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Alice Guo
Philippine police hunt town mayor accused of being Chinese spy
MANILA — A small town mayor in the Philippines who has been accused of being a Chinese spy has gone into hiding, officials said.Police could not carry out a warrant for the arrest of Alice Guo over the weekend as she was not at any of her known addresses.Scam centers were uncovered in Ms Guo's town of Bamban in March, concealed in online casinos that cater to mainland Chinese.Her story has played out like a TV drama, as she had also been questioned on her Chinese parentage and suspicions that she was working as an "asset" or spy for Beijing.Ms Guo's case has gripped the nation as Manila and Beijing continue to spar over reefs and outcrops in the South China Sea.The Senate ordered the arrest of Ms Guo and some members of her family last Friday after she twice snubbed...
July 15, 2024

Philippine police hunt town mayor accused of being Chinese spy

President Xi Jinping is presiding over a gathering of some 370 top Chinese Communist Party members
Xi tackles slow growth as economy 'hits the brakes'
BEIJING — China's economy stumbled in the second quarter, official data shows, just as the country's top leaders gathered for a key meeting to address its sluggish growth.It grew 4.7% in the three months to June, falling short of expectations after a stronger start in the first three months of 2024. The government's annual growth target is around 5%."China’s economy hit the brakes in the June quarter," said Heron Lim at Moody's Analytics, adding that analysts are hoping for solutions from the meeting under way in Beijing, also called the Third Plenum.The world's second-largest economy is facing a prolonged property crisis, steep local government debt, weak consumption and high unemployment.Past outcomes of the Plenum have changed the course of history in...
July 15, 2024

Xi tackles slow growth as economy 'hits the brakes'

Japan Coast Guard personnel airlift a woman who survived overnight at sea after she drifted miles away from a beach on a floating ring on July 10, 2024
Beachgoer swept away on floating ring survives 36-hour ordeal off Japan’s coast
TOKYO — A beachgoer who was swept 80 kilometers (50 miles) out to sea in a floating ring has been rescued off Japan’s east coast some 36 hours after she went missing, authorities said.The Chinese woman, aged in her 20s, was saved by two tanker crew members, who dived into the water to rescue her as she drifted off a peninsula south of Tokyo on Wednesday morning, the Japan Coast Guard told CNN. She had been spotted earlier by a cargo ship crew, which radioed the tanker for help, the coast guard added.The coast guard flew the woman by helicopter to the city of Yokohama, where she was taken to the hospital for assessment following her overnight ordeal.“She is dehydrated, but her consciousness is clear and she is not in a life-threatening condition. There is no need for...
July 12, 2024

Beachgoer swept away on floating ring survives 36-hour ordeal off Japan’s coast

The accident took place in the central district of Chitwan
Dozens missing as landslide sweeps buses into river in Nepal
KATHMANDU — Rescuers are searching for more than 60 missing people in Nepal after a massive landslide swept two buses into a river.Some spoke of their terrifying ordeal, with one saying he was "thrown out of the window of the bus into the river".Only three people appeared to have survived the accident, which took place in the early hours of Friday.Authorities said the landslide had been triggered by heavy rains.Nepal, along with other parts of South Asia, is in the midst of the monsoon season and has seen heavy rainfall in recent weeks, triggering floods and landslides that have affected millions.The accident took place at 03:30 local time (21:45 GMT Thursday) on Friday in Chitwan along the Narayanghat-Mugling highway, about 100km (60 miles) from the capital Kathmandu.Survivor...
July 12, 2024

Dozens missing as landslide sweeps buses into river in Nepal

Wang Yi, seen here in a file photo, had made the comments in a call with the Netherlands' foreign minister
China hits back at Nato over Russia accusations
BEIJING — China's foreign minister Wang Yi has hit back at Nato's "groundless accusations" that Beijing is helping Russia in its war on Ukraine.He has also warned the Western alliance against stirring up confrontation.Wang's comments, made in a call with his Dutch counterpart, came hours after leaders of Nato member states gathered in Washington DC and issued a declaration on the war.They accused China of being a "decisive enabler" of Russia through its "large-scale support for Russia's defense industrial base", in some of their harshest remarks yet about Beijing.They called on China to stop "all material and political support" to Russia's war effort such as the supply of dual-use materials, which are items that can be used for...
July 12, 2024

