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    China

  • Silver lining: Tutoring the elderly is growing fast in China
    HONG KONG/BEIJING — China's rapidly ageing population is fuelling a promising and fast-growing market for companies providing recreational classes and activities for the elderly middle class, from yoga to African drumming and smartphone photography. The growth potential of the industry contrasts sharply with the decline of the after-school private tutoring sector following... Read more »
  • 2 injured in BBQ eatery blast in China
    SHANGHAI - Two people were injured on March 16 after a powerful blast at a barbecue shop in the eastern Chinese city of Huaian, local authorities said, the latest incident to spur calls for better restaurant-safety checks across the country. Videos online posted by state media showed that the blast... Read more »
  • Baby in China gets forefinger bitten off by pet rabbit, body part can't be reattached as it's missing
    While rabbits may look cute and harmless, they can be surprisingly dangerous.  An 11-month-old girl in China, Nini, learned this the hard way after her finger was bitten off by her pet rabbit.  And what made matters worse was that she couldn't have it reattached because the body part went missing.  As reported by... Read more »
  • Media harassment after China restaurant blast sparks protest, public criticism
    BEIJING - The association overseeing Chinese journalists issued a rare statement of protest after reporters were blocked by local residents and security guards while trying to report on the aftermath of a blast outside Beijing. A powerful explosion on Wednesday morning (March 13) suspected to have been triggered by a... Read more »
  • Probe begins after 7 killed, 27 injured in fried chicken shop explosion in China
    BEIJING — Local government officials in China's Sanhe county, near Beijing, said on March 14 they had started an investigation into the cause of a massive explosion at a shop selling fried chicken that left 7 dead and 27 injured. Officials said that 14 people had been discharged from hospital, and... Read more »
  • Sports and music lessons for China's kids in sharp decline as purse strings tighten
    BEIJING — Last August, Zhang Zhaolin pulled her 10-year-old son out of football classes that he loved after she was laid off from her job at a Chinese internet firm. Zhang, who had worked in livestreaming and was let go earlier in the year with dozens of other employees, said her... Read more »
  • Like a war zone: Explosion at Hebei restaurant injures several people, state media reports
    BEIJING — Several people were injured after a strong explosion destroyed a restaurant in Hebei province in China, badly damaging cars and leaving large debris scattered on surrounding streets, Chinese state media reported on Wednesday (March 13). At about 8 am (0000 GMT), an explosion occurred at a restaurant in Sanhe, a... Read more »
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    Asia

  • UN secretary-general alarmed by reports of Myanmar airstrikes
    United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is alarmed by reports that military airstrikes in Myanmar, including on Monday in Minbya township, have killed and injured many civilians, a UN spokesman said. Myanmar has been convulsed by turmoil since the military seized power from an elected government in a 2021 coup. "The expansion... Read more »
  • South Korea's Yoon warns of tech threat to democracy at summit
    SEOUL — South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol on March 18 called fake news and disinformation based on artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technology threats to democracy, as his country hosted a gathering of senior global officials including from UK, the European Union and the United States. Speaking at the opening of... Read more »
  • Defectors seek more UN monitoring of abuses in North Korea
    GENEVA — North Korean defectors spoke at a United Nations event on March 15 to expose human rights violations in a country that one of them described as "hell" and to call for a strengthened UN mandate to investigate and document the abuses. The defectors came to the UN in Geneva,... Read more »
  • Taiwanese found dead after boat capsized off Indonesia
    JAKARTA — A Taiwanese, missing for days after a passenger boat capsized near Indonesia's capital Jakarta, was found dead on March 15, the coast guard said in a statement. The boat, carrying 35 people, capsized on March 11 near the Kepulauan Seribu area of Jakarta after the vessel was hit by... Read more »
  • India's 'lottery king' emerges as top political donor in opaque system
    NEW DELHI — India’s “lottery king”, accused by the authorities of fraud and money laundering, has emerged with his company as India’s top political donor under an opaque funding system that has just been partially opened to scrutiny. Santiago Martin’s Future Gaming and Hotel Services spent 13.68 billion Indian rupees (S$221... Read more »
  • Crash involving passenger bus, fuel truck kills 21 in Afghanistan
    KABUL — A traffic accident in southern Afghanistan killed 21 people and injured dozens on Sunday (March 17), the provincial government said. The crash on the Kandahar-Herat highway involved a motorcycle, a fuel truck and a bus, said Sher Mohammad Wahdat, head of the information department for Helmand's provincial government, adding... Read more »
  • Vietnam's parliament to meet over 'personnel issues', says letter to legislators
    HANOI — Vietnam's Parliament is set to meet on March 21 to discuss unspecified "personnel issues", according to a letter sent to legislators seen by Reuters, amid speculation of a reshuffle of the Communist-ruled country's top leadership. Multiple Vietnamese officials and diplomats said the possible resignation of President Vo Van Thuong... Read more »
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