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Wed, October 16, 2019 | 20:52

Beijing accuses US lawmakers of 'intention to destroy Hong Kong'

Beijing warned on Wednesday that it would take countermeasures to stop the US “interfering in its internal affairs” after condemning the House of Representatives for passing an act in support of Hong Kong's anti-government protesters, moving the legislation closer to becoming law.

2019-10-16 14:23

Pentagon official: US concerned by Beijing's 'heavier hand' in Hong Kong

Pentagon official: US concerned by Beijing's 'heavier hand' in Hong Kong

Hong Kong's long-held reputation as one of Asia-Pacific's best, most well-regulated police, judicial and administrative systems is under threat as Beijing takes an increasingly aggressive and intrusive stance, a senior Pentagon official said on Tuesday.

2019-10-16 14:01

Beijing accuses US lawmakers of 'intention to destroy Hong Kong'

58 dead, rescuers in 'day and night' hunt for missing after Japan typhoon

Fresh rain threatened to hamper efforts by tens of thousands of Japanese rescuers searching for survivors after a powerful typhoon that by early Tuesday had killed 58 people. Typhoon Hagibis crashed into the country on Saturday night, unleashing high winds and torrential rain across 36 of the country's 47 prefectures, triggering landslides and catastrophic flooding.

2019-10-15 09:47

Trio win Nobel Economics Prize for work on poverty

The 2019 Nobel Prize in economics was awarded Monday to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for pioneering new ways to alleviate global poverty. Banerjee and Duflo are at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, while Kremer is at Harvard University. The three have often worked together.

2019-10-14 20:38

Aftermath of Hagibis [PHOTOS]

A rescue helicopter flies over rescue workers searching a flooded area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, which caused severe floods at the Chikuma River in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, October 14, 2019.

2019-10-14 11:47

Destructive typhoon in Japan pummels Korean reporter

Hundreds take to Hong Kong streets ahead of new round of weekend protests

Hundreds of mask-wearing pro-democracy protesters marched through Hong Kong's central business district at lunchtime on Friday, occupying a main thoroughfare and disrupting traffic as the city braced for another weekend of turmoil. Chanting calls for their core demands and denouncing what they see as police brutality, the crowd peacefully occupied streets in the financial dis...

2019-10-11 15:35

Apple pulls app used to track Hong Kong police, Cook defends move

Typhoon advancing toward Tokyo area on holiday weekend

A powerful typhoon is advancing toward the Tokyo area, where torrential rains are expected this weekend. The Japan Meteorological Agency said Typhoon Hagibis was in the Pacific advancing north-northwestward toward Japan's main island. Its winds of 180 kilometers per hour (110 mph) with gusts to 250 kph (156 mph) as of Friday morning were expected to weaken before landfall Sat...

2019-10-11 11:51

Turkey within Trump red line: US official

Turkey's assault on Syrian Kurdish forces has not breached a red line declared by President Donald Trump, a US official said Thursday, as he added that Washington wanted to broker a ceasefire. Trump, in a week of mixed messages, initially voiced understanding for Turkey before criticizing the offensive and warning of sanctions if the operation is not "humane."

2019-10-11 11:21

US troop withdrawal from Syria raises concerns about Trump's alliance policy

Hong Kong lecturer replaced after anti-protester comments prompt heckling

A veteran lecturer at Hong Kong Community College has been replaced after his criticism of anti-government protesters prompted more than 100 students to surround and heckle him in his classroom.

2019-10-10 14:28

Swedish firm gives Hong Kong protesters security keys amid police hacking fear

A Swedish tech company renowned for encryption has donated hundreds of security keys to Hong Kong's protest movement after an activist sought help in repelling police online.

2019-10-10 14:02

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