Apple should ultimately bear responsibility for losses arising from more than 700 unauthorised credit card transactions in Hong Kong, Election Committee sector legislator Johnny Ng Kit-chong has said, as questions mount over
Norwegian fuel giant Haltbakk Bunkers has reportedly refused to supply fuel to U.S. military ships and personnel stationed in Norway following the recent meeting between former President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President
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Finland has lifted the arrest of the oil tanker Eagle S, which had been seized in late December following accusations that it damaged the Estlink 2 power cable connecting Estonia and Finland.
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Donald Trump’s decision to halt offshore wind development permits has dealt a devastating blow to the already struggling US offshore wind sector, which was grappling with high costs and economic uncertainties even
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The Adani Group has reignited plans for major investments in the United States, despite ongoing criminal charges against its billionaire founder, Gautam Adani. As reported by the Financial Times, the Indian conglomerate
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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called on Canada to follow Mexico’s lead in imposing matching tariffs on Chinese imports, suggesting that such a move could help create a unified trade barrier
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Copper waiting to leave warehouses has reached its highest level since 2021, as traders move to deliver the metal to the U.S. ahead of impending tariffs, according to data from the London
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Macau’s gaming industry showed signs of recovery in February, with gross gaming revenue increasing by 6.8% year-on-year to 19.74 billion patacas ($2.5 billion), according to data released by the Gaming Inspection and
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India’s crude oil imports from Russia witnessed a significant decline in February, reaching their lowest level since January 2023. The downturn follows the latest round of sanctions imposed by the United States
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A major investigation has uncovered that Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, Bangladesh’s former land minister, and his family secretly acquired nearly 500 properties worldwide over the past three decades, raising serious concerns over corruption and
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Blackstone CEO Stephen Schwarzman took home more than $1 billion in 2024, driven by surging dividend payouts as the private equity giant saw a sharp rebound in investment activity. According to Blackstone’s
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Hong Kong billionaire Li Ka-shing’s CK Hutchison is at the center of renewed scrutiny after the U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that “China is operating the Panama Canal.” The remark has reignited
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The U.S. trade deficit in goods soared to a record $153 billion in January, as businesses rushed to import foreign products ahead of impending tariffs promised by Donald Trump. The sharp increase—more
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Deporting immigrants may deliver electoral wins to politicians if voters have been sufficiently cultivated by years of demonizing and scapegoating them. For its victims, the cruelties involved are horrific. Yet such deportation
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President Donald Trump has reignited transatlantic trade tensions by threatening to impose a 25% tariff on European Union imports, accusing the bloc of being designed to “screw the United States.” The move,
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Iran has announced plans to triple its nuclear-powered electricity production by 2029, marking a major expansion of its nuclear energy sector at a time of increasing geopolitical friction. The ambitious initiative, outlined
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