A fraud case in Beijing has drawn attention after stolen funds were lost in leveraged cryptocurrency trading. The case centers on a 60-year-old woman who used a false identity to obtain money through an online relationship before losing the proceeds in leveraged cryptocurrency trading. According to sources, the Haidian District Procuratorate in Beijing announced that a 60-year-old woman surnamed Meng was sentenced to four years in prison for fraud after swindling a young man out of more than 200,000 yuan. Prosecutors said Meng created the fictional identity of her adopted daughter, “Xiao Hong,” and posed online as a woman in…
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JAKARTA – The Jakarta Military Court on June 10 sentenced four soldiers to up to three years in prison for their roles in an acid attack targeting anti-militarism activist Andrie Yunus, and ordered the destruction of evidence despite a recent pretrial ruling ordering that the case be investigated by the police.The court found four soldiers from the Indonesian Military’s (TNI) Strategic Intelligence Agency guilty of premeditated assault for the March 12 attack that inflicted serious burns on Andrie’s body and blinded his right eye.Defendants Second Sergeant Edi Sudarko, First Lieutenant Budhi Hariyanto Widhi Cahyono, Captain Nandala Dwi Prasetya and First…
Partner content – Most media and entertainment brands have more behavioural data than they know what to do with. The ones turning it into measurable outcomes share a common operating model. Personalisation has been a stated priority for media, entertainment, sports, and gaming brands for the best part of a decade. Yet the gap between intent and execution remains wide. That gap is one of the central themes of Braze’s new Media & Entertainment Personalisation Report. Drawing on direct practitioner experience from streaming, sports, gaming, and music brands across Asia, ANZ, and the GCC, the report examines the pressures…
Andy Wong, Head of Innovation and Technology (Life and Health Sciences) at InvestHK, recently returned to Hong Kong after attending the AusMedtech Conference in Perth. Caption text here. He spoke with BiotechDispatch about why Hong Kong is a convenient starting point for entering the Chinese healthcare market. “We are the gateway for China,” he said. “We are physically located as part of China, and then we are so close to China,” he said, adding that “the law we use is common law” and that “IP protection enables people to be confident about protecting their innovation in Hong Kong.” He listed…
June 11, 2026NEW DELHI – India on Wednesday summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States to lodge a strong protest over the attack on a commercial vessel by the US military off Oman coast.Nagaraj Naidu, Additional Secretary (Americas) in the Ministry of External Affairs summoned Meeks as US Ambassador to India, Sergio Gor, is out of Delhi.However, New Delhi has reportedly not issued any formal demarche.The move comes shortly after India condemned the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman, which had 24 Indian crew members onboard.While 21 of the crew members have been…
Impact from AI transformationIndicators highlight the significant impact expected from this transformation. Estimates suggest that artificial intelligence could contribute up to 14 per cent of the UAE’s GDP by 2030, equivalent to approximately $96 billion (more than Dh350 billion). AI is also expected to increase employee productivity by as much as 40 per cent.Intelligent legislative systemIn an unprecedented move, the UAE unveiled the world’s first intelligent legislative system powered by artificial intelligence to analyse laws, assess the impact of legislation, and support public policy development. The UAE Government has also adopted AI as an advisor within the Cabinet, providing members…
Many climate activists praise China as the world’s renewable energy superpower, usually to shame the United States for not doing more to cut carbon emissions. But Beijing is cooking its books.China’s official economic data has long been questionable: The economic projection for growth last year was “around five percent,” and, sure enough, the final figure came in at precisely five percent. A similar pattern has emerged on climate accounting. Source link
The USD/JPY pair edges higher to around 160.55 during the early Asian session on Thursday. The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakens to a near six-week low against the US Dollar (USD) after a hot US inflation report fuels expectations for higher-for-longer US Federal Reserve (Fed) interest rates. Markets are on high alert for foreign-exchange intervention by Japanese authorities.US inflation accelerated in May to the fastest pace in more than three years as the war in Iran pushed up energy prices, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed on Wednesday. The US Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose 4.2% YoY in May, compared to…
Two friends who restore classic buses in Hong Kong are being forced to abandon their HK$1 million plans to resurrect a vintage double-decker. A 1963-64 China Motor Bus double-decker is destined for recycling, its owners say. Photo: The Icon of Hong Kong, via Facebook. Terrence, along with his blacksmith friend Chung, who works in the automotive industry, had hoped to restore an antique China Motor Bus Company (CMB) vehicle at their facility in the New Territories’ northwest. “The previous owner bought it from a scrapyard when it was retired by New World First Bus around 20 years ago – we…
DUBAI: Spain and FC Barcelona midfield genius Andres Iniesta has tied up with local partner Abdulrahman Almeqbali in cooperation with the Dubai Sports Council (DSC) to launch his ambitious Iniesta Academy in the UAE. This was announced at a press conference held at the Marriott Hotel Al Jaddaf, Dubai. The press conference was attended by H.E. Saeed Hareb, Secretary General of the Dubai Sports Council, along with a number of distinguished personalities and sports stars. For the Spanish midfield wizard, this could be among the smoothest of transitions from an active playing career in football into coaching with the starting…