Beijing says joint patrols in waters near Scarborough Shoal undermined regional stability and vows to safeguard ‘territorial sovereignty’
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The PLA’s statement came a day after Manila said four Chinese vessels monitored a US-Philippine maritime exercise near the disputed shoal, which was reported by Philippine media on Monday.
Last week, hundreds of migrant workers in services such as air conditioning, plumbing and construction showed up at the Ministry of Manpower building in a rare labour confrontation in the city state.
On Sunday, Minister of State for Manpower Dinesh Vasu Dash said the employer in question, Ramu Palani Velu, a
The former military leader’s visit to India was his first trip abroad since assuming the presidency in
Tourism Malaysia confirmed the focus in a statement, saying its Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign in China encompassed “digital marketing, key
A Hong Kong national security police officer has admitted filming upskirt footage of a woman and attempting to grab a colleague’s handgun in an apparent bid to harm himself after his arrest last year.
West Kowloon Court heard on Monday that Constable Ko Chun-chung, 40, felt ashamed and was unable to face the consequences after being caught for the offence against the
The critical 72-hour window for finding survivors of the powerful twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela had completely closed by Monday, leaving international teams facing a grim race against time to pull anyone else alive from the debris.
The death toll has surpassed 1,450 and nearly 200 buildings have completely collapsed.
On Sunday, a man and his teen son were found alive under the rubble by French and American rescue teams in Caraballeda, a town about 40km north of Caracas. The rescue offered a
Hong Kong has relaxed its licensing requirements for rural holiday camps and village guest houses, allowing greater flexibility in building and fire safety requirements for some properties to encourage more tourist accommodation options outside urban areas.
The Home Affairs Department on Monday published two new licence application guides: a first-of-its-kind stand-alone guide tailored specifically for village houses, and an “enhanced” guide for holiday campsites which includes buildings, caravan sites and tent camping sites.
The guides are part of a wider government effort to promote
Every few minutes, the mortuary owner’s phone rings. Since a record-smashing heatwave started taking lives and storage space for bodies in Paris and beyond, the funeral directors and mourning families calling him mostly have the same question: do you have room for one more?
With all 32 places in his cold room taken, Zouhaeir Hertelli reluctantly has to gently say “Non”, over and over and over again.
“We’re facing a really catastrophic situation,” he said. “I’m
“We are not taking any chances. We have Plan A and Plan B ready to go. That is the directive I have given to the ministry,” Saifuddin said on Saturday, as reported by state-run news agency Bernama.
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