HONG KONG: Lawyers representing some of the Hong Kongers captured by the Chinese coastguard as they allegedly tried to flee the financial hub by speedboat told AFP today that they have been denied access to their clients. Mainland authorities announced a group of 12 Hong Kongers were intercepted some 70 […]
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GUWAHATI (India): The Indian Army has asked its Chinese counterpart if five civilians who went missing from an eastern border state days ago were in their custody, an Indian military spokesman said today. Relations between the nuclear-armed Asian giants have hit a multi-decade low since clashes at their western Himalayan […]
BEIJING: Bottled water giant Nongfu Spring said on Monday (Sep 7) it is aiming to raise more than US$1 billion in a Hong Kong listing, as Beijing cajoles Chinese companies to raise cash at home. Nongfu, which claims to be number one in China’s massive bottled water market, is ubiquitous […]
Finnish telecom firm Nokia has suffered a setback after a source close to the matter confirmed it had lost out to Samsung Electronics on a part of the contract to supply new 5G equipment to Verizon in the United States. STOCKHOLM: Finnish telecom firm Nokia has suffered a setback after […]
LOS ANGELES: A firework at a gender reveal party triggered a wildfire in southern California that has destroyed 7,000 acres (2,800 hectares) and forced many residents to flee their homes, the fire department said yesterday. More than 500 firefighters and four helicopters were battling the El Dorado blaze east of […]
Italy’s antitrust authority said on Monday it had opened an inquiry into Google Inc , Apple Inc and Dropbox Inc over cloud computing services. MILAN: Italy’s antitrust authority said on Monday it had opened an inquiry into Google Inc , Apple Inc and Dropbox Inc over cloud computing services. “The […]
HONG KONG: Hong Kong’s plan to test every resident for the coronavirus is being hobbled by limited take-up as a wary public steer clear of the China-backed health scheme. The free voluntary tests are part of an attempt to stamp out a third wave of infections that began in late […]
LONDON: British police said today they had arrested a man on suspicion of murder after a series of stabbings in the early hours of yesterday morning in the city of Birmingham left one person dead and seven others injured. The 27-year-old suspect was detained in Selly Oak area of the […]
WELLINGTON: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern resumed campaigning in New Zealand’s virus-delayed general election today with an attention-grabbing promise to make the Maori New Year a public holiday. Electioneering had barely started last month when a sudden Covid-19 outbreak forced Auckland into lockdown and brought a temporary halt to campaign activities. […]
SYDNEY: Looking to travel from Beijing to Hangzhou in eastern China? A flight can be had for as low as 180 yuan (US$26): One of a slew of deals fuelling a robust recovery in Chinese passenger levels and which could provide a model for a beleaguered industry globally. Led by […]