
Luxury brands drop Chinese star held for hiring sex workers
Global brands including Prada and Remy Martin have cut ties with Chinese superstar Li Yifeng, after the actor was detained for soliciting sex workers.
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Global brands including Prada and Remy Martin have cut ties with Chinese superstar Li Yifeng, after the actor was detained for soliciting sex workers.
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Pope Francis heads to Kazakhstan next week, despite an injured knee, for a visit likely to be dominated by tensions in the Central Asian region following…
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Taiwan is confident it can sign a trade deal with Washington, its leader told visiting US lawmakers Thursday, adding that the island "will not back…
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Five Hong Kong unionists were found guilty of sedition on Wednesday for producing a series of illustrated children's books that portrayed the city's democracy…
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China's export growth slowed significantly in August, customs authorities said Wednesday, as economic uncertainty is exacerbated by strict COVID-19 lockdowns…
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Rescuers scoured through the rubble of remote villages in mountainous southwestern China Tuesday in a race to find survivors of an earthquake that claimed at…
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Beijing on Monday accused the United States of launching "tens of thousands" of cyberattacks on China and pilfering troves of sensitive data,…
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Cassius and Roxie have spent three months at a Hong Kong dog shelter waiting for new owners.
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China's top legislator Li Zhanshu will visit Russia next week, Chinese state media reported on 4 September.
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The United States on Friday announced a $1.1 billion arms package for Taiwan, vowing to keep boosting the island's defenses as tensions soar with Beijing,…
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The UN report detailing serious rights abuses by China in its Xinjiang region found possible crimes against humanity but not genocide — an atrocity crime tough…
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Millions were stuck at home in China's Chengdu on Friday after a handful of COVID-19 cases brought the megacity to a standstill.
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Chengdu recorded 157 new local infections on 1 September, of which 51 had no symptoms, the city government said in a separate notice
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Bankrupt Sri Lanka will receive a conditional $2.9 billion bailout to repair its battered finances, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday, following a…
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A colorful Taiwanese tycoon unveiled plans Thursday to train more than three million "civilian warriors" to help defend the democratic island in the…
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A UN investigation into China's treatment of Muslim minorities in its vast Xinjiang region has reported torture, sexual abuse and possible crimes against…
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As Hong Kong students return for the new academic year, veteran teacher Wong is counting down the days until the political maelstrom sweeping the city leaves…
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Taiwan saw a record number of Chinese military air incursions in August, with more than 440 warplanes entering its air defense zone as Beijing raged against…
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