Chinese businessman sentenced to 13 years in prison

Other news of the day: A movie in the Philippines draws criticism for its historical review, Bhutan will ban the import of non-commercial vehicles, Glasgow will return museum pieces to India, and Russia may run out of alcohol by the new year.

China

He was Xia Jianhua, a billionaire with dual Chinese and Canadian citizenship He was sentenced to 13 years in prison His company must pay a fine of $8000 million. He was last seen in 2017 when he was transferred from a luxury hotel in Hong Kong. The Canadian embassy was denied access to the trial, which began in July.

philippines

A movie released this month in the Philippines sparked a wave of Criticism of Historical Revisionism: The film, titled “Maid in Malacanang” (Presidential Palace) is set in 1986 and shows the last three days in power of dictator Ferdinand Marcos, father of the current president. Its revenue was $4.5 billion, the highest since the pandemic.

Bhutan

Bhutan It will ban the import of all types of vehicles, except for commercial reserves, because foreign exchange reserves are getting scarcer. The country has had to deal with high oil prices and a two-year halt in tourism due to the measures imposed by the pandemic.

India – United Kingdom

museum Glasgow will return seven pieces to India. “We don’t know what will happen to them when they return to India,” said director Duncan Dornan. “But it’s important things and it’s an important time for India as it is for Glasgow, so I’m sure it will get a lot of public attention.

Russia

The Federation of Retail Companies has warned that Russia may be heading into a new year full of lethargy due to a growing shortage of alcoholic beverages and “Russian champagne”. This formally asked the government to include alcoholic beverages among the illegal exports, to avoid a potentially disastrous situation for the Russians.

Ukraine

To support the military operation in Ukraine among the residents of Crimea, who are very suspicious of it, a mass sale of any kind of things with the face of President Putin was organized, such as carpets, paintings, medals, figurines, matryoshka. Among other things.