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QR codes on dog collars bring pet owners to heel

Dog owners who let their pets roam the streets, fail to clean up after their animals or allow other misdemeanours can now be fined by police by scanning a QR code in eastern China.

SCMP | 2018-08-12 11:37

Charges dropped against schoolboys accused of hidden-cam recordings

Two boys from a leading Hong Kong secondary school who pleaded not guilty to using hidden cameras to record girls changing had charges against them dropped on Friday, while a third schoolmate who pleaded guilty was given a one-year protection order.

SCMP | 2018-08-12 11:00

67-year-old pregnant with twins, becomes China's oldest to give birth

A 67-year-old Chinese woman who became pregnant with twins has insisted she will defy doctors' advice to have an abortion despite their fears for her health, according to a local newspaper.

SCMP | 2018-08-09 10:56

Airbnb rejected promotional bid offering lodging at Great Wall of China

Airbnb has been forced to cancel a promotion that offered competition winners the chance to spend a night on Great Wall of China after an official heritage body said it had not approved the plan.

SCMP | 2018-08-09 10:33

Chinese twin girls, 8, drown on day trip to beach with their mother

Police on Monday recovered the bodies of twin eight-year-old girls who are believed to have drowned while swimming in the sea off the east China coast. Pei Yuanjin and Pei Yuantong had been on a trip to a beach in Qingdao, Shandong province, with their mother on Sunday when the tragedy happened, a local television company reported.

SCMP | 2018-08-08 10:53

Germany jails couple for pimping young son online

A German court handed down lengthy jail sentences Tuesday to a couple for repeatedly sexually abusing their young son and selling him to paedophiles online, in a shocking case that raised pointed questions about the competence of child protection services.

Europe | 2018-08-08 10:04

Christian heartland opens window into fight for China's soul

The 62-year-old Chinese shopkeeper had waited nearly his entire adult life to see his dream of building a church come true _ a brick house with a sunny courtyard and spacious hall with room for 200 believers. But in March, about a dozen police officers and local officials suddenly showed up at the church on his property and made the frightened congregants disperse. They order...

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-08 09:17

New US slap against China: Tighter curbs on tech investment

Already threatened by escalating U.S. taxes on its goods, China is about to find it much harder to invest in U.S. companies or to buy American technology in such cutting-edge areas as robotics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality. President Donald Trump is expected as early as this week to sign legislation to tighten the U.S. government's scrutiny of foreign investmen...

Americas | 2018-08-08 09:09

Boracay to reopen to visitors on Oct. 26

After six months' restoration, the island of Boracay is expected to reopen on Oct. 26, the Philippine government has announced. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources said it would allow visitors to enjoy the beauty of Boracay again after a major clean-up effort and with an improved sewerage system.

Asia Pacific | 2018-08-07 15:08

Oscar-winning actor Robert Redford retiring from acting at 81

"Never say never, but I pretty well concluded that this would be it for me in terms of acting," he told Entertainment Weekly. "(I'll) move towards retirement after this 'cause I've been doing it since I was 21," he said.

Americas | 2018-08-07 11:34

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