The 56-year-old accused the girl of breaking a swing, then lured her to a toilet where he allegedly molested her, says police.

Health officials in Hong Kong confirm 1,650 Covid-19 cases, including 128 imported infections, and one additional death

Number of overweight or obese children aged between nine and 13 rises from seven per cent to 24 per cent.

European leaders were expected to formally accept Ukraine as a candidate to join the EU, a bold geopolitical move triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Thailand became the first Asian nation to decriminalise cannabis earlier this month. But tourists caught smuggling it into Indonesia could face the death penalty.

A team of scientists from China and Europe found what they believe is fossilised proof that confirms a centuries-old theory that our middle ear canal evolved from fish.

When Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova stormed a live TV broadcast to denounce the war in Ukraine, she expected a backlash from Russia – but not so much from the rest of the world.

Executive meeting of the State Council told more extreme weather predicted and everything must be done to ensure ‘safety of people’s lives and property’.

A Western Australia government report found dozens of appalling cases of abuse of female workers at companies including BHP and Rio Tinto.

Shenzhen residents will need to present negative nucleic acid test results issued within 48 hours to take the subway, or travel by taxi and other public transport, according to a government notice issued on Thursday.

Desperate rescuers battled against the clock to pull survivors from the rubble after a powerful quake struck a mountainous border region of Afghanistan, killing at least 1,000 people.

The 60-year-old British socialite was convicted in December of sex trafficking and other crimes after a month-long trial.

Health officials in Britain warned parents to ensure their children have been vaccinated against polio after the virus that causes the disease was found in London sewage samples.

At least one person has been sacked and four others disciplined after victims of a banking scandal were prevented from protesting.

In a wide-ranging interview, John Lee describes his approach to governing, his views of the civil service and the priorities of his incoming administration.

US officials predict Beijing will be named for the first time in the North Atlantic alliance’s policy framework.

Fertiliser prices surged over the last year on logistics snarl-ups and the Ukraine war while an intake of foreign labourers was approved, there’s a prolonged delay in getting them.

Influx attributed to BN(O) scheme offering pathway to citizenship, with Nottinghamshire getting the most applications.

Police in eastern China detained three teachers after a video emerged of two toddlers being held with their hands tied behind their backs.

Almost 12,000 expatriates around the world were interviewed, including in the Asia-Pacific region, for a well-being survey. 95 per cent of ‘top managers’ in Singapore mentioned burnout symptoms while almost half the Hong Kong respondents were pla...

Past and present CEOs of the HKMA look back on how the US$574 billion war chest has defended the local currency and buttressed investor confidence over the past 25 years.

Beijing came in 71st, and Damascus, the capital of war-torn Syria, retained its place as least liveable city on the planet.

‘Around the world, journalists face harassment and violence for their work, and press freedom is being restricted online and offline,’ say media ministers from the US, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and Britain.

Lawmakers investing the January 6 attack have received a glut of new video footage of Trump and his family from a documentary filmmaker.

Team in Denmark found children who had been infected were more likely to have experienced at least one symptom for two months or longer than those who had not.

Beijing has recognised importance of producing ‘more of the high-technology goods they want in their own economy’, says Defence Innovation Unit chief Michael Brown.

Reporters Without Borders says Maksim Levin was probably killed by one or two gunshots from close range, while evidence suggests his friend Oleksiy Chernyshov may have been burned alive.

China’s State Council unveiled a 33-point package of policy items to help ‘get the economy back on a normal track’ with two months of zero-Covid containment raising concerns over a potential contraction in the second quarter.

Two countries – both under Western sanctions and sitting on some of the world’s largest oil and gas reserves – had earlier discussed swapping energy supplies.

Researchers say they turned one type of stem cell into another that can develop into all types in the body.

Afghanistan faces a severe food and humanitarian crisis, with deaths expected to outstrip those during the 20-year war. If the US has concerns that aid funding will leak to the Taliban, it should work with UN agencies to carry out badly needed relief...

It will be the fourth divorce for the 91-year-old Murdoch, who married Hall, 65, in London in March 2016.

The Horn, where China has substantial investment interests, has long been racked by civil wars, Islamist insurgencies and military coups.

Incoming chief executive will attend November’s Apec summit in Bangkok despite being under US sanctions.

John Lee concedes scrapping curbs may take time to achieve but says his administration can set interim goals towards that end.

Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler paid his first visit to Türkiye since the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate.

Tai says removing the duties is likely to have a limited effect on inflation, indicating she is pushing for the president to maintain tariff pressure on Beijing.

Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi warned against such actions, calling them ‘sabre-rattling tactics’ against his nation, and expressed concerns about Chinese warplanes in Taiwan’s air zone.

Xu’s sister reports being taken away by unidentified men in the middle of the night and denied necessities for nine hours before her brother’s trial.

Only three infections confirmed upon verification, after on-site service provider Sunrise Diagnostic submits ‘abnormal’ 136 positive results.

China has the power to take countermeasures against Washington’s ‘arbitrary’ forced labour law, including imposing its own trade bans and suing the US at the World Trade Organization, experts say.

Mitsuhiro Taniguchi is accused of taking part in a fraud scheme that netted several million dollars in government funds intended for small Japanese businesses affected by coronavirus.

Rising Chinese nationalism and distrust after the city’s social unrest have left some Hong Kong people with an identity crisis.

Zhang Xiaoming, former executive deputy director of state-level Hong Kong office, made deputy secretary general of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

Sanctions politicise and weaponise the economy, Chinese president says in video address.

More than 40 local start-ups have joined the programme, including AI-powered marine trash-collecting robot maker Clearbot and algorithmic trading marketplace AlgoBot.

An initial investigation shows the tail of the anti-submarine S-70C failed to function, according to a navy spokesman.

Investors should beware the risk of bitcoin prices ‘heading to zero’, according to state-run newspaper Economic Daily.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam says venue could also act as ‘cultural connector’ by showcasing Chinese culture, history for rest of the world.

China’s audit office says local governments have misused proceeds from special purpose bonds and falsified information to receive coronavirus subsidies, as regional finances are squeezed by growing economic pressure.