Death of South Korean Actor at 24 Sparks Discussion About Social Media and Internet Culture
SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean actor Kim Sae-ron’s death this week has triggered an outpouring of grief and calls for changes to the way the...
Real Estate Executive Charged in $30 Million Bank Fraud Scheme
The defendant was an executive of a China-based real estate company that prosecutors said was affiliated with Shanghai’s municipal government. A real estate executive...
Federal Judge Appears Skeptical of Bid to Block DOGE’s Access to Data
D.C. District Judge Tanya Chutkan plans to issue a final ruling before the evening of Feb. 18. A federal judge in Washington seemed reluctant...
Elon Musk Not DOGE Employee, Has No Decision-Making Authority: White House
Elon Musk can only advise Trump and communicate the president’s directives, a White House official said. Elon Musk is not an employee of the...
Beijing’s schmoozing of China’s private sector a strategic move, analysts say
Beijing is repositioning the private sector as the cornerstone of China’s global competitiveness and technological edge in the face of growing geopolitical and economic...
DOGE Says Cost-Cutting Efforts Have Saved an Estimated $55 Billion So Far
Contract cancellations alone accounted for about 20 percent of the overall savings, DOGE stated. The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, led by SpaceX...
HKMA mandates name-matching for transfers above HK$1,000 to combat scams
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has made it incumbent on banks to conduct a mandatory name-matching process on customers for real-time fund transfers,...
Senior Hong Kong police officer assaulted woman in station 3 times, court told
A Hong Kong superintendent molested and assaulted a woman four times over a seven-month period last year, including inside a police station on three...
Hong Kong puts Islamic finance experts, accountants on immigration fast track
Published: 9:19pm, 18 Feb 2025Updated: 9:55pm, 18 Feb 2025 Financial professionals with Islamic market experience and accountants can enjoy fast track immigration to Hong...