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WORLDJul 14Hong Kong woman gets 10 years in jail for luring victims into gang’s extortion plotA Hong Kong woman has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for assisting in robbing three people as a teenager by luring them to a deserted location before her fellow gang members attacked them and took nude photos for extortion. The High Court sentenced 23-year-old Hau Yan-ki on Tuesday after a jury rejected her assertion that she had mistakenly believed she was just helping her friends to collect debts from the victims. She was among six people – two women and four men – arrested in connection...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 11China woman graduates from Tsinghua University 17 years after childhood photo there with dadA young woman from southeastern China who once posed with her father outside Tsinghua University as a child has fulfilled a long-held dream by graduating from the elite Beijing institution. Wu Han, from Guangdong province, recently drew widespread attention on mainland social media after sharing two photos taken 17 years apart. In June, she received a master’s degree from Tsinghua University’s Academy of Arts and Design. Widely regarded as one of mainland China’s most prestigious universities,...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 9Woman, 50, arrested for murder after minibus stop fight in Hong KongHong Kong police have arrested a 50-year-old woman after she became involved in a brawl at a minibus station with another woman who later died. A police spokesman said officers received a report at 10.31pm on Wednesday that the two women were fighting at the minibus stop outside Wah Chui House at Wah Fu (II) Estate in Aberdeen. When officers arrived at the scene, a 53-year-old woman was found lying unconscious on the ground. She was taken to Queen Mary Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 8Woman arrested in Japan for sewing roommate’s lips togetherA 49-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly sewing together the lips of a woman she was living with, according to local police. Masae Sakurai, a part-time worker living in Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, was arrested on Monday on suspicion of injuring the 42-year-old woman by sewing her lips together with a needle and thread at Sakurai’s house on June 29. The 42-year-old, who had been living with Sakurai since around April 2025, told the police that she “had been too scared to...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 6Franco Deambrosi confirmó que tuvo un romance con La China Suárez: "Sí, es verdad"El piloto de Turismo Carretera rompió el silencio luego de quedar involucrado en la supuesta crisis con Mauro Icardi.Además, respondió a los rumores que circularon sobre su vida privada.Clarín
WORLDJul 6Indonesian woman fatally stabbed in central Japan flatA 20-year-old Indonesian woman was stabbed to death in her flat in Hamamatsu, central Japan, police said on Monday as they investigate whether a man who was fatally hit by a train nearby was involved in the case. The woman, identified as Keiko Altaira Hanafi, was found stabbed and in a critical condition by a police officer at around 11.40am in the flat where she lived with her parents. She was later confirmed dead at a hospital. According to the police, a neighbour made an emergency call after...South China Morning Post
WORLDJul 1Chinese woman, 93, ‘reunites’ with Korean war husband 70 years later via restored photoA restored portrait has given a 93-year-old woman in central China an emotional reunion with the young husband she lost to war decades ago. Zhao Cuifen, from Liuyang in Hunan province, reportedly married Zhang Zhixin in the 1950s. Soon afterwards, Zhang enlisted in the army. In July 1953, as Korean war armistice talks were deadlocked, Kuomintang forces launched a major assault on Dongshan Island off southeastern China. People’s Liberation Army (PLA) troops training in nearby cities were rushed...South China Morning Post
WORLDJun 28NDLEA intercepts China-bound businesswoman with large consignment of cocaine“A search of her checked-in luggage led to the discovery of four large parcels of cocaine concealed in a false bottom professionally created in her bag.'' The post NDLEA intercepts China-bound businesswoman with large consignment of cocaine appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.Premium Times
WORLDJun 27China ‘Spider-Woman’ single mum cleans, repairs high-rises to support disabled son, ailing motherA single mother in eastern China has won widespread admiration online for her remarkable dedication, braving a job suspended hundreds of metres in the air to support her family. In Hefei, Anhui province, Xu Junyun works on the exterior walls of high-rise buildings, secured by two safety ropes. Known online as “Spider-Woman,” this 36-year-old cleans, repairs, and waterproofs structures to fund her son Xiaoyu’s treatment, who has cerebral palsy. After graduating from university, Xu initially...South China Morning Post
DISASTERJun 26Woman dead after fire at Hong Kong flat, 3 others hospitalisedA 50-year-old woman has died in the wake of a fire at a Hong Kong flat, with three others hospitalised. Police said the fire broke out at Valiant Court in Ho Man Tin at around 10.04am on Friday. Fire services were immediately deployed to the scene and the blaze was reportedly extinguished soon thereafter. The force said three women and a man were rescued from the building. They were rushed to Kwong Wah Hospital in nearby Yau Ma Tei but one of the women, aged 50, was later pronounced dead. The...South China Morning Post
WORLDJun 22Malaysian woman sorry for ‘excessive’ behaviour in video mocking locals in ChinaA woman who appeared in videos allegedly showing a group of Malaysian tourists mocking locals in China as “smelly” has apologised after days of criticism from social media users in Malaysia and China. Nur Asyiqin Mohd Dalil came under scrutiny after the clips went viral, with users criticising the remarks as insulting to locals in China and saying they reflected poorly on Malaysians abroad. In a statement posted on her TikTok page, @ekyn.wong, on Saturday, she said she took full responsibility...South China Morning Post