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1. Chinese nuclear experts believe Japan could build nuclear weapons in less than 3 years

   One of Henry Kissinger’s final and most sobering predictions before his death was that Japan would eventually pursue nuclear weapons. In a 2023 interview with The Economist, Kissinger warned that Japan was “heading towards becoming a nuclear power in five years”. Chinese nuclear experts estimate that Japan has the political motivation but also the technical capacity to develop nuclear weapons in...

2. Spanish town reaches deal to share El Gordo jackpot after ticket error

   A small town in northern Spain has reached a compromise after a ticket sales error threatened to leave some winners of the country’s iconic Christmas lottery empty handed. Spanish media reported on Saturday that everyone holding a ticket with the winning number of the main prize, called El Gordo (The Fat One), will now receive almost their full winnings. Celebrations in Villamanin, a town of...

3. China puts drone rules into law as low-altitude economy takes off

   Beijing adopted sweeping revisions to its decades-old Civil Aviation Law on Saturday, formally bringing uncrewed aircraft such as drones under the national legal framework for the first time and signaling state support for the country’s rapidly growing low-altitude economy. The revisions, which will come into effect on July 1, were approved by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee...

4. Hong Kong records 10% rise in festive period visitors as outbound trips surge 22%

   Hong Kong received 10 per cent more visitors during the Christmas period compared with last year, while residents made almost 1.7 million outbound trips, up 22 per cent over the same period, according to official statistics. Ahead of New Year’s Eve, the retail sector warned the absence of fireworks could affect the number of visitors in the coming days, further dampening local consumption...

5. China hits milestone in building Beishan laboratory for managing nuclear waste

   China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Friday announced a major milestone in the construction of one of the world’s biggest underground laboratories for nuclear waste as it completed a first-of-its-kind spiral ramp. Located deep in the Gobi Desert northwest of Jiuquan in Gansu province, the Beishan Underground Research Laboratory aims to address a fundamental challenge of nuclear energy...

6. Hong Kong police open investigation after elderly man knocked down by car

   Hong Kong police have opened an investigation after a driver allegedly lost control of his vehicle and knocked down an elderly man in Yuen Long. Police said on Saturday they received a report at about 2.23pm of a private vehicle near the junction of Tai Kiu Road and Yuen Long On Lok Road that had apparently lost control and crashed into a man in his seventies. Emergency personnel were deployed...

7. 2 more arrested in Hong Kong over illicit cigarette murder case, taking tally to 27

   Hong Kong police have arrested two people at Shenzhen Bay Port in connection with the murder of a 51-year-old man in August, bringing the number of people apprehended over the case to 27. The force said on Saturday that the pair, two men aged 29 and 32, were arrested a day earlier at the border crossing on suspicion of murder. Friday’s arrests were linked to the murder of a man in Tin Shui Wai...

8. Kyiv strike shows Russia does ‘not want to end war’, Zelensky warns ahead of US talks

   Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Saturday that a Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv showed Moscow did “not want to end the war”. Zelensky made the comments ahead of his departure for talks in the United States with President Donald Trump on a plan to halt the Russian invasion. The Russians “do not want to end the war and seek to use every opportunity to cause Ukraine even...

9. China woman shocked to find male therapist at spa appointment, is mocked for being ‘ignorant’

   A woman in central China who was lying naked while awaiting a massage at a spa was shocked when a male therapist appeared, and she refused his services. Following her refusal she was mocked by the manager of the spa for being “ignorant”. The incident unfolded on December 12 at Yushiman Hi-tech Anti-ageing Centre in Changsha, Hunan province. The customer, surnamed Huang, undressed and lay on her...

10. Indonesian rescuers search for Spanish father, 3 children after tourist boat sinks

    A Spanish man and three of his children are missing after a tourist boat sank in rough seas in Indonesia, according to rescuers. The vessel was carrying 11 people when it sank in the Padar Island Strait near Labuan Bajo on Friday night, state news agency Antara reported. The popular tourist destination is the main gateway to Komodo National Park, a Unesco World Heritage site. The missing man’s...