At least 19 South Korean university students were arrested Friday after climbing the walls of the US embassy in Seoul and attempting to enter the residence of Ambassador Harry Harris. Students were reportedly protesting the presence – and cost – of American military forces in the country.Students can be seen on video using extension ladders…
Basking in loud chants of “Bernie’s back,” Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders resumed campaigning weeks after being sidelined by a heart attack and told supporters he was ready to resume “the epic struggle” for the White House.Energised by thousands of backers gathered for a Queens rally, the 78-year-old Vermont senator said, “When I look at…
Tens of thousands of Lebanese people took to the streets Saturday for a third day of protests against tax increases and alleged official corruption despite several arrests by security forces.They streamed into the streets around the country’s parliament in Beirut, as well as elsewhere across the country, AFP journalists said, despite calls for calm from…
At the height of her fame and youth, Carman made the wrong decisions in her career and personal life.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday warned that Turkey would “crush the heads” of Kurdish forces if they did not withdraw from a proposed safe zone along the border under a US-brokered deal.If the pull-out does not happen by Tuesday evening, “we will start where we left off and continue to crush the terrorists’…
Him was impressed by Kelly on the set of “The Witness”.
When she was 12, Myolie had attended boarding school in Ireland.
Despite being absent from screens for 16 years, Mark Cheng still believes in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
South Africa has added its weight to China’s support for the multilateral trade system, as the commodities-reliant economy is buffeted by the tariff war between Beijing and Washington.In the coastal city of Durban on Friday, Naledi Pandor, South Africa’s minister of international relations and cooperation, told Chinese State Councillor Wang Yi that South Africa would…
A man surrendered himself to Hong Kong police after slashing a teenager in the neck and abdomen near a “Lennon Wall” in Tai Po on Saturday evening.A police spokesman said the attack took place outside Tai Po Market MTR station at around 5.42pm. The victim, aged 19, was rushed to Prince of Wales Hospital in…
Just a day after China reported its slowest quarterly economic growth on record, President Xi Jinping repeated his promise to keep opening up the nation’s markets to companies and investors from around the world.“The door of China’s opening up will only open wider and wider, the business environment will only get better and better, and…
British MPs gathered on Saturday for a historic vote on Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal – a decision that could see the United Kingdom leave the European Union this month or plunge the country into fresh uncertainty.The House of Commons is holding its first Saturday sitting since the 1982 Falklands War to debate the…
Hong Kong commuters can expect to be affected by sharply reduced MTR services for the rest of October as the city’s rail operator grapples with extensive damage caused by anti-government protesters at several stations.Some critics have accused the MTR Corporation of helping the government to impose a “de facto curfew” on the city by ending…
Hong Kong commuters can expect to be affected by sharply reduced MTR services for the rest of October as the city’s rail operator grapples with extensive damage caused by anti-government protesters at several stations.Some critics have accused the MTR Corporation of helping the government to impose a “de facto curfew” on the city by ending…
Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera declared a state of emergency in the capital Santiago early on Saturday, as the city of 6 million descended into chaos after protesters began rioting over rising cost-of-living pressures.Black-hooded protesters, enraged by recent fare hikes on public transport, lit fires at several metro stations, looted shops, burned a public bus and…
No more strings attached: Steven has finally returned all the rent money he had owed April, and April herself has overcome her depression.
Hong Kong’s leader said on Saturday it was a relief that a murder suspect who helped spark the political crisis over the government’s now-withdrawn extradition bill has offered to turn himself in to Taiwan authorities.Meanwhile, investigators on the self-ruled island said they would work with their Hong Kong counterparts on getting Chan Tong-Kai to head…
Though they are close friends, Tony Hung had a good reason to not attend Priscilla Wong’s wedding.
About 500 ATMs across Hong Kong will be out of service over the weekend, because of damage by radical protesters or because of “safety considerations”, the city’s de facto central bank warned on Saturday.The Monetary Authority said about 15 per cent of the city’s 3,300 ATMs were down, citing reports from banks. It urged customers…
When everyone was thinking that Shirley Yeung had fallen from grace, she came out as a hero.
Hong Kong’s embattled leader hinted on Saturday that she was open to reshuffling her cabinet, which includes ministers and advisers, but only after the months-long political crisis rocking the city died down.Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Saturday also addressed allegations of police brutality in the handling of the unrest, saying the government would…
In the world of Chinese sport, the national women’s volleyball squad stands head and shoulders above many of the country’s other teams.While the men’s soccer team has yet to win a World Cup match and the men’s basketball squad not made it into the top five, the women volleyballers have long been among the international…
On Wednesday, The New York Times ran an intriguing story on its front page on how Deutsche Bank won business in China “by charming and enriching the country’s political elite”. It is fascinating mainly because the story is based upon internal confidential documents, prepared by the bank and its outside lawyers, that were obtained by…
TVB will air two more dramas that Jacqueline Wong starred in.
The recent meeting between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping in the southern Indian city of Mamallapuram was meant to provide a forum for the leaders to build on the progress they had purportedly made in the central Chinese city of Wuhan in 2018, their first “informal summit”. In theory, an…
Violent clashes escalated in Barcelona late on Friday, as radical Catalan separatists hurled rocks and fireworks at police, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets, turning the city centre into a chaotic battleground.The deterioration came on the fifth consecutive day of protests in the Catalan capital and elsewhere over a Spanish court’s jailing of…
An exchange rate pact between China and the United States that is set to form part of an interim trade deal between the world’s two biggest economies is expected to reduce risks of exchange rate turbulence and is unlikely to engineer a one-sided currency movement as the Plaza Accord did in 1985, according to analysts.For…
Hugo decided to move to Malaysia because of the affordable properties.
Louis and Jessica’s real-life friendship made it easy for sparks to fly onscreen.
Scattered fighting flared in northern Syria on Friday despite a ceasefire deal as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned he would resume a full-scale operation against Kurdish forces if they do not withdraw from a border “safe zone”.US President Donald Trump said Erdogan told him there had been “minor sniper and mortar fire” in the…