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President Barack Obama's health care law would let several million middle-class people get nearly free insurance meant for the poor, a twist government number crunchers say they discovered only after the complex bill was signed.

Hong Kong is being touted as a "shoppers paradise" by purveyors of illegal zero-fee tours, as Shenzhen prepares for thousands of visitors to this year's World University Games.

Member countries of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on Thursday voted overwhelmingly in favour of a landmark treaty to protect the rights of domestic workers worldwide. Advocates of the new convention say a universal standard is needed to address the situation of workers that have long remained among the most exploited and abused.

The first juror to be prosecuted for contempt of court for using the internet has been jailed for eight months, after her online activities led to a retrial in a multi-million pound drugs case.

Hong Kong's securities regulator suffered a setback on Wednesday in its attempts to ban New York-based hedge fund Tiger Asia.