Chinese family who paid $6.5 million in college admissions scandal claims they were duped
The Chinese family outed as paying $6.5 million to the consultant at the center of a nationwide college admissions scandal to help their daughter get into Stanford University is now claiming that they were duped into believing the hefty sum was a charitable donation aimed at helping underprivileged students. Yusi Zhao was admitted to Stanford in 2017 […]
VISA REJECTIONS FOR TECH WORKERS SPIKE UNDER TRUMP
IN NOVEMBER OF 2018, Usha and her husband Sudhir received the news they never expected: the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services declined to extend Usha’s work visa, meaning the couple and their daughter would have 180 days to leave the country before the US government would consider their presence to be unlawful. The notice hit […]
Brunei implements stoning to death under new anti-LGBT laws
The tiny Southeast Asian country of Brunei is introducing strict new Islamic legal guidelines that makes homosexual sex an offence punishable through stoning to death. The new measures, set to commence Wednesday, additionally cowl a range of other crimes consisting of punishment for theft by means of amputation. The lawby and large applies to Muslims, […]
Christchurch mosque shooting kills 49, gun laws will change PM says
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says gun laws will change in light of Friday’s shootings in Christchurch where 49 people had lost their lives. She said the main offender was in possession of a gun licence, obtained last November. Five guns were used in the attack including two semi-automatic weapons. Ardern said more work will be done to trace the […]
Asian Shares Recover as China Outlines 2019 Policy Plans
Currency traders watch monitors at the foreign exchange dealing room of the KEB Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Asian markets bounced back from slight early losses on Tuesday after senior economic officials said Beijing will cut taxes and keep monetary policy flexible to help weather China’s slowdown. (AP Photo/Ahn […]
Philippines president jokes about sex assault during speech
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, who has earned a reputation for incendiary rhetoric, drew widespread condemnation on Saturday after saying that he sexually abused his housemaid when he was a teenager – despite his office later claiming it was a joke, The New York Times reported. Duterte, 73, recounted the supposed incident during a speech to local […]
Thai king to be crowned in ceremonies May 4-6
King Maha Vajiralongkorn, 66, has been serving since shortly after his father died in 2016 following a 70-year reign. “His Majesty deems it fit to hold the coronation ceremony per royal traditions for the good fortune of the nation and the kingdom, to be enjoyed by the hopeful people,” a palace statement said. In the […]
Abe discusses Russia, Japan’s low birthrate, social security in New Year statement
TOKYO Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday pledged to step up talks with Russia to conclude a postwar peace treaty among other major diplomatic challenges this year. “As we are at a major turning point, we will aggressively purse the resolution of Japan’s postwar diplomatic concerns,” Abe said in a new year statement, referring to […]
China seeks talks with India to push Asia trade pact
China has sought talks with India to allay concerns on a regional free trade pact it is spearheading, two people familiar with the matter said, as Beijing seeks newer markets amid the ongoing trade war with the US. The 16-country Regional Comprehensive Economic Agreement has been in the works for a while and China is […]
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