US presses China to let yuan strengthen, avoids ‘currency manipulator’ label
The United States has urged China to allow the yuan to appreciate, accusing Beijing of a lack of transparency and describing the currency as...
Will US warship visit calm fears of ‘intelligence outpost’ at Cambodian naval base?
A visit by a United States warship to a Cambodian port built with major Chinese backing has underscored Phnom Penh’s superpower balancing act, but...
DBS names Hong Kong managing director and North Asia chief credit officer
Xu Qing, who has been at the bank for over a decade, will oversee all credit and risk functions in Hong Kong, mainland China...
New Zealand Declines Trump’s Board of Peace Invitation
New Zealand has declined U.S. President Donald Trump’s invitation to join his “Board of Peace,” originally envisioned as a body to govern Gaza following...
Hong Kong police probe theft of 58 million yen at currency exchange shop
Hong Kong police are investigating an alleged robbery in which 58 million yen (US$376,600) was stolen outside a currency exchange shop in Sheung Wan....
China investigates Sun Shaocheng, former Inner Mongolia party chief and veterans minister
A former Communist Party chief of the resource-rich Inner Mongolia autonomous region, who was also China’s first veterans affairs minister, is under investigation amid...
Li Yapeng, ex-husband of Cantopop queen, goes from ‘greasy uncle’ to ‘hero’ after funding appeal
Former Chinese actor and businessman Li Yapeng, who is also the ex-husband of Cantopop diva Faye Wong, hit the headlines recently after he admitted...
Iran is said to be rounding up thousands after crushing bloodiest unrest in years
Plain clothes Iranian security forces have rounded up thousands of people in a campaign of mass arrests and intimidation to deter further protests after...
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison risks losing Panama port rights after court ruling
Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings, controlled by billionaire Li Ka-shing, risks losing its rights to operate major ports at both ends of the Panama...