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Canadian intelligence flags crypto-to-cash services as ‘knowingly facilitating money laundering,’ document shows Young South Koreans embrace ‘plogging’ to cope with climate anxiety
As South Koreans brace for another sweltering summer, a grim joke has taken hold in casual conversation: “This will be the coolest summer for the…
Current Affairs
Son of James Handy’s girlfriend charged with murder of ‘Top Gun’ actor
A man was charged with murder in the stabbing of Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick actor James Handy, who was in a relationship with the…
Why North Korea’s Kim is doubling down on nuclear might as Xi visit looms
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un’s recent display of nuclear-processing capabilities appears timed with reports of an impending visit by China’s leader and fuelled by insecurities…
Does Pete Hegseth’s volte-face on China reflect an America in decline?
Listening to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the recently concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, I thought of the iconic Sichuan opera act of face-changing,…
How everyday cooking oil is helping Japan fight an aviation fuel crisis
Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, doing her part in her Tokyo…
Don’t dream it’s over: mainland students rethink Hong Kong over costs, culture
Weeks before mainland Chinese student Carol Chen graduated from Baptist University in Hong Kong in July, the 22-year-old did the math and weighed the cost…