Philippine offshore gambling operators, or Pogos, capitalised on the country’s liberal gaming laws to target customers in China, where gambling is banned.

The yuan’s internaional use is still dwarfed by the US dollar, but China is seeking to explore currency settlements with neighbouring countries, including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

Data from India’s National Crime Records Bureau in 2021 showed a 13 per cent increase of crimes against women recorded compared to the year before, and a 19 per cent rise in cases of rape.

The partnership will allow the theme park to accept payments via e-wallets from China, Singapore, South Korea, the Philippines, Malaysia and Thailand.

Communist Party mouthpiece signals country will keep stringent Covid-19 measures, dampening hopes that controls would ease following 20th party congress.

Geely Automobile has been talking to Renault about potentially buying a controlling stake in the combustion-engine business that Renault is looking to spin off, according to people familiar with the matter.

It was not the government’s expectation that Australia’s economy will go backwards, Treasurer Jim Chalmers said ahead of his first budget.

Chief Executive John Lee also says keeping the Covid situation under control will provide ‘a much stronger basis’ in talks on reopening border with mainland China.

Tuesday’s interim ruling means the exemption documents that were to be annulled on Wednesday will remain effective for now.

With the aviation industry facing a post-pandemic labour shortage, the carrier is finally softening its policy in the face of more than a decade of criticism.

Hong Kong’s Mandatory Provident Fund improved its overall score over the past year among 44 pension systems, according to the Global Pension Index compiled Mercer and CFA Institute.

PLA research team says new seal simplifies and speeds up the repair and maintenance of hypersonic weapons.

Tuesday marks the first day of Japan removing all entry restrictions, opening up to independent visitors as opposed to previously only allowing package tours.

Doomsday could start with a football – the so-called ‘nuclear football’ as the attaché case carried wherever the US president goes is popularly known.

Bashir said the 2002 attack that killed 202 people was wrong, but that he believes the culprits executed for their roles in the bombings were trying to ‘get rid of sinful deeds’.

Jury selection began in the Los Angeles trial of disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, with five alleged victims expected to take the stand during the two-month case.

A couple who were kept apart for a decade by family, money and distance met again by chance and end up marrying and bringing their children from previous marriages together in a new family.

Farmers said the proposed levy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions would see farms replaced with trees.

China has outperformed most regional peers when it comes to deal-making by investment banks in the first nine months of a year beset by moribund financial markets and a downturn in the global economy.

Pico’s first virtual reality headset since being acquired by TikTok owner ByteDance has sold more than 10,000 units in two weeks.

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Experts concerned about youngsters’ greater use of electronic devices, rise in child suicides too.

Protesters jailed over 2019 anti-government protests should be used to help beat brain drain and be given more support to continue education behind bars, group says.

Travel bosses are delighted visitors are back, but some worry ‘budget’ visitors will flood Japan due to the weak yen, and at a time workers are ‘out of practice’.

A variety of economic indicators in September revealed the precarious state of the South Korean economy, but the government and economists maintain an economic crisis akin to 1997 or 2008 is ‘very unlikely’.

Ukraine’s President Zelensky vowed to make the ‘battlefield even more painful’ for Moscow’s troops, after Vladimir Putin threatened further attacks.

Beijing increasingly intervenes to protect its people, investments and interests in the region, causing observers to question whether its policy of non-interference still stands.

If party leaders regard economic growth as necessary to the realisation of the ‘China Dream’, they should send a clear message to entrepreneurs.

The General Assembly will instead hold a public ballet on a draft resolution to condemn Putin’s illegal referendums and annexation of 4 Ukraine regions.

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Students have played a key role in the demonstrations over the death of Mahsa Amini in morality police custody – now reports say refinery workers are joining in.

Lucy Letby is on trial for the murder of 5 boys and 2 girls, and the attempted murder of 10 others; 1 victim was probably killed with air injected into his bloodstream.

The failure to bring Saudi Arabia closer to a Western alliance will not only please Putin, but those on the American right who continue to quietly support his vision.

Relatives shouted ‘shame’ and ‘too little, too late’ as both companies pleaded not guilty to ‘involuntary manslaughter’ after flight AF447 plunged into the darkness during a storm en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris on June 1, 2009.

Economists expect that China’s economy grew by 3.5 per cent during the recently ended third quarter, and more must be done to restore market confidence and avoid ‘persistent and structural economic damage’.

The appointment of James Bowler, who has 20 years experience, came as a surprise after reports PM Truss wanted someone new to shake things up and help end the ‘Treasury orthodoxy’.

Russia’s top envoy in city says he ‘fully agreed’ with decision by Hong Kong Marine Department to refrain from implementing sanctions issued by third country.

But some internet users accuse MakerVille of distracting fans from accident in July that left dancer Mo Li at risk of becoming paralysed from neck down.

The latest US tech restrictions provide a stern challenge to Beijing’s leaders on how to keep the nation’s hi-tech self-sufficiency programme on track.

The opposition politician was awarded the Vaclav Havel Human Rights prize for what the Council of Europe calls his bravery in standing up to Russia’s leaders.

A 52-year-old woman is facing 50 charges for harming and cheating ‘devotees’ in 2012-2020 by pretending to be the embodiment of an Indian goddess.

Scott Kennedy, from a Washington-based think tank, is spending a month in China in a bid to reinvigorate academic communication and temper anxieties on both sides.

Alibaba Cloud’s new 10-building campus covers 2.1 million sq ft in Hangzhou, highlighting the importance of cloud computing for the tech giant as e-commerce slows.

Debt-laden Genting Hong Kong has been ordered by a Bermuda Court to be wound up, making it one of the biggest pandemic casualties in Asia’s tourism industry which has been bruised by more than two years of travel restrictions.

City’s competition watchdog accepts distributors’ commitments to remove terms that effectively force customers to patronise designated centres.

Move comes as China seeks to accelerate development of local chip industry amid intensifying US trade sanctions.

Consultation with lawmakers will start in November, a month ahead of schedule, after spate of recent high-profile cases.

Foreign ministry spokeswoman says Beijing ‘is in communication with all parties’ and willing to play a constructive role to de-escalate the situation.

Suspension of booking rights for fee-charging facilities has been extended from 180 days to 360 days for those who violate rules.

Haunted by another mass killing, grieving Thais ask: when will something be done to prevent attacks by men in uniform who target the very civilians they are trained to protect?