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We have selected seven stories from the SCMP’s coverage of Asia over the past week that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Malaysian badminton player threatened with knife attack online over performance 2. K-drama star Cha Eun-woo’s ad campaigns pulled amid tax scrutiny in South Korea 3. Malaysia’s expat salary rules dubbed ‘ridiculous’, stoking talent drain fears 4. Groomed at 15:...

Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released on Tuesday, with approximately 6.8 million ‌people now living in “very deep poverty”, the highest level in three ‍decades. “Very deep poverty” refers to households with an after-housing-costs income below 40 per cent of the UK median, amounting to around £16,400 (US$22,446.68) a year for a couple with two young children. The report by Joseph ⁠Rowntree Foundation (JRF), which conducts research aimed at solving poverty in Britain,...

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Democrats in Virginia ran on affordability, but everything they have done since retaking power there says the exact opposite. The post Virginia Democrats Now Seeking to Double Their Own Pay as They Raise Taxes, After Running on ‘Affordability’ appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.

In an era of ruptured global order, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s much-anticipated visit to China, scheduled for later this week, marks the culmination of London’s “re-engagement” strategy with Beijing, prioritising trade and growth amid escalating geopolitical risks, according to observers. Beijing said on Friday that Starmer would visit from January 29 to 31. A Downing Street spokesman confirmed the dates on Monday, telling reporters “he will depart for his travel to China and Japan on...

It all began with a phone call out of the blue to a doctor running a cosmetic surgery clinic in Tokyo’s swanky Ginza district in the winter of 2014. “Do you remember me? I’d love to get together after all these years,” the man on the line told the doctor who had been his childhood friend in grade school. They had not seen or spoken to each other since they sang together in their local choir some 40 years earlier. Feeling a tug of nostalgia, the doctor agreed to meet. Ten years after their...

Volodymyr Zelensky said a US security agreement for Ukraine was ‘100 per cent ready’ to be signed

Both of Westminster's mega brands, Labour and the Conservatives, are feeling discombobulated, the BBC's political editor writes.

Both of Westminster's mega brands, Labour and the Conservatives, are feeling discombobulated, the BBC's political editor writes.

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Anta Sports, China’s largest sportswear firm, is acquiring 29 per cent of German brand Puma from Groupe Artemis of the Pinault family, one of France’s wealthiest, for €1.5 billion (US$1.8 billion). The Fujian-headquartered group said on Tuesday the deal would “accelerate” its multi-brand globalisation strategy, adding it had no plans to pursue a full takeover or make an offer for Puma Hong Kong. The deal is expected to be completed by the end of the year. “This acquisition makes Anta Sports the...

Ratings for the Late Show with Stephen Colbert have hit a record low this month, just as the show is preparing to end its run for good. The post WHAT A SHAME: Stephen Colbert’s Ratings for January Crash to Record Low, Just Ahead of Show’s Discontinuation appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.