Japan says apart from the risks to a woman’s health, an underweight body mass index could endanger newborn babies.

Seven among group of 12 Hongkongers intercepted by Chinese coastguard during escape attempt in August 2020 to reach Taiwan.

Colombo is negotiating with Beijing for as much as US$4 billion in aid, ambassador Palitha Kohona says.

New space diaper would be more than a third thinner than the current product and hold more than 1kg of urine, according to paper.

The decline comes amid ongoing concerns that China won’t recover quickly from Covid-related shutdowns and cascading US inflation threatens a recession in the world’s largest economy.

The nearly 78 million cigarettes uncovered are part of a wider seizure totalling HK$270 million in an operation against a new smuggling syndicate.

Ukraine’s president called Russia a ‘terrorist’ state after missiles struck a Ukrainian city far behind the front lines, killing at least 23 people.

Top court rules zip ties ‘not instruments fit for unlawful purpose’ under existing legislation.

New home prices are likely to fall further, especially in lower-tier cities, analysts say, amid slower-than-expected economic growth, developer credit crunch and expanding mortgage boycott.

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Reveal comes as authorities reinstate use of devices to enforce quarantine of Covid-19 patients at home and inbound travellers staying at designated hotels.

Target notified more than 8,000 customers – all of them owner-operators of taxis – last year that it would terminate their policy coverage and return their premium, giving them a week’s notice without recourse.

Foxconn, the largest assembler of iPhones for Apple, has upset Taipei by taking a minority stake in China’s state-backed chip maker Tsinghua Unigroup amid escalating cross-strait tensions.

Sri Lanka’s parliamentary speaker accepted President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation on Friday after he fled to Singapore to escape a popular uprising.

G20 finance leaders meeting in Bali must make progress tackling the global economic threats sparked by Russia’s war in Ukraine or the humanitarian consequences would be catastrophic, host Indonesia said.

New measure aimed at easing crunch at Shenzhen Bay Port launched smoothly on Friday; city reports 3,574 new Covid-19 infections, including 216 imported ones.

During lead-up to China’s 20th Party Congress, Xi Jinping visited region for the first time since ordering a hard strike on violence there.

The 76-year-old echoed Elon Musk’ remarks that people should have more children: ‘The only thing we are on Earth for is to reproduce’.

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China’s economy grew by 0.4 per cent in the second quarter of 2022 compared with a year earlier, data released on Friday showed.

People who quarantine at home will need to wear electronic wristbands while those who test positive at the mainland border will be sent to isolation camps right away.

The latest version of the criminal penal code (KUHP) bill, if passed, means Indonesians could go to prison for insulting their leaders, indulging in extramarital sex or sharing information about contraception and abortion.

A Chinese photographer who picked up an SD card filled with images of a foreign man while in a Beijing cafe during the 2008 Olympics has unintentionally kicked off a global search for the owner.

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Macau’s casino industry faces a delayed recovery due to a citywide lockdown and a higher interest rate environment, according to rating companies.

‘Everyone is frustrated about the economic outlook,’ Shenzhen worker laments as livelihoods continue to be adversely affected in China’s southern tech and manufacturing hub.

The previously unknown image was found on the back of another work, and shows his left ear still intact, suggesting it was from before he cut it off in 1888.

Chinese stocks are increasingly looking like a one-way bet for funds seeking a shelter from aggressive policy tightening in major Western economies. Beware of policy and regulatory shocks, analysts say.

Virtual meeting was attended by senior political figures and businesspeople from Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea.

Secretary for Education Christine Choi says her bureau will not let schools with insufficient student numbers survive for sake of elective subject variety.

A vehicle believed to be driven by the gunmen in the apparent targeted killing of Ripudaman Singh Malik was found nearby, engulfed in fire.

‘Preventing imported inflation’ and domestic inflation are crucial in keeping China’s economy operating in a reasonable range, Premier Li Keqiang warns.

The actress has returned to social media 3 years after her ‘careless tweets’ about hit television show Fresh Off the Boat drew outrage and internet shaming.

The two were a publicity power couple in the 1980s and 1990s before their public and messy divorce after Donald Trump met his next wife, Marla Maples.

The coalition that backed his government ‘no longer exists’, the prime minister said, after the Five Star party boycotted a confidence vote.

He said it would ‘ensure the fair and lawful punishment of those who started this series of disasters’.

Deeper ties between the two allies come as London takes a bigger military role in Asia, while Tokyo is strengthening its hand against China.

Research team says its data overturns the common perception that underweight people burn off extra calories with physical activity.

Buyers of over 230 properties in 86 cities in China have collectively refused to make mortgage payments for unfinished, pre-sold units unless construction resumes at a time when developers are already struggling due to Beijing’s regulatory crackdow...

Chinese social media platform Weibo said it is cracking down on the use of homonyms and deliberately misspelt words to evade the country’s strict online censorship system.

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida believes there were problems with the security measures when Abe was gunned down – has urge police to carry out a thorough inspection and ‘fix what needs to be fixed’.

Algorithm is world’s first bioinformatic platform predicting how well vaccines protect against variants, according to researchers from Chinese University of Hong Kong.

ASO-S heads into space in October to help scientists understand turbulent solar activity that can knock out power grids and internet services on Earth.

The idea is to bring farmers, processors and retailers together in one place using climate technology to minimise waste, conserve water and maximise crop yields.

China and India are among the major buyers of Russian oil and have refrained from backing Western sanctions against Moscow.

Wharf Reic, which is controlled by tycoon Peter Woo Kwong-ching, expects to slip into an interim loss as the value of its investment properties has suffered under poor business conditions.

‘Same as an electronic shackle’: resident reports disquiet after being ordered to wear wristband that monitors body temperature and potentially tracks movement.

The punishment, equivalent to roughly US$163,000, marks one of the largest fines imposed on a single entity for such offences.

The city suffered its hottest day since records began on Wednesday with the mercury topping 40.9 Celsius (105.6 Fahrenheit)

Venue forced to close for cleaning due to confirmed Covid positive cases visiting the restaurant.