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The US plans to impose sanctions on ICC President Tomoko Akane and a Senegalese lawyer on the prosecution team that sought an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

Guo Degang was accused of “violating public order and good customs” after changing the lyrics of a classic Chinese revolutionary song during a recent performance.

LandSpace achieved the feat with its Zhuque-3 rocket on Wednesday (Aug 19), delivering China’s first successful ground-based, leg-assisted landing of an orbital-class booster.

More than 1.5 million illegal cigarettes were found on board by sniffer dogs.

China marked late President Jiang Zemin’s birth centenary on Monday (Aug 17) and bid farewell the next day to former Premier Zhu Rongji in two major ceremonies held just 24 hours apart.

The National Environment Agency (NEA) said that it is working with Malaysian authorities to investigate the alleged illegal dumping of construction waste in Johor, adding that it is “not yet established” whether any Singapore companies were involved.

China’s electric two-wheeler industry has scaled up rapidly, fuelled by its vast domestic market and improving product quality. But as growth at home slows, manufacturers are increasingly looking abroad.

The trading debut follows Unitree's roughly US$900 million initial public offering last week.

North Korea has long voiced outrage at the drills, considering them dress rehearsals for an invasion.

In part two of a series on education issues in India following youth protests, CNA examines whether universities are keeping pace with a changing world of work, while young Indians grapple with their futures amid a shortage of quality jobs.

India’s ties with Bangladesh had begun to recover but an old ally might create bigger problems, says this writer from the Australia India Institute.

Vietnam defended its decision not to charge a former lawmaker over a fatal car crash, saying the victim’s family did not press charges.

Johor police said the suspects targeted vehicles parked in open areas and along quiet roads.

This year's measles outbreak is Bangladesh's deadliest in decades, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

"We urge certain individuals in the Philippines to stop grandstanding and stirring up trouble, and to cease undermining China-Philippines relations and stability in the South China Sea," said China's foreign ministry.

Only three countries – the United States, Russia and China – have independently sent people into orbit using their own rockets and spacecraft. India wants to become the fourth.

Najib Razak’s pardon application as well as house arrest bid could be on the agenda, according to news reports.