Hong Kong is positioning itself as a leading global hub for family offices and high-net-worth investments, capitalizing on recent geopolitical shifts that have impacted Switzerland’s traditionally neutral image.
Treasury minister says city more likely to entice investors to set up family offices after Switzerland’s neutral image called into question.
With less than a week before leaving the White House, President Joe Biden on Wednesday again shielded Hong Kongers who stay in the United States beyond the expiration of their visas from deportation.
"Since June 2020, at least 200 opposition politicians, activists, and protesters have been taken into custody on politically motivated NSL charges," said President Joe Biden.
The extraterritorial application of Hong Kong’s national security laws is a form of transnational repression that threatens U.S. sovereignty and the human rights and fundamental freedoms of people all over the world,
Several people died during and after the riot, including one protester by gunshot and four police officers by suicide. More than 140 officers were injured. After the attack, Trump’s political career seemed done. But in two weeks, he takes the oath of office.
HONG KONG (AP) — Asian stocks retreated on Monday after U.S. stocks fell as good news on the job market raised inflation worries. Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday.
President Joe Biden is planning one more round of export restrictions on AI chips to limit some countries' access to the key technology.
The US is to enact a sweeping set of new sanctions on Russia’s oil industry, including restrictions on two major Russian oil producers and an alleged “shadow fleet” of tankers, the Biden administration announced on Friday.
Israel ranks second only to China as the country jailing the most journalists globally, according to a report released Thursday. The number of journalists held by Israel has more than doubled from last year, with 43 behind bars, all of whom are Palestinians, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists, or CPJ.
The Biden administration has issued new restrictions on the export of US-developed computer chips that power artificial intelligence (AI) systems, in a final effort to prevent
Asian and European markets sank Monday after an outsized US jobs report dealt another blow to hopes for more interest rate cuts, while oil extended a rally sparked by new sanctions on Russia's energy sector.