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Foreign firms in Hong Kong review operations after national security legislation
Published on 26/03/2024
» HONG KONG: Foreign companies in Hong Kong have been reviewing their operations since last year ahead of the now-passed domestic national security legislation, but they had already made major changes after the Beijing-imposed version came into force in 2020, corporate lawyers and consultants have said.
US and UK accuse China of large-scale hacking
Published on 26/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - US and British officials have filed charges, imposed sanctions and accused Beijing of a sweeping cyberespionage campaign that hit millions of people including lawmakers, academics and journalists, and companies including defence contractors.
Vietnam is in danger of losing its China +1 appeal
News, Published on 26/03/2024
» Losing one president in a year -- unfortunate. Losing two? A worrying signal for foreign investors. Vietnam, the economic darling of Southeast Asia, has been thrust into the spotlight again because of a series of political earthquakes. The most recent is President Vo Van Thuong's resignation on March 20, making him the latest senior official to step down amid widening probes into some of the country's top leadership.
Destruction, lawlessness and red tape hobble aid as Gazans go hungry
Published on 25/03/2024
» CAIRO - In mid-March, a line of trucks stretched for 3 kilometres along a desert road near a crossing point from Israel into the Gaza Strip. On the same day, another line of trucks about 1.5 kilometres long and sometimes two or three across was backed up near a crossing from Egypt into Gaza.
Tougher Hong Kong security law takes effect
Published on 23/03/2024
» HONG KONG - A new national security law came into force in Hong Kong on Saturday despite growing international criticism that it could erode freedoms in the China-ruled city and damage its international financial hub credentials.
The plot to kill Clinton that history nearly forgot
Published on 23/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - Air Force One with President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Clinton aboard was on its final approach to Manila on Nov 23, 1996, when their US Secret Service detail received alarming intelligence: an explosive device had been planted on the motorcade route into the Philippines capital.
Arrests follow Moscow terror attack
Published on 23/03/2024
» MOSCOW - Russia has arrested 11 people including four suspected gunmen in connection with a shooting rampage and fire that killed at least 133 people in a concert hall near Moscow, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
Explainer - Why did ISIS-K attack a Moscow theatre?
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2024
» WASHINGTON - The United States has intelligence confirming Islamic State's claim of responsibility for a deadly shooting attack at a concert near Moscow on Friday, a US official told Reuters.
‘No US role’ in Philippine port near Taiwan
Published on 22/03/2024
» MANILA - The US military will not be involved in developing a port on one of the Philippines’ northernmost islands near Taiwan, the local governor said on Friday, removing a potential source of friction with China.
Give disabled women a chance
Oped, Published on 22/03/2024
» It is well known that women in developing economies have fewer educational and employment opportunities than their male counterparts, leading to higher rates of poverty.