China’s Maike Group applies to court for restructuring

BEIJING: Chinese copper trader Maike Group has submitted a court application to start restructuring, it said on Friday (Feb 17), marking a further low for the company that was once China’s top copper buyer. The application, revealed in a statement published on Maike’s official WeChat account, is one of theContinue Reading

China-Philippine relations on a hot laser’s edge

MANILA – Barely a month after Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr’s visit to Beijing, his first official overseas trip as national leader, bilateral relations have taken a sudden and decided turn for the worse. Days after the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported a Chinese vessel used a laser weapon to blind its crew near the […]Continue Reading

Escaped pet leopard runs amok in Pakistan capital

ISLAMABAD: A pet leopard escaped from a house in the Pakistan capital and roamed the streets for hours before being shot with a sedation dart, wildlife officials said Friday (Feb 17). In videos posted to social media of the six-hour jaunt on Thursday, the young male cat slips between carsContinue Reading