China hits back at Nato over Russia accusations

MG owner SAIC is one the car makers hardest hit by the new tariffs
EU hits Chinese electric cars with steep tariffs
BRUSSELS — The European Union has raised tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, as Brussels takes action to protect the bloc's motor industry.The new tariffs on individual manufacturers range from 17.4% to 37.6%, which is on top of a 10% duty that was already in place for all electric cars imported from China.This could raise the price of EVs across the EU, making them less affordable for European consumers.The move is also a major blow for Beijing, which is already in a trade war with Washington. The EU is the largest overseas market for China’s EV industry and the country is counting on high-tech products to help revive its flagging economy.EU officials say this rise in imports was boosted by "unfair subsidisation", which allowed China-made EVs to be sold at much lower...
July 11, 2024

EU hits Chinese electric cars with steep tariffs

Afghan refugees in Pakistan walk toward the Pakistan-Afghanistan Torkham border on November 3, 2023, following Pakistan's decision to expel undocumented people from the country
Pakistan extends visas for 1.45 million Afghans but denies deportations on hold
ISLAMABAD — Pakistan is extending the stay of nearly 1.5 million registered Afghan refugees – but its mass deportation of “illegal immigrants” will continue, authorities said.Afghan refugees in Pakistan with Proof of Registration (POR) cards will be able to stay in the country until June 30, 2025, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s office said Wednesday.The fate of 1.45 million refugees whose PORs expired at the end of June had previously been in doubt, with many fearing they’d be deported.News of the extension came one day after the United Nations high commissioner for refugees visited Afghanistan and urged Pakistan to extend the POR cards.“Glad that Pakistan’s tradition of hospitality is maintained,” Filippo Grandi wrote on X Thursday.But Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign...
July 11, 2024

Pakistan extends visas for 1.45 million Afghans but denies deportations on hold

University students have been protesting since early July
Anger over jobs reserved for war heroes' children in Bangladesh
DHAKA — Thousands of university students in Bangladesh have been staging protests against a recruitment system that they say favors children of war heroes and certain groups for high-paying government jobs.The protesters say the system is discriminatory and they are calling for recruitment to be based on merit.A third of the posts are kept for the children of those who fought to win the country's independence in 1971. Some are also reserved for women, ethnic minorities and the disabled.Critics say the system unfairly benefits the children of pro-government groups that support Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who won her fourth straight election in January.Ms Hasina is the daughter of Bangladesh's founding leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Earlier this week, students blocked roads and...
July 11, 2024

Anger over jobs reserved for war heroes' children in Bangladesh

The main wedding is set to take place at the family residence in Mumbai
The marathon Indian wedding turning heads around the world
NEW DELHI — After months of festivities, the Ambani wedding is finally coming to an endHow much is too much?That's the question many in India are asking as the months-long wedding festivities for the youngest son of Asia's richest man enter their final phase.The celebrations are expected to culminate this weekend when Anant Ambani, the youngest son of Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, ties the knot with Radhika Merchant, daughter of pharma tycoons Viren and Shaila Merchant.There have been four months of lavish events leading up to the wedding itself. All the glamourous outfits, stunning jewelry, fairytale-like decor and rare performances by Indian and global stars have been the focus of much public attention."It is nothing short of a royal wedding," says...
July 11, 2024

The marathon Indian wedding turning heads around the world

The Chinese government has said food safety officials will carry out an investigation into the allegations.
China to investigate allegations of cooking oil contamination
BEIJING — The Chinese government says it will investigate allegations that fuel tankers have been used to transport cooking oil after carrying toxic chemicals without being cleaned properly between loads.The controversy has spread online as social media users express concerns about potential food contamination.Tankers used for transporting fuel were found to be carrying food products, like cooking oil and syrup, and were not decontaminated correctly, according to state-run Beijing News.Transporting cooking oil in contaminated fuel trucks was said to have been so widespread it was considered an “open secret” in the industry, according to one driver quoted by the newspaper.The case is the latest blow to public trust in the Chinese government's ability to enforce food safety...
July 11, 2024

China to investigate allegations of cooking oil contamination

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