BEIJING (SCMP): A man in China was sentenced to death after pushing his wife into the sea from a ferry and attempting to claim her life insurance compensation to pay off debts and finance the use of prostitutes. The case of the husband, 47, surnamed Li, was reported by China’s state broadcaster CCTV on November 21....
Financial author Robert Kiyosaki has suggested that the BTC price could crash to $60,000 as it struggles to breach the $100,000 milestone. The “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author’s analysis comes amid increasing market speculation about Bitcoin’s btc0.59%Bitcoin next major price movement. Kiyosaki shared his market perspective through X and stated that any potential downturn would represent a buying opportunity...
In an episode of 'Monsters: The Menendez Story', Erik, portrayed by Cooper Koch, is shown talking to O.J. Simpson from his jail cell. But did they actually meet in prison? Find out here. Monsters: The Erik and Lyle Menendez Story features an episode of Cooper Koch‘s portrayal of Erik Menendez is shown talking to O.J. Simpson from his jail cell. But did O.J....
TOKYO (AP): Japan’s popular Princess Aiko turned 23 on Sunday, as she takes on more official duties even while her future in the imperial family remains in doubt. Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, graduated from university earlier this year and has since been participating in official duties and palace rituals while...
BEIJING (SCMP): A man in eastern China spent his university tuition on travel instead of enrolling and scammed multiple hotels by placing dead cockroaches and used condoms in rooms when his funds ran out. He employed this scheme to blackmail 63 hotels, seeking free accommodation and compensation, which ultimately led to his arrest and sparked public...
HANOI (dpa): Vietnam’s National Assembly on Saturday approved an ambitious cross-country high-speed railway project, which will cost an estimated US$67 billion (RM298 billion), the National Assembly said in a statement. Passengers in the future will be able to travel by high-speed train from the capital Hanoi in the north of the country to the metropolis of...
SINGAPORE: When told by a “police officer” that she might be implicated in money laundering, a woman feared she would be dragged into the S$3 billion case. Wanting to be known only as Grace, the retiree, 67, said that even though she was never involved in crime, she thought about Singapore’s biggest money laundering case that...
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): Popular eatery ABC Nasi Kandar in Singapore, which shut its chain of food stalls abruptly in the last few months, is under probe by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) for possible illegal employment offences. In reply to queries from The Straits Times, an MOM spokesperson said it is investigating ABC Nasi Kandar...
SEOUL (AFP): One of South Korea's top actors apologised after it was revealed he fathered a child with a woman he is not married to, sparking nationwide scrutiny in a country where births outside marriage are still seen as taboo. Jung Woo-sung, an A-lister in South Korea's competitive film industry since his debut in the 1990s,...
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the only human disease that has been officially eradicated until now is smallpox. This means that there is no longer any new smallpox case detected globally. Among the diseases targeted for eradication in the future is polio – but how achievable is this mission? What is polio? Polio, or poliomyelitis, is a...
