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Two men convicted of organizing an illegal border crossing have been sentenced to two and three years in prison, respectively. The other eight were convicted of participating in border crossings and all were sentenced to seven months. The Yantian People’s Court said all 10 were convicted. All defendants also received …

The size of the text A pedestrian spotted an electronic stock board in Tokyo showing Nikkei 225 stock. Kyoshi Ota / Bloomberg Japanese stocks hit a 31-year high on Tuesday. Certainly, global markets are in a good mood as investors continue to rally for economic recovery. But the global economy …

A Chinese pharmaceutical company said Wednesday that late-stage drug trials show that one of its coronavirus vaccines is effective, with positive results that could pave the way for a global rollout of millions of Chinese vaccine doses in the coming months. The state-controlled company, called Synopharm, said the vaccine, made …

Billy Elish is rolling with laughter when she took part in a recent social media viral trend and lost nearly 100,000 Instagram followers while appearing to annoy some people in the process. The “Bad Guy” singer, 18, was one of the latest celebrities to take part in the “Post a …

HONG KONG – A group of Hong Kong protesters who were arrested by mainland Chinese authorities fleeing the city by speedboat were sentenced to life in prison by the chief minister in a recent attack on pro-democracy activists by the Chinese Communist Party on Wednesday. Challenge his rule. Eight protesters …