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Hong Kong is becoming hub for financial crime, US lawmakers say

In a letter, US lawmakers have asked Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to rethink ties with Hong Kong’s banking sector.

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Joe Biden

Biden pardons turkeys Peach and Blossom during final Thanksgiving event

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My Take

My Take | The mainstreaming of long-time critic is a symptom of US empire’s decline

25 Nov 2024 - 9:00PM

India

Bollywood’s Aamir Khan almost retired during Covid, but Kiran Rao changed his mind

Khan, famous for “Laal Singh Chaddha,” credits his ex-wife Kiran Rao for his comeback, saying he felt guilty and needed to re-evaluate his priorities.

25 Nov 2024 - 8:00PM

Bollywood actor Aamir Khan and director Kiran Rao (left)) display ink marked fingers after casting their votes at a polling station on May 20. Photo: AFP

US presidential election 2024

US farm industry urges Trump to shield them from deportation crackdown

Nearly half of America’s farmworkers lack legal status, and their removal would leave farms struggling to find replacements.

25 Nov 2024 - 7:22PMvideocam

Fame and celebrity

Who is Ryleigh Spector – and is she creating ‘Bad Blood’ with Taylor Swift?

Ryleigh Spector, wife of Buffalo Bills star Baylon Spector, just threw shade at Taylor Swift after her husband’s team beat the Kansas City Chiefs – so who is she?

25 Nov 2024 - 7:00PM

Banking & finance

Singapore, Hong Kong among top picks in Asia for investment: HSBC

Singapore is the top destination for wealthy entrepreneurs to relocate, while Hong Kong fails to make the top 10.

25 Nov 2024 - 8:07PMvideocam

Pedestrians walk along the promenade near the financial district in Singapore on October 2024. Photo: AFP

Hong Kong stock market

Chinese game developer Boyaa rides bitcoin boom; Hong Kong shares rise ninefold

The company, which develops online card and board games, started investing in digital currencies in 2023.

25 Nov 2024 - 6:08PMvideocam

Donald Trump

Republicans push back against claims Trump intelligence pick is ‘compromised’

Tulsi Gabbard is expected to face scrutiny for comments sympathetic to Russia and a 2017 visit to Syria where she met President Bashar al-Assad.

25 Nov 2024 - 11:59AM

American cinema

Thriller September 5 recalls hostage tragedy at 1972 Munich Olympics

‘Almost like Rear Window,’ director says of September 5, set in ABC Sports control room. Producer who was there recalls what it was like.

25 Nov 2024 - 11:20AMvideocam

A Palestinian terrorist on a balcony at the Olympic Village in Munich where his group held Israeli athletes hostage. The Black September attack in 1972 is the subject of new thriller September 5. Photo: AP

Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong stocks trade close to 2-month low, NWD drops on Hang Seng removal

Turnover on the city’s stock market was about 5 per cent lower than the 30-day average.

25 Nov 2024 - 4:36PM

People passed a bank in Hong Kong. Photo: Agence France Presse

Jimmy Lai trial

Hong Kong’s Jimmy Lai failed to get Pence, Pompeo to subscribe to Apple Daily – as it happened

Lai was told top US officials had security protocols preventing them from officially subscribing to app, and he confirms none ever did.

25 Nov 2024 - 6:18PM

China-India relations

Hope grows for India-China economic ties amid Trump’s tariff threats

Will the new-found optimism from their border thaw endure escalating trade tensions with the US?

25 Nov 2024 - 8:00AM

Mergers & Acquisitions

Chinese M&A activity seen rising amid Trump tariff threat

‘More tariffs may mean that the globalisation of Chinese companies is going to get faster,’ Deloitte analyst says.

25 Nov 2024 - 6:00AM

An aerial view of a container port in Qingdao in east China’s Shandong province on June 6, 2024. Photo: AP

US-China relations

Opinion | Exit America, enter China? How Beijing can benefit from an isolationist US

America’s abdication as the world’s sole superpower would open up a tremendous diplomatic and economic opportunity for China.

