China's Wuhan says all schools to reopen on Tuesday

13 Sept 06:11 Key points summarised by AI

Wuhan, the original epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic, will reopen all 2,842 schools and kindergartens on Tuesday, welcoming nearly 1.4 million students for the autumn semester.
The city has implemented emergency plans for online teaching if risks change, advised students to wear masks, and mandated schools to stock disease control equipment and restrict mass gatherings, reflecting its return to normalcy after no new local transmissions since May.

Suchada: Meet the reluctant star of Thailand’s cryptic crypto drama

Yesterday 15:38 Key points summarised by AI

Thai MP Suchada Zhang Thaensap faces intense scrutiny over her husband’s substantial 1.84 billion baht wealth, with opposition lawmakers alleging connections to international scam networks.
A significant portion of her husband, Taiyang Zhang's, declared assets includes a 1.44 billion baht loan to the now-bankrupt cryptocurrency hedge fund Three Arrows Capital, which still owes him 1.34 billion baht.
Opposition MP Rangsiman Rome accused Suchada's husband of links to online scam networks and gambling sites, prompting Suchada to vehemently deny the claims, demand evidence, and file a defamation complaint.
Taiyang Zhang's background includes co-founding Ren Protocol, later sold to Alameda Research (linked to the FTX collapse), and some of his former associates have been convicted in crypto company failures.
Suchada, a former actress and first-time MP, maintains her husband's innocence, while her party leaders have distanced themselves from the allegations, deeming it a private matter.