16 h. ago Outrage in China as reports surface of human teeth found in sausages, dim sum

Multiple instances of diners discovering human teeth in food have reignited food safety concerns in China. On October 13, a woman reported finding a row of three artificial human teeth in a sausage she bought for her child in northeastern China’s Jilin province. She bought the grilled sausage from an outdoor stall. Initially, the vendor denied that the teeth were present when the sausage was sold but later apologised after local market supervision authorities became involved. On the same day,...

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4 d. ago Malaysia’s rape and murder cases in schools spur calls to end cover

Student activists have urged Malaysia’s government to increase funding to boost safety and transparency in schools following a recent string of violence and bullying incidents that shocked the nation and forced the education ministry to admit to a culture of cover-ups. Two cases of gang rape and a murder in three schools in the past fortnight have fuelled the fears of parents for their children’s safety, and raised public concerns over the lack of official oversight and impunity in educational...

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4 d. ago Malaysia may deploy police officers in schools to curb student violence

Police officers might be deployed in all schools and children aged 16 and below could be banned from using smartphones, Malaysia’s government said on Friday, after a string of violent crimes and bullying involving students that shocked the nation and forced the education ministry to admit to a culture of cover-up. Two cases of gang rape and a murder in three schools in the past fortnight have fuelled the fears of parents for their children’s safety, and raised public concerns over a lack of...

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4 d. ago BYD Recalls More Than 115,000 Cars in China Over Safety Concerns

BYD Recalls More Than 115,000 Cars in China Over Safety Concerns  The Wall Street Journal

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1 week ago Japan’s relaxed shooting rules to lessen bear attacks trigger new safety concern

A surge in bear attacks in Japan has forced the government to relax rules on “emergency shootings” in populated areas, amid concerns over whether municipalities can secure hunters skilled enough to respond without putting residents at risk. From April this year, Japan, mainly in its northern parts, saw a high number of attacks and damage caused by bears, resulting in six human deaths, matching a record set in the year from April 2023 to March of the following year, according to Ministry of...

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2 w. ago Leopard sparks panic after wandering into hotel in Indonesia

A leopard was captured on Monday after it wandered into a hotel complex in one of Indonesia’s most popular holiday destinations, sparking panic among guests. The big cat was spotted on Monday morning outside a guest room on the second floor of a hotel in Bandung, the capital of West Java, Indonesia’s most populous province. The hotel management alerted firefighters, who then contacted the local conservation agency about the sighting. “We used a tranquilliser, and at around 10am (the leopard was...

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3 w. ago ‘Very tough’: why Japan’s love affair with US travel is fading

Japanese tourism to the United States is facing major headwinds – from a weak yen and safety concerns to dwindling interest among younger travellers – with the sparse American turnout at Japan’s biggest travel fair this year offering a glimpse of the market’s fragility. Analysts and tourism officials say the slowdown points to deeper structural shifts in Japan’s outbound travel patterns, though some US states are reporting modest gains and looking to high-profile events and celebrity appeal to...

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3 w. ago China’s EV king BYD expects international sales to top 20% this year

Chinese electric-vehicle (EV) king BYD expects exports to make up about 20 per cent of its global sales this year, spurred by improved logistics and new model launches. The Shenzhen-based carmaker forecasts 800,000 to 1 million deliveries outside mainland China in 2025, compared with projected total sales of 4.6 million units, said Li Yunfei, the company’s general manager of branding and public relations. “We estimate that the proportion of our overseas sales would hit 20 per cent this year,” he...

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4 w. ago Hong Kong could incur millions in building repairs from typhoon damage: experts

Hong Kong building owners could incur millions of dollars in costs and require a year to repair glass curtain walls damaged by storms, experts have said, as Super Typhoon Ragasa sparks safety concerns with its potential record wind speeds. The Observatory warned on Monday that Ragasa could pose a “considerably larger” threat than Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which resulted in at least 500 cases of smashed windows or glass curtain walls in 2018. Building experts said on Monday that owners and property...

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4 w. ago Hong Kong could incur millions in building repairs from Ragasa damage: experts

Hong Kong building owners could incur millions of dollars in costs and require a year to repair glass curtain walls damaged by storms, experts have said, as Super Typhoon Ragasa sparks safety concerns with its potential record wind speeds. The Observatory warned on Monday that Ragasa could pose a “considerably larger” threat than Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which resulted in at least 500 cases of smashed windows or glass curtain walls in 2018. Building experts said on Monday that owners and property...

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