China sentenced another Canadian to death on drugs charges Friday, the second in two days to be handed the punishment, as tensions soar between Beijing and Ottawa. The rest of the group were also ... ( read original story ...)
Stocks fall despite solid jobs report as worries about China resurface
Stocks fell slightly Friday morning despite the better than expected jobs report, as new fears about economic tensions between the United States and China cast a shadow over Wall Street after ... ( read original story ...)
Sands China Kicks Off Sands Shopping Carnival with Grand Opening Event
Sands China Ltd. kicked off its three-day Sands Shopping Carnival with a grand opening celebration Friday at The Venetian® Macao's Cotai Expo, officiated by guests of honour from government, finance, ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. Sanctions Hong Kong’s Leader Carrie Lam For ‘Policies Of Suppression’
The Department of Treasury on Friday imposed sanctions on 11 individuals including chief executive Carrie Lam for undermining Hong Kong’s autonomy and restricting freedom of expression amidst rising ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. imposes sanctions on Hong Kong’s Lam, other officials over crackdown
The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, the territory's current and former police chiefs and eight other officials for their role in curtailing political ... ( read original story ...)
US Slaps Sanctions On Hong Kong Leader In New Offensive On China
In the most significant US action on Hong Kong since Beijing imposed a tough security law, the Treasury Department said it was freezing US assets of Chief Executive Carrie Lam and 10 other senior ... ( read original story ...)
China Ends Week Positive/Hong Kong Flat Despite Black Friday, WeChat Primer, And Week In Review
Would you believe that Mainland Chinese stocks ended the week up and Hong Kong ended the week basically flat? Friday was no bueno on Tencent’s WeChat, inexplicably drawing the ire of President Trump ... ( read original story ...)
US sanctions Chinese Communist Party leaders in Hong Kong over ‘policies of suppression’
The Trump administration slapped sanctions on 11 key government officials involved in implementing the Chinese Communist Party’s “national security law” in Hong Kong. ( read original story ...)
Philippines open to Qatar investments in digital banking, says central bank official
The Philippines’ central bank or the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is open to potential investments from Qatar in the field of digital banking and Financial Technology (Fintech), according to a ... ( read original story ...)
Macron Says Aid to Blast-Stricken Lebanon Will Not Go to ‘Corrupt Hands’
Speaking at a news conference at the end of a dramatic visit to Beirut, Macron called for an international inquiry into the devastating explosion that generated a seismic shock felt across the region, ... ( read original story ...)