Beijing fears poll may lead to more constitutional changes, including removal of Republic of China title and declaration of independence, Taipei analyst says.

A Chinese nun is being called less than saintly after donating the cash from selling her home to charity as her daughter struggles to pay for university.

Hope lingers for Anwar to emerge as PM after Muhyiddin reportedly rejected the king’s proposal for a ‘unity government’.

Fare increase applications made as analysts warn rising inflation will weaken demand and threaten survival of smaller businesses.

Police in Chesapeake said they believed no more than 10 people were dead, including the single shooter suspect.

Courier Wong Chun-kit is accused of acting with seditious intent by allegedly publishing offensive online content between start of 2021 and November this year.

In its annual health check of the Chinese economy, the International Monetary Fund suggested that the government cut interest rates and ease strict coronavirus curbs to steady recovery.

Beijing and the Solomon Islands co-hosted a meeting for regional police chiefs that reportedly caused concern among the Australian government.

Local governments reintroduce mass testing and travel restrictions as cases surge in Beijing, Guangdong and Chongqing.

Defendant attacked victim with a cleaver after he heard a voice accusing him of stealing a packet of cigarettes, court told.

New York’s upper Fifth Avenue displaces Tsim Sha Tsui on Cushman & Wakefield’s first top 10 ranking since 2019, as rents tumble amid an economic slowdown and lack of international visitors.

Demonstrators say they are worried that Washington will use the country as a ‘springboard’ to attack China.

The twin explosions struck half an hour apart, with police suspecting it was a ‘combined attack’.

Washington thinks ‘Beijing has a role to play’ in curbing Pyongyang’s nuclear ambitions, but observers are doubtful that China has the power, or inclination, to rein in its old ally.

Tesla shares have plummeted around 58 per cent this year, but Musk remains the world’s richest person, as his net worth of almost US$170 billion is roughly US$13 billion more than Bernard Arnault.

Tong Cheuk-him, who is already in custody, has been found guilty of 10 charges in two previous cases.

Special ‘invincibility centres’ will be set up around Ukraine to provide electricity, heat, water, internet, mobile phone connections and a pharmacy, free of charge around the clock, President Volodymyr Zelensky said.

The decision raises the earnings potential for one of Disney’s biggest films of the year, after previous blockbusters were denied entry into China as relations between the Asian nation and the US deteriorated.

Clarivate Analytics’ annual list ranks the impact made by scientists and institutions through the publication of highly cited papers.

Opposition lawmakers are seeking to nullify the Thai Health Ministry’s June decriminalisation of cannabis – at least until legislation is passed regulating its cultivation and sale.

Starry Lee from Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong cites coming midterm review.

GDP is expected to rise by 0.5 per cent to 2.5 per cent next year, the Ministry of Trade and Industry said, down from about 3.5 per cent this year as Singapore joins a global trend towards slowing growth.

Researchers have identified a gene that helps boost the protein content in corn, a development that could reduce the need for soybean imports.

The European country is home to ASML, which dominates the market for deep ultraviolet lithography machines.

Enrichment to 60 per cent purity is one short, technical step away from weapons-grade levels of 90 per cent.

Kim Yo-jong’s warning came hours after what she called a ‘disgusting’ US-led statement at the UN condemning Pyongyang’s missile launches.

Policymakers’ attempts to boost China’s economy while it remains constrained by the disruptive zero-Covid policy are deemed ‘powerless’.

Foodlink ensures surplus meals from a host of outlets go to underprivileged Hongkongers, with new pop-up store to launch soon.

Republican lawmakers raised the issue in a letter to TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Tuesday, coming ahead of the party taking control of the chamber in January.

The Japanese government’s probe of the Unification Church will determine the organisation’s activities, income and operations as authorities piece together a strategy to cancel the group’s status as a religious corporation.

In the wake of the debacle, Asia Rugby, the regional governing body for the sport, has promised to take the lead in providing the correct anthems to its 36 member unions.

Beijing insisted the handover of debris took place after ‘friendly consultation’. Manila will send a diplomatic note to Beijing asking why ‘their account is so different’ from what the Philippine navy said happened, President Marcos said.

Canada joins countries including the US and the Netherlands to launch such investigations after reports of the presence of dozens of Chinese police ‘service stations’ in major cities around the world.

Quirky China: dogs told off like naughty children by their owner go viral, mum using tote bag to carry baby divides opinion and little boy’s delight at new sister.

One former adviser to Myanmar’s government said the prisoner release was a ‘symbolic but disingenuous conciliatory move by the junta designed entirely to relieve international pressure’.

The number of rich families in China remained largely unchanged last year, a new survey shows, despite the coronavirus pandemic and Beijing’s increasing focus on tackling wealth inequality under ‘common prosperity’.

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Businesses already battling to survive say coming hike in electricity charges means inevitably shifting some costs onto consumers.

Experts say proximity to fault lines, the depth of the temblor and buildings not being constructed using quake-proof methods were factors in the devastation.

Josep Borrell distanced bloc from Washington’s broad push to ban export of high-end chips seen as attempt to cripple Beijing’s hi-tech sector.

More than 75 per cent of gamers under 18 have capped their playing time to three hours a week, according to a report from China’s semi-official video gaming industry association.

Wu Chen was taken into custody without incident by Miami Beach police, and will be charged with murder and shooting with intent to kill and faces extradition to Oklahoma.

Face-to-face meetings will play crucial role in Beijing’s foreign policy after Chinese president’s warmth and candour make strong impression during overseas trip, observers say.

Brain swelling was ruled as the cause of death, but researchers say the real reason may have been hyponatraemia – when a person cannot get rid of water quickly enough.

The president has filed a complaint alleging that some votes should be ‘invalidated’, in a move that could fuel a small but committed protest movement.

The decision is a blow for the ex-president, who is bogged down in legal troubles even as he moves forward with a new White House bid.

The South African president called on Britain to support the calls of lower income countries for a reformed global institutional order and climate justice.

Chinese companies are drawn to the region’s huge market, are a good fit for its social needs; and national policies show willingness to engage. Importantly, Asean members do not choose sides, allowing both the US and China to participate.

Moscow has been accused of energy blackmail, and the threat marks the latest escalation in a series of supply cuts.

The app, with it’s yellow bird logo, was downloaded over a million times within 48 hours of being launched in Portuguese.