87 m. ago Are ‘unscrupulous’ insurers causing richer Malaysians to seek public hospitals?

Malaysians from the highest income group are increasingly turning to public hospitals for treatment as surging private healthcare costs drive up insurance premiums, with lawmakers and industry professionals warning of more pressure on the national healthcare system. The cost of private healthcare in Malaysia rose by nearly 12 per cent in 2024, well above the global average of about 6 per cent, according to a report on medical trends around the world by professional services firm Aon. A separate...

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91 m. ago Meituan rallies staff around expansion plans, job prospects amid delivery war

Meituan CEO Wang Xing is rallying employees around the firm’s instant commerce efforts, overseas expansion and greater social security for delivery workers, more than a week after reporting a sharp fall in second-quarter earnings amid a bruising price war with Alibaba Group Holding and JD.com. In his all-hands letter to staff over the weekend that was widely shared online, Wang said Meituan had served more than 770 million users over the past 12 months through the 14.5 million merchants on its...

Society

95 m. ago Cathay passenger arrested for allegedly taking upskirt photos on Hong Kong flight

Hong Kong police have arrested a passenger on a Cathay Pacific Airways flight from Japan on suspicion of taking upskirt pictures of cabin crew members. A witness who was on board Monday’s flight, CX563 from Nagoya, told cabin crew that a man was using a camera to take upskirt pictures of stewardesses, a source said. Staff then reported the case to police. When the flight landed at Hong Kong International Airport at about 4pm, police officers boarded the aircraft and took the suspect and the...

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2 h. ago Tesla China Sales Fall 10% To 57,152 Units In August, Marking 6th Decline In 2025

Tesla China Sales Fall 10% To 57,152 Units In August, Marking 6th Decline In 2025  Benzinga

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2 h. ago Concertmaster named executive director of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra

Concertmaster named executive director of Beijing’s National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra  The Strad

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2 h. ago ‘Urgent revisions’ mulled for China’s bankruptcy law, with shortcomings in mind

Chinese lawmakers began their first review of draft amendments to the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law on Monday, seeking to address shortcomings in the market-exit mechanism, state media reported. The amendments, discussed during the ongoing 17th session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, include more than 160 new or modified articles based on the current law that was enacted 18 years ago and features 216 articles, according to Xinhua. Calling it the foundational legal...

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2 h. ago China teenage girl dies in road accident just days after being accepted to university

The death of an 18-year-old girl in China who was accepted by a medical school in July only to be killed in a road accident days later has sparked a wave of sympathy online. Du Binyang, from a rural family in Yanyuan county, Sichuan province, southwestern China, was admitted to the rehabilitation major at North Sichuan Medical College at the end of July. Just weeks earlier she had taken the gruelling national university entrance examination, known as “gaokao”, Red Star News reported. However,...

Events

2 h. ago Apple Intelligence to miss iPhone 17 China launch, set for release in China by late 2025

Apple Intelligence to miss iPhone 17 China launch, set for release in China by late 2025  TechNode

Technology

3 h. ago Computer maker Dell to cut jobs in China in latest US retreat from No 2 economy

US computer maker Dell Technologies has targeted some of its employees in China for job cuts in the latest case of American businesses retreating from the world’s second-largest economy. Dell would have individual meetings with the affected employees this week, and their last day would be October 10, according to two people who received the notice. Prior to their last day, employees could apply for any internal vacancies, they added. The job cuts mainly affect Dell’s EMC storage unit and its...

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3 h. ago U.S. Tourism Decline Amid Geopolitical Strains: Colombia, Thailand, and China Capitalize on Growing Global Travel Preferences in 2025

U.S. Tourism Decline Amid Geopolitical Strains: Colombia, Thailand, and China Capitalize on Growing Global Travel Preferences in 2025  Travel And Tour World

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4 h. ago GLOBALink | A Chilean perspective: Beijing is a vibrant city of creativity

GLOBALink | A Chilean perspective: Beijing is a vibrant city of creativity  Xinhua

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4 h. ago Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group August hog sales 1.1 billion yuan

Beijing Dabeinong Technology Group August hog sales 1.1 billion yuan  MarketScreener

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4 h. ago American Allies in Northeast Asia Face Uncertainty as China Hosts Russian and North Korea Leaders at Beijing

American Allies in Northeast Asia Face Uncertainty as China Hosts Russian and North Korea Leaders at Beijing  The New York Sun

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5 h. ago India's Oil Demand To Beat China? Report Claims Growth to Outpace Beijing as Urbanisation Drives Consumption

India's Oil Demand To Beat China? Report Claims Growth to Outpace Beijing as Urbanisation Drives Consumption  Times Now

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5 h. ago China reports solid growth in online payments during summer months

China reports solid growth in online payments during summer months  chinadailyasia.com

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5 h. ago US weighs annual china chip supply approvals for Samsung, Hynix, Bloomberg News reports By Reuters

US weighs annual china chip supply approvals for Samsung, Hynix, Bloomberg News reports By Reuters  Investing.com

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6 h. ago US weighs annual china chip supply approvals for Samsung, Hynix, Bloomberg News reports

US weighs annual china chip supply approvals for Samsung, Hynix, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters

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6 h. ago Air China, Singapore, Tibet, China Eastern, West Air, Spring, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Lucky Air Face Forty One Cancellations and Delays Across Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Hangzhou Airports

Air China, Singapore, Tibet, China Eastern, West Air, Spring, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Lucky Air Face Forty One Cancellations and Delays Across Beijing, Shenzhen, Hong Kong, and Hangzhou Airports  Travel And Tour World

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6 h. ago Growing economic optimism in China could help Beijing reach a trade deal with the U.S. in October

Growing economic optimism in China could help Beijing reach a trade deal with the U.S. in October  MSN

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6 h. ago Beijing Sanctions Japanese Lawmaker in First Over China Comments

Beijing Sanctions Japanese Lawmaker in First Over China Comments  Bloomberg

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