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Evidence submitted against Shaolin abbot Shanghai Daily, August 22, 2015 Evidence presented by a former monk at the Shaolin Temple alleging that the abbot is involved in graft has been accepted for investigation by the country's Supreme People's Procuratorate. Prosecutors will now examine the...

'World's oldest drug trafficker' a warning to all travellers: police 7News August 12, 2015, 2:28 am A 91-year-old Eastwood man is on bail for importing 4.5kg of cocaine after claiming drug traffickers from India duped him into becoming a mule. Wearing a tweed suit and scarf, Victor Twartz...

Facebook’s new feature allows businesses to privately message users 06 Aug 2015 , 15:01 Reuters Facebook rolled out features Wednesday that enable businesses to privately communicate with customers through messages as part of the social networking company’s push to make its Messenger app a...

Hundreds demonstrate outside Taiwan’s education ministry after student’s suicide Demonstrators call for education minister to resign after student arrested for breaking into ministry, in protest over "pro-Beijing" curriculum changes, takes his own life PUBLISHED : Friday, 31 July, 2015, 9:56am...

Student protester facing prosecution commits suicide 2015/07/30 13:27:06 July 24. Taipei, July 30 (CNA) One of the student facing prosecution for breaking into the Ministry of Education building a week ago took his own life Thursday, officials said. On his 20th birthday, Lin Kuan-hua was...

Customs seizes 15kg of ivory products from traveller at Hong Kong airport PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 29 July, 2015, 7:01am UPDATED : Wednesday, 29 July, 2015, 7:01am Danny Mok [email protected] Customs officials seized 15 kilograms of suspected ivory tusks and ivory products worth HK$150,000...

Producer fined for selling adulterated rice Central News Agency 2015-07-13 10:43 PM Taipei, July 13 (CNA) A Yunlin County rice producer was fined NT$4.03 million (US$129,800) on Monday for mixing Vietnamese rice into two products sold as "Taiwanese rice" to a Taoyuan manufacturer and for...

Disneyland bans use of selfie sticks for safety reasons PUBLISHED : Sunday, 28 June, 2015, 3:11am UPDATED : Sunday, 28 June, 2015, 8:33am Phila Siu [email protected] Tourists use a selfie stick at Hong Kong Disneyland The use of selfie sticks will be banned at Hong Kong Disneyland from...

Hundreds of police carry out drug raids in southern Chinese city Two drug dens busted in Guangzhou and 67 suspects arrested, according to newspaper report PUBLISHED : Friday, 26 June, 2015, 3:05pm UPDATED : Friday, 26 June, 2015, 3:06pm Ellis Liang [email protected] Police round up...

British police arrest Rwandan spy chief Reuters June 23, 2015, 7:55 am LONDON (Reuters) - British police arrested Rwandan intelligence chief Karenzi Karake at the request of Spain, where he is wanted in connection with war crimes. Karake, director general of the African country's National...

Man 'raped and murdered his own mother whilst high on cocaine', court told Alexander McDonald, 27, admits manslaughter but denies murdering his 57 year old mother Siobhan Fenton Tuesday 16 June 2015 A man raped and murdered his own mother whilst high on cocaine, a court has heard...

Hong Kong victims swindled out of HK$13m as mainland China phone scam cases soar One victim swindled out of HK$8m after being told he was being probed for money laundering PUBLISHED : Monday, 15 June, 2015, 1:00am UPDATED : Monday, 15 June, 2015, 1:00am Shirley Zhao [email protected]...

China is acting like Nazi Germany, says Philippines president Philippines president Benigno Aquino incurs Beijing's anger after likening China's expansion in the South China Sea to pre-war Nazi Germany By Danielle Demetriou in Tokyo 7:10PM BST 03 Jun 2015 The president of the Philippines...

Philippine Sulu twin explosions injure 15, including 3 children By Jocylin FC Taiwan News, Staff Writer 2015-05-31 03:48 PM At least 15 people including three children were wounded after two explosions rocked the neighborhood of a mosque situated in a Philippine National Police (PNP) camp...

Silk Road website creator gets life term for drug plot Reuters May 30, 2015, 6:21 am Ross Ulbricht, 31, who faces up to life in prison after a federal jury in Manhattan found him guilty in February of charges including conspiracy to commit drug trafficking, money laundering and computer...

Women activists dismiss criticism as they cross Korean border PUBLISHED : Monday, 25 May, 2015, 5:21am UPDATED : Monday, 25 May, 2015, 8:34am Agence France-Presse in Paju Gloria Steinem (centre) and other activists march in Paju. Photo: AFP An international group of women peace activists...

iPhone 6 sees many first-time Apple users: Sina Staff Reporter 2015-05-22 The iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus displayed at a store in New York, September 19, 2014. (Photo/CNS) Worldwide, nearly 50% of iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus customers are first-time iPhone users who switched from Google's...

Hong Kong litterbugs shamed in billboard portraits made using DNA from trash Success of media campaign to combat Hong Kong's littering epidemic is hailed, reaching over four million people on social media PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 20 May, 2015, 11:38am UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 May, 2015, 5:52pm...

‘Online banking fraud’ uncovered in northern China Customers allege more than 20 million yuan taken from accounts in Shijiazhuang without their permission, according to news report PUBLISHED : Tuesday, 19 May, 2015, 12:04pm UPDATED : Wednesday, 20 May, 2015, 1:59am Andrea Chen...