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1. Drop in Chinese tourists could cost Japan US$9.59 billion: economist

   The Japanese economy could lose about 1.49 trillion yen (US$9.59 billion) over the next year if travellers from mainland China continue to avoid Japan over a row that has derailed the growth in arrivals seen earlier this year, an economist at the Tokyo-based Nomura Research Institute has projected. Takahide Kiuchi, the institute’s executive economist, made the calculation after Beijing told...

2. Astronauts in orbit greet first Thai king to visit China mainland in 800 years

   The king and queen of Thailand have become the first visiting heads of state to greet Chinese astronauts in orbit, in an unprecedented moment for China’s tightly controlled human space flight programme. The 73-year-old King Maha Vajiralongkorn – a trained military pilot and long-time aviation enthusiast – and Queen Suthida smiled and waved at the astronauts, who appeared via a large screen from...

3. Brawny man, dubbed China’s ‘hottest village cadre’, promotes local produce

   A 28-year-old Chinese man has been nicknamed “the hottest village cadre” after videos of him promoting agricultural products by showing off his muscular physique went viral. Lin Yangduo, who goes by the nickname Lin Xiaobai, is a former kayaker and an influencer with 370,000 followers on a social media platform. Recently, Lin went viral for his physique in videos he posted promoting persimmons...

4. 8 of 10 new polling stations for Hong Kong civil servants in police facilities

   Eight out of 10 newly introduced designated polling stations for civil servants in the coming Hong Kong Legislative Council election will be set up inside police facilities. A list of four new types of designated polling stations was gazetted on Wednesday, with ten such stations set up specifically for civil servants. Of these, eight will be located in police stations or facilities, including...

5. Ronaldo, Musk attend Trump’s White House dinner with Saudi crown prince

   Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo and billionaire Elon Musk were among the guests at a lavish White House dinner hosted by US President Donald Trump for the visiting Saudi crown prince on Tuesday. Ronaldo plays for Saudi club Al Nassr, one of a number of ageing players who have been attracted to the desert kingdom’s heavy spending on stars despite its rights record. The...

6. Japan prepares to restart world’s biggest nuclear plant after years of caution

   The Japanese governor overseeing the region that is home to the world’s largest nuclear power plant is set to give the approval this week for its restart, the Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday. The approval will clear one of the remaining milestones in Tokyo Electric Power Company’s quest to bring the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant back online, more than a decade after the Fukushima nuclear...

7. Japan is ‘unqualified’ for UN Security Council place, Chinese ambassador says

   China’s ambassador to the United Nations said Japan was “totally unqualified” to become a permanent member of the Security Council amid an ongoing row about the new prime minister’s comments about Taiwan. Fu Cong, China’s permanent representative to the UN, condemned Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks as “highly dangerous” and “extremely mistaken” on Tuesday. “In light of Sanae Takaichi’s...

8. Beijing tells Tokyo it will suspend Japanese seafood imports: Kyodo News

   China has told Japan it will suspend imports of Japanese seafood, Kyodo News said on Wednesday, citing a government source, as the bilateral tensions continue to spiral downwards. The suspension would come than five months after Beijing announced it would lift a nearly two-year import ban on some Japanese seafood. Beijing had cited worries over Japan’s release of treated waste water from the...

9. 7 injured after minibus collides with car, crashes into bus stop in Hong Kong

   Seven people have been injured after a minibus collided with a car in Hong Kong’s Ma On Shan and then crashed into a bus stop. Police said the collision between the green minibus and BYD private car occurred on Ah Kung Kok Street at 9.14am on Wednesday. The injured, who comprised the minibus driver and six female passengers, were taken to Prince of Wales Hospital in Sha Tin for treatment,...

10. Israeli strike on Palestinian camp in Lebanon kills 13, deadliest since ceasefire

    An Israeli air strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed 13 people and wounded several others, state media and government officials said. It was the deadliest strike on Lebanon since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war a year ago. The drone strike hit a car in the car park of a mosque in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp on the outskirts of the coastal city of...