Apollinaire Joachim Kyelem de Tambela and announcing the dissolution of the...
Hong Kong’s crypto faithful see regulations as a strength, unsure of ‘unpredictable’ Trump
Hong Kong officials and industry insiders touted the city’s cryptocurrency trials and regulatory stability as strengths for the market at the Belt and Road...
UnitedHealthcare CEO killing: police believe gunman has left New York
Published: 6:06am, 7 Dec 2024Updated: 1:56pm, 7 Dec 2024 New York police believe the man who fatally shot a UnitedHealth top executive has left...
What a possible South Korean leadership change could mean for China
With South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s impeachment looking more likely, analysts say there is a higher chance of the main opposition party rising to...
US appeal court upholds law banning TikTok if it is not sold
Published: 11:54pm, 6 Dec 2024Updated: 2:01am, 7 Dec 2024 In a major blow to TikTok, the US Court of Appeals for the District of...
Justice chief ‘matchmaker’ for Hong Kong, mainland and international lawyers
Published: 11:18pm, 6 Dec 2024Updated: 12:17am, 7 Dec 2024 Hong Kong’s justice minister has pledged to match the city’s lawyers with their mainland Chinese...
Hong Kong customs warns parents about inflatable toy with syringe
Published: 10:42pm, 6 Dec 2024Updated: 12:00am, 7 Dec 2024 Hong Kong customs on Friday warned the public over a stress-relief toy aimed at children...
Healer who pushed ‘slapping therapy’ jailed for 10 years over death of diabetic UK woman
Published: 10:33pm, 6 Dec 2024Updated: 1:14am, 7 Dec 2024 An alternative healer who advocated “slapping therapy” to treat a range of maladies was sentenced...