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Hong Kong's new smoking rules just kicked in. Is everyone sticking to them?
South China Morning Post, Published on 02/01/2026
» Some smokers are still lighting up at bus stops in Hong Kong despite new rules banning them from doing so while queuing, the South China Morning Post has observed, with authorities saying they have stepped up inspections at tourist spots and ramped up promotion efforts.
British brothers worth $9bn quit UK as wealth exodus grows
Bloomberg, Published on 24/04/2025
» Two of Britain’s richest real estate investors have ditched the UK as their home territory, the latest departures among the country’s elite as the nation hits wealthy residents with tax hikes.
Maritime map flap claims another target in Vietnam
Bloomberg News, Published on 22/03/2025
» Officials in Vietnam are investigating the Chinese milk tea brand Chagee, which is set to open its first store in the country, for using images of the so-called “nine-dash line” map on its mobile app.
Vietnam pulls dolls over South China Sea map
AFP, Published on 19/03/2025
» HANOI - Seething international tensions over the South China Sea have struck an unlikely victim in Vietnam: popular children’s dolls pulled from shops over a facial mark supposedly resembling Beijing’s claims in the flashpoint waterway.
Serbians strike in protest over fatal roof collapse
AFP, Published on 25/01/2025
» BELGRADE - Thousands of young people took to streets across Serbia on Friday, after student protest organisers called for a general strike over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in November.
For real life? 'Bluey' coming to the big screen
AFP, Published on 18/12/2024
» LOS ANGELES (UNITED STATES) - Preschoolers and parents hooked on heartwarming animated series "Bluey" might want to take a "tactical wee" to avoid any excited accidents: there's going to be a film.
Plane held on trafficking concerns lands in India
AFP, Published on 26/12/2023
» MUMBAI - A plane grounded in France for days over concerns it was part of a human trafficking scheme landed in India on Tuesday, with its passengers avoiding media questions as they quickly exited bustling Mumbai airport.
Napoleon's letters from Russian campaign on sale, hat sets record
AFP, Published on 21/11/2023
» NEW YORK - Eleven letters sent by Napoleon Bonaparte, including dispatches from the Kremlin, have gone on sale following the blockbuster auction of the diminutive French emperor's hat for $2.1 million.
Napoleon's hat sells for record sum at French auction
AFP, Published on 19/11/2023
» PARIS - A hat belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte when he was French emperor sold for a record of nearly two million euros at a French auction on Sunday, the auction house said.
France hits back at bedbug 'invasion' hysteria
AFP, Published on 04/10/2023
» PARIS - The French government on Wednesday sought to calm growing public fears over a supposed bedbug invasion, saying there was no evidence of any resurgence of the biting irritants on public transport.