The logo of the Alibaba office building is seen in the Huangpu District in Shanghai, June 16, 2023. Costfoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Chinese tech giant Alibaba Group is betting on its overseas businesses while domestic consumption growth remains sluggish. One bright spot in Alibaba’s latest earnings report was its international e-commerce business unit, which posted … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken denounced the Hong Kong government for publishing what he called a “bounty list” of pro-democracy activists living overseas, including a U.S. citizen. “We reject this attempt to threaten and harass those advocating for freedom and democracy,” Blinken said Friday. The Hong … Read more
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police accused five overseas-based activists of violating a harsh national security law imposed by Beijing and offered rewards of 1 million Hong Kong dollars ($128,000) on Thursday for information leading to each of their arrests. The bounties further intensify the Hong Kong government’s crackdown on dissidents following anti-government protests in … Read more
The world famous Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India was built during the 20th century to commemorate the visit of king George V and Queen Mary. It is located on the waterfront of the Apollo Bunder area of south Mumbai and is the city’s top tourist attraction. Darren Robb | The Image Bank | … Read more
Traders work during the IPO for Chinese ride-hailing company Didi Global Inc on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor in New York City, U.S., June 30, 2021. Brendan McDermid | Reuters There is strong appetite among Chinese companies to list on U.S. stock exchanges, but these IPOs have become a more complicated process, according … Read more
Comment on this storyComment The allegation that India was involved in the assassination of a Canadian citizen and Sikh activist on Canadian soil moves the world’s most populous nation onto a dubious list of countries suspected of carrying out targeted killings beyond their borders. If confirmed, India would join Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran and other … Read more
HONG KONG — Hong Kong police on Thursday arrested one other particular person accused of supporting abroad activists who allegedly endangered nationwide safety, in an additional enlargement of a authorities crackdown on pro-democracy dissidents. Police detained the 24-year-old man on the metropolis’s airport a day after 4 different folks had been arrested for allegedly utilizing … Read more
On this August 2020 {photograph}, pro-democracy lawmakers Ted Hui (Centre L) and Lam Cheuk-ting (C) converse to the press outdoors the West Kowloon Magistrates Courtroom after being granted bail following their arrest the day earlier than in a police operation centered on final yr’s big protests. Anthony Wallace | Afp | Getty Pictures Hong Kong … Read more
An activist detained in Hong Kong has begun his closing enchantment searching for recognition for his same-sex marriage registered abroad, in a landmark case for the town’s LGBTQ+ neighborhood ByKANIS LEUNG Related Press Detained activist Jimmy Sham, heart, leaves a jail van to enter the Courtroom of Remaining Attraction as Hong Kong’s high courtroom hear … Read more