The more than three decade crime-fighting career of Hong Kong’s most senior anti-corruption investigator has come to an abrupt end – less than a year after she was appointed to the top job.
Land reclamation in Wuhan for construction worsened floods, say locals
Microsoft has a birthday present for Windows 10 users: more capabilities for its Cortana digital assistant and new ways to ditch passwords.
Contrary to popular belief, pasta consumption does not make you fat, according to research into a staple of the Mediterranean – and much of the Western – diet.
Company has just launched QuickPass in South Korea, which allows cardholders to pay by tapping their mobile phones
Federal Reserve policymakers decided in June that interest rate hikes should stay on hold until they have a handle on the consequences of Britain’s vote on EU membership, according to the minutes from the Fed’s June policy meeting released on Wednesday.
Hong Kong’s environmental protection department under fire for failing to prevent the import of electronic waste, with activists claiming they have been providing information on illegal dump sites since 2007.
Leaders order more resources to help with rescue and relief efforts.
Fifteen arrested in crackdown on bookmakers hours before semi-finals between Wales and Portugal
Hong Kong stocks are expected to open lower Wednesday, as the Hang Seng Index futures July contract fell 0.4 per cent or 85 points to 20,640 in the pre-opening session.
Benchmark interest rate cuts could be on the horizon as the mainland battles economic headwinds over the rest of the year, analysts say
The Chinese yuan continued its slide on Wednesday morning after the Chinese central bank fixed the currency at a fresh five and a half year low against the US dollar, while the British pound skidded to a new 31-year low versus the greenback on renewed concerns about the Brexit fallout.
Beijing says it wants to allow market forces to dictate stock prices but refuses to give up control when trading goes against policy, experts say.
Malaysia’s opposition leader Lim Guan Eng, who is also the chief minister of the prosperous northern island of Penang, was arrested on Wednesday by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) for alleged graft.
Hoping to show the world his country is doing just fine despite sanctions and outside pressure over its nuclear weapons programme, DPRK leader Kim Jong-un has put his soldier-builders to work on yet another major project – a series of apartments and high-rises that are once again changing the Pyongyang skyline.
Cameras from state television will provide live footage from Thursday’s inauguration at Malacañang Palace because there is not enough room for media.
Hirers say the game reveals more about candidates than just long pages of resumes.
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