Australia tells new lawmakers to take cautious view of Chinese investment
Australia has urged legislators to take a more cautious approach in backing China’s pursuit of “legitimate interests” and stay alert to the motives guiding its investments, in a briefing book…
Vietnamese Australians pledge $500,000k to help refugees
The Vietnamese community in Australia has pledged to provide half a million dollars to the local arm of the United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) towards the refugee crisis. A cheque…
Brazil Senate expected to dismiss Rousseff in impeachment vote
Brazil’s Senate is expected to vote on Wednesday to dismiss President Dilma Rousseff, finalising a nine-month impeachment process and confirming the country’s shift to the right with the end of…
Australia, Taiwan, South Korea issue travel warnings for Singapore
Australia, Taiwan and South Korea are advising pregnant women and those attempting to get pregnant to avoid travel to Singapore after an outbreak of the Zika virus infected more than…
Gene Wilder, star of “Willy Wonka,” “Blazing Saddles,” dies at 83
Gene Wilder, whose wild curls and startling blue eyes brought a frantic air to roles in the movies “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,” “Young Frankenstein” and “Blazing Saddles,” has…
Australia seizes record cocaine haul on cruise ship, arrests three Canadians
Australian customs officers seized a record 95 kg of cocaine from a cruise ship docked in Sydney Harbour following a joint operation at the weekend and leading to the arrest…
As Obama heads to Laos, signs of a tilt away from China
VIENTIANE – The secretive communist government of Laos, a country with a population of less than 7 million, rarely causes a ripple on the diplomatic circuit. And yet its sleepy…
Làm gì để đối phó với nỗi cô đơn
Vừa chia tay, ly hôn hoặc mất đi một mối quan hệ thân thiết, cảm giác đó rất tồi tệ. Theo thời gian, cảm giác này có thể vơi dần…
Eat them all! Sydney restaurant launches Pokemon burgers
A Sydney restaurant is capitalising on an appetite for all things Pokemon Go by selling a limited number of burgers based on characters from the blockbuster smartphone game. Sydney’s Hashtag…
