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The rules follow a series of scandals that have seen a dozen senior PLA commanders being placed under investigation.
A bomb alert in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui has turned out to be a false alarm, after police confirmed the object found at a construction site was a cannon barrel.
Democratic US Senator Alex Padilla was shoved out of a room, forced to the ground and handcuffed by security after attempting to ask a question at a Thursday press conference by Homeland Security ...
Hong Kong has been named the third most Muslim-friendly travel destination globally among non-Islamic economies, although some industry insiders have said the city still has room for improvement in ...
Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman on Monday mocked a video of French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte Macron getting off a plane in Vietnam, which has gone viral on social media ...
The video compares rule violations over cluttering along HDB corridors with what it refers to as China’s illegal actions in the waterway.
The provinces of Palawan and Basilan were “on high alert” that day for any fallen rocket debris, the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) confirmed, igniting anger over what critics have called China’s ...
Handicrafts and artisans – relegated to the margins during China’s industrial boom – get boost from authorities and online marketing.
A suspected bird strike, identified as one of the causes of the Jeju Air crash on Sunday, has raised concerns about the adequacy of bird control operations at Muan International Airport in South Korea ...
Some analysts see ‘panicking’ among China’s policymakers, others point to a rising sense of urgency in fighting deflation.
The US unveiled stricter rules on Wednesday on steel and aluminium imports from Mexico, moving to prevent China-origin goods from avoiding tariffs.
Pontiff warns against ‘ideological temptations and populists’, urges people to move away from ‘polarisations that impoverish’.