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Hong Kong women pay $1.3 million for dinner with Korean TV star

South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun’s popularity in Asia is reaching unseen heights, with a group of women in Hong Kong reportedly paying over 8 million yuan to have a private dinner with...

by Stefan Van Assche, 28 March 2014

Chinese millionaires overwhelming US visa program

China's wealthy are at risk of overwhelming an increasingly popular US visa program offering residency in exchange for investment, simply because the government might run out of permits....

by Joe McGee, 28 March 2014

Man sells 200 stolen smart phones to buy books

A man used the 260,000 yuan ($41,900) he amassed from stealing nearly 200 smart phones to buy the complete works of Lu Xun, a brush and ink for calligraphy, according to a local news...

by Stefan Van Assche, 28 March 2014

North Korea just called the South Korean president a 'blabbering peasant woman'

North Korea has launched a biting attack on South Korean president Park Geun-Hye following a speech she made at a nuclear summit on Monday in which she raised concerns over Pyongyang’s...

by Joe McGee, 28 March 2014

China's highest paid executive made $25 billion last year

The chairman of property firm, Vanke Group,has been named as the highest paid exec across A-share listed companies, earning 159 billion yuan (US$25,587,393,000) in 2013.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 28 March 2014

AFC 2015 draw sees China face Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan and North Korea

China's national football team has drawn a fairly evenly matched group for next year's Asian Cup, which takes place in Australia.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 28 March 2014

5 year old dance prodigy wins 11 international competitions in one day

A five year old Hong Kong girl has won 11 international dance competitions - all in one day - the SCMP reports.

by Rebecca Unsworth, 28 March 2014

Executions up 15% worldwide, China still top

A report by Amnesty International says the number of known executions worldwide has risen by almost 15 percent last year. China remains the world champion of state executions, followed...

by Stefan Van Assche, 27 March 2014