Child dies in South Korea after being stabbed at school

SEOUL: A child in South Korea died on Monday ( Feb 10 ) after she was stabbed in an elementary school, local media reported. &nbsp,

According to local media reports, police in the area of Daejeon were looking into the situation while a person in her 40s was named as a suspect in the stabbing. The girl also had attack scars. A Reuters request for information was not instantly responded to by authorities.

The child, a seven-year-old woman, was found in respiratory imprisonment with stab wounds in the neck and face, a local fire department official told Reuters.

Local media reported that the child passed away after being taken to a hospital and that she was a professor there. The girl was hospitalised, the flames national said.

The girl later admitted being at fault for the murder, according to the Yonhap news agency. She had taken a leave of absence from work when, according to Yonhap, she had returned to work late last year while she was struggling with depression.

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China’s retaliatory tariffs on US a ‘measured’ move to moderate tensions: Analysts

Trade lovers are slowly figuring out how best to respond to the dangers as Donald Trump continues to stretch his economic sleight by imposing tariffs on goods, according to watchers. &nbsp,

New tariffs from China began on some American goods on Monday ( 10 February ), including 15 % on coal and liquefied natural gas, and 10 % on crude oil, agricultural machinery, and large-engine vehicles. &nbsp,

Beijing made the announcement just moments after US sweeping charges of 10 % on all Chinese goods went into effect last Tuesday. &nbsp,

Authorities said China, after going through a tit-for-tat business spit during Trump’s first president, is prepared this moment around, warning that Beijing may react with more than just tariffs. &nbsp,

” China’s clearly got the mid-term to long-term game”, said Alex Capri, a senior lecturer at the National University of Singapore ( NUS) Business School. &nbsp,

” When it comes to the broader geopolitical competition between China and the US… ( China could ) look at things like conducting anti-monopoly type investigations, performing ( stiffer ) audits of ( US) firms in China, and ( exerting ) export controls and restrictions”.

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China’s Ne Zha 2 becomes world’s highest-grossing film in single market

SINGAPORE: Chinese dream tradition video Ne Zha 2 has become the world’s highest-grossing movie in a single business, eclipsing big Hollywood hits, as it keeps up a hit run in China’s box office.

The domestic drama had already become China’s highest-grossing video next week- less than two weeks since its release.

As of Sunday ( Feb 9 ), it had grossed over US$ 1 billion, becoming the first non-Hollywood movie to do so.

Over the 2025 Chinese New Year holiday season, millions of spectators flocked to the nation’s theaters to see Yang Yu’s highly anticipated sequel to his 2019 movie. &nbsp,

It tells the story of the classic and playful 16th-century Chinese mythology figure, reimagined as a present rock protagonist. &nbsp,

Total revenue, including pre-sale figures, had hit 8 billion yuan ( US$ 1.11 billion ) on Feb 9, according to data released by Chinese ticketing platforms Maoyan and Beacon. &nbsp,

According to authorities, the film has attracted more than 160 million viewers to meeting and grossed more than 6.8 billion renminbi in the first ten times since its Jan. 29 transfer. &nbsp,

Maoyan director Lai Li said this makes it China’s highest-grossing video and also the country’s highest-grossing movie in a single market, surpassing Hollywood names like Avengers: Endgame and Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

” The success of Ne Zha 2 has set the tone for ( Chinese cinema ) for the year”, Lai told Chinese state media outlets. ” It highlights the incredible resilience and growth potential of China’s film market, and we’re excited to see how the rest of 2025 unfolds” .&nbsp,

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Hong Kong to ban vaping in public by mid-2026

HONG KONG: &nbsp, Hong Kong will ban the possession and use of e-cigarette cartridges in public by mid-2026, the city’s top health official said on Sunday ( Feb 9 ) as the government pushed ahead with its anti-tobacco agenda. Even though the Chinese capital in April 2022 prohibited the trade,Continue Reading

China landslide that buried dozens caused by prolonged rain: State media

BEIJING: Heavy rain in the southwest Sichuan province of China on Saturday caused a landslide that killed more than 30 people, according to state media reports from Sunday ( Feb 9 ) in the area.

China has experienced severe weather in recent months, with dozens of people dying from floods in China last month, which was its best ever history.

According to researchers, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent as a result of climate change.

Saturday’s landslide hit Jinping village in the city of Yibin at around 11.50am ( 3.50am GMT ).

According to a preliminary study, this disaster occurred as a result of new, persistent rainfall and geographical factors, according to CCTV, citing local authorities.

29 individuals are also missing, according to the local county authorities, according to the local state government’s statement to AFP on Sunday, two of whom were rescued on Saturday.

” The last variety is also undergoing more verification”, state broadcaster CCTV said on Sunday.

Volunteers with flashlights searching through particles in the dark were captured on video by the presenter on Sunday.

China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday ordered officials to perform “everything possible to search for and save missing persons, minimise deaths, and effectively manage the aftermath”.

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un vows to further develop nuclear forces

US President&nbsp, Donald Trump, after a meeting on Friday &nbsp, with Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, said he would have ties with&nbsp, North&nbsp, Korea, as they expressed concern over its nuclear programme.

Kim, however,” clarified once more the unshakeable coverage of more highly developing the atomic forces” during the visit, according to the report.

Kim stated on the Russian military’s conflict with Ukraine that” the army and people of the DPRK will generally support and encourage the only reason of the Russian military and people to support their sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity in accordance with the spirit of the treaty on the complete strategic partnership between the DPRK and Russia.”

Next month, South Korea said it suspected&nbsp, North&nbsp, Korea of&nbsp, preparing to send more troops to Russia, in addition to on 11, 000 men who had been dispatched for the three-year-long battle.

In a split criticism released later on Sunday, &nbsp, North&nbsp, Korea’s Efforts repeatedly criticized South Korea’s military action with the United States this year and warned that violent actions may be met by unintended consequences.

Anyone could guess how much of a surprise we would make it that they conducted war exercises that were more intense than ever before while diplomatic duties were being sped up as a result of political unrest, according to KCNA.

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