Animal-rights activist on FBI ‘most wanted terrorist’ list captured in UK
An animal-rights activist who was on the FBI’s most wanted terrorist list and has been on the run for more than 20 years has...
More performance venues needed in Hong Kong, industry leaders say after culture blueprint
Hong Kong needs more dedicated venues to house its performing arts groups, industry leaders have said, describing a shortage of such spaces as one...
Hong Kong home prices rise for the first time since March, though rents cool slightly
Hong Kong’s lived-in home prices rose in October, according to official data, arresting a five-month decline following an interest-rate cut and eased mortgage rules...
Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai says report that he spoke of sanctions with Pompeo accurate
Published: 11:05am, 27 Nov 2024Updated: 1:35pm, 27 Nov 2024 Former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying resumes his testimony on Wednesday as the...
Singapore’s PAP goes from ‘faceless monolith’ to the forefront of activism
After 65 years of uninterrupted rule, Singapore’s People’s Action Party (PAP) is bracing for one of its toughest electoral battles yet, with Prime Minister...
China’s central bank to cut reserve ratio again to add liquidity, aid growth: analysts
China’s central bank is expected to further cut the amount of cash that commercial banks must hold as reserve by another half a percentage...
Vietnam tycoon Truong My Lan told to repay US$11 billion to avoid death penalty
Vietnamese prosecutors have told property tycoon Truong My Lan she must repay an estimated US$11 billion if she wants to avoid execution by lethal...
Texas Official Offers 1,400-Acre Ranch for Illegal Immigrant Detention Centers
Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham offers the incoming Trump administration a 1,400-acre ranch along the Texas–Mexico border as a site to construct deportation facilities...