China’s rare earth producers have reported or anticipated hefty first-half profits, with Beijing’s use of the strategically critical minerals as leverage in trade relations with Japan and the United States not appearing to impede normal activity.
An Indonesian minister has called for better protection of students after nearly 1,000 weapons were found at a private school in South Jakarta.
Police seized 995 airsoft guns and one live firearm from a school run by the Harapan Ibu Islamic School Foundation on Friday, Antara news agency reported.
The foundation’s former chair, identified only by the initials IWD, has been called in for questioning. IWD had been dismissed amid allegations of misuse of foundation funds, according to the Jakarta Globe.
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The suspected shooter, a former lawmaker, fired at a senior provincial official and his driver, said Major
Hong Kong police have arrested eight people over an alleged compensated-dating scam syndicate that cheated victims, including teachers and healthcare workers, out of HK$6.2 million (US$790,000) by telling them they had to pay a “legal fee” to formalise contracts to become “sugar babies”.
Police said on Monday that they had investigated 80 cases involving scammers who used compensated dating as a pretext to lure victims between February and July this year. The largest individual loss
Chinese researchers have found a safe way to shrink advanced tumours from an aggressive form of liver cancer, an advance that could see microbubbles used to enhance current treatments.
The tiny gas-filled bubbles, typically a few micrometres in diameter, were originally designed as contrast agents in ultrasound imaging, but scientists have recently been exploring their therapeutic potential.
According to a paper published by the peer-reviewed Scientific Reports on July 19, the study compared cancer patients who received the standard therapy with a group that also received the experimental
Two individuals in Beijing found themselves trapped in a mountain but refused rescue due to a superstition that responding to strangers brings bad luck.
The police and firefighters in the Huairou district received a call on the evening of July 29, reporting that two neighbours from a nearby village had gone missing while foraging for herbs in a wild mountain area.
The pair, a 73-year-old man and a 58-year-old woman
In an interview with The Korea Times, Malaysian Investment Development Authority (MIDA) director Redzuan Abd Rahman and Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (MATRADE) trade commissioner Mohamad Termizi HJ Piee said the two countries’ economic relationship had entered a new phase, with
Hong Kong court cites five legal issues deserving further scrutiny over appellants’ involvement in unofficial 2020 primary to take over legislature
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From Beijing’s struggles to win Indian hearts to the hottest day on record in Hong Kong, here are five stories you may have missed over the weekend
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Though the relationship between the Chinese and Indian governments has