The sentencing concludes the clean up of the Canadian-Chinese tycoon’s financial empire, which was part of Beijing’s efforts to curb financial risks.

The former prime minister expects the graft-tainted ruling Umno to ‘win big’ in the event of an early election, adding he would fight ‘even if it’s a losing battle’.

National relief response deputy commander urges local officials to treat deadly disaster as a warning on risk management.

The number of Covid-19 vaccine doses administered to children aged six months to three years increased from 239 on the first day of the programme two weeks to 696 to Wednesday.

Constable claims she committed crimes because of financial difficulties and her unhappy marriage.

Park Heong-joon told President Yoon Suk-yeol that ‘without solving the military service issue, BTS actively promoting Busan’s bid for the Expo might be impossible’.

Buyers are not impressed with the scant relief offered so far and remain determined not to pay for unfinished homes, leaving the property market and the wider financial system at risk, analysts say.

Six months after Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, efforts to reinforce the Black Sea region have raised questions over why it wasn’t done before.

After Japan launches ‘Sake Viva!’ contest for ideas to promote sake drinking by young people, social media commenters say youth avoiding alcohol, and advocacy of moderate drinking, should be seen as good things.

American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Taiwan survey shows 77 per cent of respondants had not been significantly affected by recent Chinese military drills, which followed Nancy Pelosi’s visit earlier this month.

Independent Commission Against Corruption lays charges against Airport Authority principal manager Ricky Lee, 47, and Carol Engineering boss Ng Kai-on, 65.

Patek, the bomb maker in the attack that killed 202 people, including 88 Australians, got a 5-month sentence reduction – meaning he could be released on parole.

The use of ‘distributed’ solar – panels on walls and rooftops – is increasingly popular in regions where land is at a premium.

A woman in China has found herself at the centre of a debate on free expression after she was detained for hours by police for wearing a kimono, which some say is offensive.

China has set carbon emission reduction targets and has moved to reduce reliance on coal for energy production, but high summer temperatures have hit hydropower generation in Sichuan province, leading to electricity blackouts and power rationing.

Hong Kong’s Security Bureau pledges to review outbound travel alerts against countries involved.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area is well positioned to lead carbon reduction efforts in China as pilot carbon-trading exchange thrives, experts say.

Despite growing indications that the Singapore government could soon strike down a colonial-era anti-gay law, marriage equality is unlikely to be next.

Ahead of this year’s Communist Party congress, we explore the possible personnel changes and power structure of the Taiwan affairs system, military leadership and the top brass of the country’s diplomatic corps.

China’s one-year loan prime rate (LPR) is expected to be cut by 10 basis points from 3.7 to 3.6 per cent on Monday, while the mortgage reference rate could be cut by as much as 15 points from its current level of 4.45 per cent.

Safe haven houses 200 dogs and provides medical care, desexing, vaccination and rehabilitation.

South Korean President Yoon this week proposed an ‘audacious’ plan of food, energy and infrastructure help for Pyongyang if it gives up its nuclear weapons.

Visitors to a Chinese zoo were delighted after a 25-year-old elephant returned a shoe that a little boy had accidentally dropped into his pen.

Amid the Ukraine war, Japan and South Korea have showed a growing willingness to pay top dollar to secure LNG from the US and the Middle East for the winter seasons up to 2024.

The pair’s presence at the meeting would set up a showdown with the US and its allies who have called for Moscow to be removed from the G20 for invading Ukraine.

The six-day stoppage of industrial production in Sichuan province will increase prices for lithium salts and polysilicon in the short term, putting pressure on downstream players, analysts say.

The Hong Kong-based blockchain video gaming platform is launching its biggest season yet on August 24, offering 98 ‘experiences’ over 10 weeks.

Judge Bruce Reinhart gave the Justice Department until August 25 to propose what parts of the affidavit should be kept secret.

Four of seven members on the powerful Central Military Commission are at or have passed the retirement age and could step down at the upcoming party congress.

The legislation is a response to China-based Fufeng Group’s plan to build a corn milling operation 12 miles from a US Air Force base.

The region borders Poland and Lithuania, and Moscow’s move appears intended to showcase its military’s capability to threaten Nato assets.

PFAS compounds have been linked to serious health issues because of their toxicity and the difficulty in breaking them down as waste products.

The judge ordered Hadi Matar not to have contact with the victim or to speak to the media.

Sanna Marin, 36, says she sang and drank alcohol, ‘perfectly legal things’, and that she spends her free time with friends, just like others her age.

A criminal-conduct admission could bring woe to the Trump Organization, accused of helping Weisselberg and others avoid income taxes by failing to report full compensation.

The US Chips and Science Act creates insurmountable difficulties in China’s drive to manufacture advanced semiconductors domestically, one expert said.

Report finds that China accounts for 27.2 per cent of the world’s most-cited work, which some say is evidence of the rapid rise in quality of research from the country.

In late May, Starbucks said it would exit Russia after nearly 15 years. The Seattle-based company had 130 stores in Russia with nearly 2,000 employees in the country.

China’s premier soybean summit is taking place amid heightened international tensions that have bolstered China-Russia trade and revealed the potential for it to improve further.

Independent Commission Against Corruption arrests 30 people in connection with bribes for awarding contracts.

University graduate in his 20s flew to Cambodia for job as ‘croupier’ only to discover he was to work for scammers.

Research on ancient fish fossils provides new evidence for existence of the Yangtze Sea some 438 million years ago.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told a group of Asian journalists that Moscow’s poor performance on the battlefield served as a cautionary tale about the quality of Russian arms.

Authorities in Taipei welcome the appointment of Paulius Lukauskas and say the two sides will work to cooperate more closely.

The UK’s rejection of the takeover of Pulsic, based in Bristol, throws the matter under the geopolitical spotlight of China-UK relations and rising US-China technological rivalry.

The proportion of millionaires in Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong and Taiwan is also expected to be higher than the US by the end of the decade, the HSBC report said.

That interest reflects the urgency of putting robots on the front lines to help human workers deal with Covid-19 control measures being enforced across China.

Kelly, 55, faces multiple charges, including enticing of minors for sex, producing child pornography and rigging his 2008 child pornography trial at which he was acquitted.

The top court threw out Najib’s application to admit new evidence earlier this week, while his lead counsel also attempted to discharge himself from the case on Thursday.

The PLA will send troops to the Vostok-2022 strategic exercise in a sign of closer ties between Beijing and Moscow as both nations face backlash from the US and allies over their military activities.