A bridegroom in southern China is suing his friends over wedding day pranks that left him spending the rest of the big day in the hospital and facing a hefty car insurance bill from a traffic accident. The 24-year-old endured the "hazing" as part of a traditional ritual on his wedding day in November in China’s southwest Guizhou
SHANGHAI — A court in Shanghai sentenced the founder of the Chinese insurance company that owns New York City’s Waldorf Hotel to 18 years in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to fraudulently raising billions of dollars from investors, state media reported. Shanghai’s No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court also ordered the confiscation of 10.5
Russian authorities on Friday launched an investigation into BBC World News and BBC websites operating in the country, a day after the British broadcasting regulator Ofcom accused Russia’s state-sponsored TV channel RT of biased coverage. The Russian media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, will look into whether content distributed by the BBC in Russia is “in compliance with the law”, it said
Indonesian officials plan to close the world-famous Komodo national park for a year to help save its skinny dragons, as the South-East Asian nation steps up the battle against over-tourism. The park in Indonesia’s Lesser Sunda Islands is the only place in the world where it is still possible to see Komodo dragons in their
Click:china tours from china travel agent OTTAWA — The sweeping Canadian retaliation against Donald Trump’s steel and aluminum tariffs has been carefully crafted in hopes of hitting the U.S. president where it hurts. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s counter-tariffs will take effect Sunday — a month after the Trump administration slapped duties on U.S. steel and
CALGARY — Torstar Corp. is more than doubling the pool of reporters at its western Canadian Metro free daily newspapers, an unusual move in a shrinking industry that puts it in direct digital competition with one of its biggest rivals. The initiative represents a major investment in journalism outside of the company’s Toronto headquarters, where
A 13-year-old girl who escaped after being held captive for 88 days is to receive the $25,000 (£19,00) reward for her return. Jayme Closs was found in rural Wisconsin on January 10 after managing to escape from the man who kidnapped her after killing her parents in mid-October. The company Denise and James Closs had
Felix Tshisekedi, accused of taking power through subterfuge and electoral fraud, was sworn in as president of Congo on Thursday at a ceremony plagued by mishap and boycotted by most African leaders. What should have been a historic moment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo turned farcical after the new leader was overtaken by a bout of apparent
What costs more than $20,000 in Vancouver and just $239 in Edmonton? The tax you pay when buying an average home. Residents of Toronto and Vancouver, already saddled with the highest housing costs in the country, also face the highest tax rates on their home purchases, along with Quebec City, a new study has found.
A predominantly Muslim area of the southern Philippines has returned a resounding "Yes" in this week’s referendum on greater autonomy, boosting hopes for peace in one of Asia’s most conflict-torn regions. The plan to create a self-administered area for the Muslim-dominated parts of Mindanao was backed by 85 percent of voters, the election commission said