Hong Kong police arrest man over arson at karaoke bar in 1997 that killed 17 people
Hong Kong police have arrested a 52-year-old man over arson at a karaoke bar that killed 17 people nearly 30...
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Militias loom darkly over Trump’s immigrant roundup
President-elect Donald Trump has reaffirmed that once he takes office, he plans to declare a national emergency and use the...
Lai Ching-te and the ‘Republic of China’ and ‘Motherland’ Theories – The Diplomat
Since it was inaugurated in May, the administration of the Democratic Progressive Party’s Lai Ching-te has gotten off to a...
Minor phreatic eruption recorded anew over Taal Volcano
MANILA, Philippines — A minor phreatic eruption over Taal Volcano in Batangas province was recorded late Friday morning, according to...
Days before deadline, plastic treaty draft highlights disagreement
People pass by a poster calling for a reduction in plastic production while the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating...
China says ‘willing to work’ with countries in severed Baltic Sea cables probe
BEIJING - China said on Nov 29 it was “willing to work” with a probe into the severing of two...
Defense chiefs of Russia, N. Korea meet amid escalating Ukraine war
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov met with his North Korean counterpart, No Kwang-chol, in Pyongyang on Friday amid the intensifying...
Uniqlo risks boycott in China after CEO’s Xinjiang comment
Beijing – Casual wear giant Uniqlo is facing calls for a consumer boycott in China after the CEO of the...
New World Development names Huang Shaomei CEO as Eric Ma steps down after 2 months
New World Development (NWD)’s CEO Eric Ma Siu-cheung has stepped down barely two months after assuming the top job, leaving...
Will China pay up to take the climate change lead?
The 2024 UN climate talks ended in Baku, Azerbaijan, on November 24 after two weeks of arguments, agreements and side...
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