Experts say China could face more than a million COVID-19 deaths in 2023, given relatively low full vaccination rates among its vulnerable elderly population.Continue Reading
In an effort to prevent the virus from letting rip across China, Shanghai residents endured a two-month lockdown which ended on Jun 1, with many losing income and having poor access to basic necessities. Hundreds died and hundreds of thousands were infected during those two months. Experts say China couldContinue Reading
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said that his administration is reviewing several government agencies and those found to be with overlapping duties will be dissolved. Speaking after a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday (Dec 21), Mr Anwar announced that the National Recovery Council (NRC) led by Perikatan Nasional ChairmanContinue Reading
Many of the aircraft flew over a waterway known as the Bashi Channel to an area off the island’s southeastern coast, according to a map provided by the ministry. Three Chinese navy ships were also detected near Taiwan, the ministry said. Taiwan sent unspecified combat aircraft to warn away theContinue Reading
WELLINGTON: Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Thursday (Dec 22) it had taken the head of a global drug trafficking syndicate, dubbed “Asia’s El Chapo”, into custody after he was extradited from the Netherlands. The AFP said the arrest is the culmination of a long-running investigation into an organised crimeContinue Reading
HONG KONG: A Hong Kong Court on Thursday (Dec 22) rejected an application to terminate a sedition trial against now-defunct online media outlet Stand News, a case that could see two former top editors jailed if convicted. Former editors Chung Pui-kuen, 53, and Patrick Lam, 35, and the outlet’s parentContinue Reading
Social media users were divided on the incident, with some saying that the crew member tried her best to be patient while others felt that the passenger’s point of view should have been heard. Jet Airways CEO Sanjiv Kapoor empathised with the stewardess, and wrote on Twitter that “crew are humanContinue Reading
When France scored their first goal in the World Cup final, the country’s president, Emmanuel Macron, leaped to his feet in delight. By the end, having joined the defeated French players on the pitch after the victory of Qatar, he looked dejected. It was a scene that mirrors Macron’s own political travails on the world […]Continue Reading
The number of couples that registered for marriage in China is on pace to hit a historic low this year.Continue Reading
The alleged drug lord is accused of running one of the world’s biggest drug syndicates.Continue Reading