Kenya court blocks US Ebola quarantine centre set to open on Friday
A Kenyan court temporarily halted the opening of an Ebola quarantine centre for US nationals on Friday following a petition filed by a rights...
2 footballers, bookie jailed up to 17 months in Hong Kong match-fixing scandal
A Hong Kong court has jailed two footballers and a betting agent for up to 17 months in the city’s largest match-fixing scandal in...
Hong Kong’s John Lee, lawmakers hold talks on city’s first five-year blueprint
Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu met lawmakers on Friday to discuss a “highly targeted, substance-heavy” report they compiled outlining proposals on how the...
Students can play role in US-China ties, Xi says in letter to Hong Kong student
Young people from China and the United States should continue to contribute to cultural exchanges and mutual understanding between the two countries, Chinese President...
Is PLA’s response to Dutch warship in South China Sea ‘putting down a marker’ for future?
China’s claim it had used “electronic interference” during a confrontation with a Dutch warship in the disputed waters of the South China Sea might...
Kazakh Activists Say Police Blocked Trip to US Embassy Over Xinjiang Advocacy
Members of a Kazakh human rights organization and their relatives say they were detained and intercepted while attempting to travel to the U.S. Embassy...
Putin Expected to Meet ASEAN Leaders During June Summit in Russia
Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro said on May 29 that she had spoken to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about a summit next month...
Panic! China Banks Out of Money, Strictest Capital Controls, People Rush to Open Hong Kong Accounts
Recently, Hong Kong’s financial sector has experienced a huge shake-up. Mainland residents are being stopped from opening bank accounts, investing in Hong Kong or...
The Loophole That Put Drunk Truckers Back on the Road
A federal database built to flag and remove drunk and drugged truckers from U.S. highways used the equivalent of an “honor system” as its...