SWIFT CRACKDOWN China’s government and state media apparatus have made scant acknowledgement of the protests – some of which occurred in major cities such as Beijing and Shanghai – and have not directly mentioned the detentions. But an oversight body for domestic law enforcement said in November that it wouldContinue Reading
China’s Consul General in the city of Fukuoka, Lu Guijun, told state broadcaster CGTN on Thursday that of the 13 people found, “eight have been confirmed dead, of whom six are Chinese”. “Five of them – including four Chinese crew members – are not in life-threatening conditions,” he added. “WeContinue Reading
SEOUL: Both North and South Korea violated the armistice that governs their shared border by sending drones into each other’s airspace in December, the US-led United Nations Command (UNC) said on Thursday (Jan 26). Five North Korean drones crossed into the South on Dec 26, prompting South Korea’s military toContinue Reading
The ban on the BBC documentary comes after a proposal from the government to give its Press Information Bureau and other fact-checking agencies powers to take down news deemed “fake or false” from digital platforms. The Editors Guild of India has urged the government to withdraw the proposal, saying suchContinue Reading
SANYA: China’s scrapping of travel curbs this month is expected to revive demand in the global luxury retail market, but many consumers see more reasons to do their high-end shopping locally on the tax-free island of Hainan. On Wednesday (Jan 25), thousands of travellers in Hainan’s Sanya city packed theContinue Reading
Some sectors are currently facing a labour shortage, as many young South Koreans shun jobs that are deemed dirty and dangerous.Continue Reading
TOKYO: Sharp one-sided currency moves cannot be tolerated, Japan’s top finance diplomat Masato Kanda told Reuters, reaffirming Tokyo’s determination to intervene in the foreign exchange market to curb any speculative or significant yen moves. “Sharp, one-sided moves as seen last year are not desirable or cannot be tolerated from theContinue Reading
South Korea and Japan have been hit by freezing temperatures and heavy snow. Continue Reading
Detroit? Nope. Germany? Nein. Elon Musk sees the toughest competition for Tesla in China, home of the company he expects “most likely to be second” in electric vehicles. China is Tesla’s second-largest market – accounting for about two-thirds of all electric vehicles sales globally in 2022 – and the homeContinue Reading
The upcoming elections in Thailand might raise hopes of a post-coup democratic consolidation. But the polls could well result in a hung parliament or worse.
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