25 Nov 2024 - 5:57AMvideocam

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for a meeting with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on November 14, at the Government Palace in Lima, ahead of the Apec summit. Photo: Zuma press wire/dpa

Donald Trump

Republican Senator Rand Paul opposes Trump talk of using military in deportations

Senator noted there’s a bar on military use in domestic law enforcement, after Donald Trump vowed the largest deportation effort in US history.

25 Nov 2024 - 9:20AM

Fame and celebrity

Meet American Idol Adam Lambert’s fashion insider boyfriend, Oliver Gliese

Gliese now works as a partnerships manager at Global Fashion Agenda, a non-profit organisation dedicated to promoting sustainable practices in the fashion industry

25 Nov 2024 - 4:00AM

Middle East

Iran to hold nuclear talks in Geneva with European powers

Iran accelerated uranium enrichment plans after the UN atomic watchdog passed a resolution against Tehran.

24 Nov 2024 - 11:19PM

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (right) meeting with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi (left) in Tehran, Iran, on November 14. Photo: EPA-EFE

Art

US artist Howardena Pindell holds first Asia solo show in Hong Kong

On show at White Cube, the wonders of space and nature, and a racist symbol, shape the art of Pindell, 81, raised in the America of Jim Crow.

24 Nov 2024 - 6:30PMvideocam

Transport and logistics

Opinion | North American ports must automate or risk losing out to Asia and Europe

While automated hubs in Asia and Europe attract more trade, ports in the US and Canada are mired in inefficiency and recurring labour disputes.

24 Nov 2024 - 4:30PMvideocam

Romania

Romania presidential vote tied after first round, partial results show

PM Marcel Ciolacu and hard-right independent Calin Georgescu each had about 22.1 per cent and could face each other in a December 8 run-off.

25 Nov 2024 - 6:10AM

Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu, centre, delivers a speech at the PSD campaign headquarters after the first exit-poll in Bucharest, Romania on Sunday. Photo: EPA-EFE

Books and literature

Cormac McCarthy’s ‘secret muse’ was 17 when they first had sex, she says

American author Cormac McCarthy was 42 when he met 16-year-old Augusta Britt, who she says inspired characters in some of his famous novels.

24 Nov 2024 - 1:15PMvideocam

Pulitzer Prize-winner Cormac McCarthy, pictured here in 2011, was the author of books including Blood Meridian, The Road, No Country for Old Men, All the Pretty Horses, The Crossing, Cities of the Plain, The Passenger, Suttree and The Orchard Keeper. Photo: TNS

Americas and the Caribbean

Uruguay’s once-dull election has become a dead heat in presidential run-off

Conservative governing party and left-leaning coalition locked in close run-off after failing to win outright majority in last month’s vote.

25 Nov 2024 - 4:51AM

Middle East

Iran plans to activate thousands of centrifuges after IAEA dispute

According to media reports, Tehran plans on installing the devices within the next 4 to 6 months.

24 Nov 2024 - 9:12AM

Profile

St Vincent has always crafted her own identity – her new album is no different

Ahead of her Hong Kong debut, at Clockenflap, American singer and musician St Vincent talks life, death, love and identity.

24 Nov 2024 - 7:15AM

US-China relations

TikTok CEO sought Musk’s input ahead of Trump takeover, report says

The two tech CEOS did not discuss specific measures to keep the Chinese-owned app running in the US, as a potential ban looms.

24 Nov 2024 - 7:12AMvideocam

TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew speaks during the Apec summit in Lima, Peru, on November 15. Photo: AP

Donald Trump

Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief for his final cabinet secretary pick

Several spots that are traditionally cabinet-level remain, including US trade representative and head of the small business administration.

24 Nov 2024 - 7:01AMvideocam

Icons and Influencers

Meet Nancy Mace, who introduced the transphobic Capitol Hill bathroom bill

The Republican South Carolina Representative admitted she deliberately targeted the former Delaware state senator – but seems unbothered by death threats.

24 Nov 2024 - 6:00AM

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