Beijing-friendly KMT’s huge win in local elections does not mean Taiwan is pro-China: Analysts
Although China’s Taiwan Affairs Office has hailed the election outcome as a sign that Taiwanese want peace, others disagree.
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China signals no change to zero-Covid-19 policy amid mass protests that challenge Xi
The unprecedented wave of protests took place in Shanghai as well as universities in some cities, including Beijing and Nanjing.
Spotlight on delivery workers in Beijing after viral letter of riders sleeping rough
Concerns over the safety and welfare of delivery riders have become more pronounced in Beijing recently as delivery orders shoot up.
Former actress Maggie Cheung’s new Douyin account gets 55 mil views within a day
On the video-sharing platform, China’s equivalent of TikTok, the 58-year-old Hong Kong star shared two videos from 2005 and 2008.
Food delivery platforms call for level playing field in gig workers’ protection
Three of the largest food delivery platforms have called for further measures to protect cabbies, private-hire car drivers and freelance delivery workers.
S’pore-based crypto lender Hodlnaut faces police probe
Hodlnaut is one of many crypto firms battered by a market rout triggered by the collapse of stablecoin TerraUSD and sister token Luna.
Measles now an imminent global threat due to Covid-19 pandemic, say WHO, CDC
A record high of nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine dose in 2021 due to hurdles created by the Covid-19 pandemic, the report said.
Hong Kong loses luxury shopping crown to New York
Manhattan’s Upper Fifth Avenue is now the priciest street globally for shopping, followed by Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district.
6 Australian schoolgirls nabbed for shoplifting in Orchard given warnings: Police
Three of the six Australian schoolgirls, who were here for a netball competition, have been given a 12-month conditional warning.
Taiwan’s election candidates go all out to woo the new immigrant vote
On Saturday, the new immigrants will be among the more than 19 million eligible voters who are set to elect their city and county leaders.