Malaysian beautician detained in China for carrying friend’s bag filled with TCM pills
A favour of carrying a friend’s luggage at the airport had landed a Malaysian beautician a month-long stint in a Chinese lock-up.
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Jeff Bezos unloads around $2.4 billion in Amazon stock, bringing recent sales to 50 million shares
Amazon founder and executive chairman Jeff Bezos unloaded more than 14 million shares of his company valued at roughly $2.4 billion, bringing the total sold since the start of the month to 50 million.
‘We want dignity’: Indian farmers defy pellets, drones to demand new deal
Two years after they brought the Indian capital to a standstill, farmers say Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government has betrayed its promises.
South Korea forced labour victim receives US$45,000, first to get ‘compensation’ from Japan firm
The family of a South Korean man forced to work for a Japanese company during Japan’s 1910-1945 occupation has received money from the Japanese firm he worked for, marking the first time a forced labour victim has secured such funds in a legal case.
Indonesia election 2024: Anies, Ganjar call for probe after Prabowo’s win, ‘parliament should hold a hearing’
The call comes despite comments by independent observers that there were no signs of systematic fraud in the world’s biggest single-day election, apart from matters such as outdated electoral rolls or polling delays.
Rivals of Pakistan’s ex-premier Khan name Shehbaz Sharif as joint candidate for prime minister
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The political rivals of Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced details of a power-sharing agreement late Tuesday, naming Shehbaz Sharif as their joint candidate for prime minister.
Pakistan government deal agreed despite opposition from Imran Khan’s PTI
Pakistan People’s Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to form a coalition with Shehbaz Sharif selected as candidate for PM.
U.S. trade curbs spur China business for Japan chip industry
TOKYO -- Japan's semiconductor equipment makers are enjoying strong demand from China, in part due to trade controls imposed by Washington and to Beijing stepping up efforts to boost the local chip industry.