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Hong Kong protesters to rally for Catalan separatists as China speaks out
HONG KONG: Hong Kong protesters plan to rally today in support of demonstrators pushing for a separate Catalonia in northeastern Spain as a Chinese official denounced months of “mad violence” in Hong Kong and forces pushing for independence. The protests
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Hong Kong protesters crash NBA opening night party
Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters crashed the NBA’s opening night party yesterday handing out thousands of black t-shirts as the Toronto Raptors prepared to begin the defence of their championship title against the New Orleans Pelicans. While the Raptors gifted the
Read MoreChina may replace HK leader, appoint ‘interim’ chief executive
China is drawing up a plan to replace Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam with an “interim” chief executive, the Financial Times reported, citing people briefed on the deliberations, which would bring to a close Lam’s rule after months of often-violent
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SingEx and Deutsche Messe to organise international event on IR4.0
PUCHONG: With the Sino-US trade war undermining the global economy, slowing growth rate in China and uncertainty in the Euro zone, it is time for businesses to transform itself and leverage on existing means to enhance competitiveness through innovation. With
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Thai king strips ‘disloyal’ new royal consort of titles
BANGKOK: Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn has stripped his newly named royal consort of her titles and military ranks for being “disloyal” and conducting a rivalry with Queen Suthida, the palace said late yesterday. It made the extraordinary announcement just months
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India trade body tells members not to import Malaysian palm oil
NEW DELHI: An Indian trade body representing oilseed crushers yesterday advised its members not to buy palm oil from Malaysia, taking a cue from New Delhi’s protest against Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s remarks on the Kashmir conflict. “The
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Two new typhoons to hit Japan after Hagibis
TOKYO: Two new typhoons are moving towards the shores of Japan, where the elimination of the previous Typhoon Hagibis’ aftermath of floods and landslides caused by heavy rains has not yet been completed, Sputnik news quoted the Japan Meteorological Agency
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Hong Kong protesters stage huge rally, violence erupts
Police and pro-democracy protesters battled on the streets of Hong Kong yesterday as thousands of people rallied in several districts in defiance of attempts by the authorities to crack down on demonstrators. After two weeks of relative calm in the
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Lam backs police use of force against ‘illegal march’
HONG KONG: Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam took to the airwaves today to back the use of force by police ahead of a major anti-government march planned this weekend in the Chinese-ruled city, which has been battered by months of
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Fate of Japan’s imperial dynasty rests on shoulders of 13-year-old
TOKYO: When Japan’s youngest prince, Hisahito, visited Bhutan in August on his first overseas trip just months after his uncle Naruhito became emperor, his trip was regarded as the debut of a future monarch on the world stage. Greeting his
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