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Stock market today: Asian shares mostly rise ahead of U.S. inflation report

Barbara Terrio

TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares gained Friday as traders looked ahead to a key report on inflation that could influence ...

Taiwan raises travel risk warnings for mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau over new anti-separatist rules

Abhinav Thawait

Taiwan has raised its travel warnings for mainland China – as well as Hong Kong and Macau – after Beijing ...

How Hongkongers can guard against ‘flesh-eating’ bacteria causing record cases in Japan

Debi Johnson

Earlier this week, the centre issued a statement urging residents to take “necessary precautions” to avoid the infection when travelling ...

Silence and heavy security in China and Hong Kong mark 35th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown

Abhinav Thawait

BEIJING (AP) — Beijing’s Tiananmen Square had checkpoints and police vehicles on Tuesday as China tried to silence the 35th ...

After crackdown on Hong Kong. overseas communities carry the torch of Tiananmen memories alive

Abhinav Thawait

HONG KONG (AP) — As the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square crackdown neared, Rowena He, a prominent scholar of ...

Hong Kong convicts 14 pro-democracy activists in national security case

Abhinav Thawait

HONG KONG (AP) — Fourteen pro-democracy activists were convicted in Hong Kong’s biggest national security case on Thursday by a ...

Why China’s top Covid expert is studying climate change to prepare for the next global pandemic

Debi Johnson

In 2020, Zhang was appointed leader of Shanghai’s clinical expert team for Covid-19, becoming a household name and central figure ...

Owner of exploded Michigan building arrested at airport while trying to leave US, authorities say

Elaine Hadley

CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The owner of a suburban Detroit business that caught fire and exploded, killing a man, ...

Bitcon, Ether Rise as Hong Kong Exchange-Traded Fund Applicants Say They’ve Been Approved for Bitcoin ETF

Barbara Terrio

Bitcoin (BTC) has risen 2.8% over 24 hours, trading above $66,500, and ether (ETH) has advanced to $3,240, according to ...

Beneath the calm, Hong Kong’s new security law drives deeper, quieter changes

Abhinav Thawait

HONG KONG (AP) — On the surface, life in Hong Kong after a broad new national security law recently took ...