Hong Kong hospital body executive, husband lose appeal against shoplifting conviction

Hospital Authority chief manager Vivien Chuang and orthopaedist Chiu Ming-yu earlier convicted of stealing food from AEON store in 2022.

Alexei Navalny’s widow Yulia Navalnaya will return to Russia one day to run for president

Since the death of Navalny in February, no single leader has emerged to unite the country’s disparate opposition.

China to boost talent pool in science and technology with ‘world-class’ doctoral training

Authorities pledge to increase financial and policy support in key areas including medicine, engineering and emerging technologies.

Sinopec leads 23 firms in China’s US$1.55 billion stock buy-back rush

Firms waste no time answering Beijing’s call to use a relending facility designed to bolster the stock market.

Fethullah Gulen, US-based cleric accused of orchestrating a Turkish coup, dead at 83

Gulen, who had been living in self-imposed exile since 1999, had long denied involvement in the 2016 coup bid against Erdogan’s government.

Indonesia’s Prabowo unveils ‘fat cabinet’ filled with allies – will it lead to red tape?

President Prabowo Subianto says his cabinet of 48 ministries, which has 109 members, is representative of people across Indonesia.

Moldova EU referendum too close to call, president blames ‘foreign interference’

Eye on Russia as incumbent president alleges meddling in Moldova EU referendum.

Blade-proof umbrellas to be deployed on Japanese trains to fend off knife attacks

The umbrellas were developed to protect passengers after a spate of violent incidents that have taken place aboard the country’s trains.

Ex-Hong Kong dim sum chef jailed for 17 years for repeatedly assaulting, raping daughter

Judge says defendant did not show any signs of remorse during trial, calls his acts ‘beastly’ and ‘devoid of conscience’.

Australian senator accuses Britain’s king of ‘genocide’ against indigenous people

Britain’s King Charles was berated by an indigenous senator on Monday, who told him ‘you committed genocide against our people’.