Japanese massage parlour operator denies forcing Thai girl, 12, into sex work
A Japanese man accused of conspiring with a woman to force a then 12-year-old Thai girl into sex work at a Tokyo massage parlour...
Panama anger, China-linked crime, ousted Peru president: 7 Latin America relations reads
We have selected seven of the most interesting and important news stories covering Latin America relations from the past few weeks. If you would...
‘We want to go home’: Hongkongers trapped in Mideast call for more official help
Some Hongkongers stranded in the Middle East amid a joint US-Israeli attack on Iran have called for greater help from the Chinese embassy and...
Unification Church faces uphill task in Japan to fight court’s liquidation ruling
Representatives of the Unification Church, the controversial South Korea-founded religious group that became a political flashpoint in Japan after the 2022 assassination of former...
US, China discuss investment revival ahead of Trump’s trip: sources
Beijing and Washington have begun discussing ways to revive reciprocal investment – a move that could be one of the few deliverables during an...
Tourism, once New Zealand’s top overseas earner, lags behind dairy post-pandemic
New Zealand’s tourism industry still needs to do more if it is to regain its title as the nation’s biggest earner of overseas revenue....
Kim Jong-un’s daughter may well become North Korea’s first female leader
A recent report by South Korea’s National Intelligence Service suggests Kim Jong-un has selected his daughter, Ju-ae (or possibly Ju-hae), to succeed him as...
Language as a weapon? PLA academics push for training overhaul, cite Ukraine war
Chinese military academics have stepped up calls to overhaul defence language training, arguing that linguistic proficiency has become as critical as firepower in modern...
Chinese man drives 900 km for marriage proposal, hangs banner asking fellow drivers to make way
A man’s journey across China’s congested highways to propose marriage has captured the internet’s attention after he posted a simple red banner in the...