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Japan okays record defence budget amid rising tensions with China
26 Dec 2025 07:40 GMT
… to deal with China';s Pacific activity.
Two Chinese aircraft carriers … 39;s concern about Beijing's rapidly expanding military … largely domestic defence industry by participating in joint development … raising corporate and tobacco taxes and recently adopted a …
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China bolsters e-cigarette regulations to smoke out non-compliance
26 Dec 2025 09:09 GMT
China has unveiled plans to tighten controls over e-cigarette production and investment … policy, released by the national tobacco regulator on Thursday, follows a … stiffer oversight.
As the e-cigarette industry grapples with challenges – including the …
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Chinese man arrested for attempted stealing of luggage containing over S$100,000 worth of items in a business class flight
26 Dec 2025 03:49 GMT
SINGAPORE: A Chinese passenger travelling in Singapore Airlines’ business class managed to … . The 26-year-old Chinese national faced a theft charge … child, and was seated in business class.
The victim was sitting … to S$2,100, 56 cigars worth S$5,600, a …
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Ban goes up in smoke as e-cigarette sale continues unabated in Chandigarh markets
26 Dec 2025 02:46 GMT
… two of the city markets revealed. What’s more … a cessation device to quit tobacco cigarette smoking, multiple studies have established … suggest that e-cigarettes can help smokers quit tobacco. What’s more … , with many sourced from China,” the official said. Dr …
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Japan’s Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter China
26 Dec 2025 02:07 GMT
… deal with China’s Pacific activity.
Two Chinese aircraft carriers … Tokyo’s concern about Beijing’s rapidly expanding military … its largely domestic defense industry by participating in joint … by raising corporate and tobacco taxes and recently adopted …
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Business class traveller is jailed after he is caught trying to steal another passenger's luggage during flight
24 Dec 2025 11:26 GMT
… wife in the business class cabin.
Liu, a Chinese national, pleaded guilty … stealing valuable items from fellow business class passengers.
Liu was seated … $2,100 (£1,553), 56 cigars worth more than S$5 … of Singapore's tourist industry,' he said.
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Trade with China down overall in 2025
24 Dec 2025 08:41 GMT
… volume between North Carolina and China,” Joseph Harris, fiscal … from the previous year. Tobacco and nicotine-related products … “At the same time, Chinese imports into North Carolina have … China remains a dominant trade partner on the international market, …
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He tried to pull off a RM315,000 mid-air theft in Singapore Airlines business class — and got 20 months’ jail for it
24 Dec 2025 08:20 GMT
… , Dec 24 — A Chinese national who boarded a Singapore … the intention of stealing from business-class passengers has been jailed … worth of valuables, including cash, cigars, a Huawei laptop, and luxury … of Singapore's tourist industry,” he said.
He also …
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China police crack down on errant private cinemas over alleged sex services
24 Dec 2025 07:27 GMT
… offers no clues to its business: just a regular brown … to “jointly maintain a healthy industry and social atmosphere”.
“We … continued purification of the cultural market,” the police said.
When … operation in China for at least 14 years. Beijing recorded its …
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singapore Not a great way to steal: Chinese national jailed for Singapore Airlines business class theft
24 Dec 2025 07:24 GMT
A Chinese national was sentenced to 20 … worth about S$2,100, cigars amounting to S$5,400 … steal high-value items from business class passengers.
The thief boarded … of Singapore's tourist industry," CNA reported the prosecutor …