Month: March 2025
Hong Kong’s top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group
Campaigners attend a protest and candlelit vigil at Chinese Embassy London on June 4, 2023. Guy Smallman | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hong Kong’s top court unanimously overturned on Thursday the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organized an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice. The ruling is a rare victory […]
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Hong Kong’s top court quashes convictions of pro-democracy Tiananmen group
Campaigners attend a protest and candlelit vigil at Chinese Embassy London on June 4, 2023. Guy Smallman | Getty Images News | Getty Images Hong Kong’s top court unanimously overturned on Thursday the convictions of three former members of a pro-democracy group that organized an annual candlelight vigil to mark China’s 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, citing a miscarriage of justice. The ruling is a rare victory […]
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U.S. eyes zero tariff on cars in India trade deal as Tesla entry nears, Reuters reports
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump hold a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House in Washington DC, United States on February 13, 2025. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) Nathan Posner/Anadolu | Anadolu | Getty Images The United States wants India to eliminate tariffs on car imports under […]
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It’s ‘never been easier’ to become an online scammer as cybercrime markets flourish, security experts warn
“Looking back to the 1990s and early 2000s, you needed to have a reasonable level of technical competence to pull off these types of crimes,” Nicholas Court, assistant director of Interpol’s Financial Crime and Anti-Corruption Centre, told CNBC. Imaginima | E+ | Getty Images An expanding network of cybercrime marketplaces is making it easier than […]
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Japanese 10-year bond yields surge to near 16-year highs on rate-hike expectations, global sell-off
A screen displays the Nikkei 225 Stock Average figure at the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), operated by Japan Exchange Group Inc. (JPX), in Tokyo, Japan, on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023. The expansion of Israel’s ground operations in Gaza added more pressure to global markets as investors prepare for a busy week packed with major central […]
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‘Tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war’ — China says it’s ready to fight U.S. until the end
This photo shows a general view of a screen broadcasting live footage of China’s President Xi Jinping attending the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) as seen outside a shopping mall in Beijing on March 5, 2025. Greg Baker | Afp | Getty Images China said it was prepared to fight “any type […]
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S&P 500 futures are flat after market stages a comeback rally fueled by hopes for tariff concessions: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on March 4, 2025. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images S&P 500 futures were near the flatline on Wednesday night after the major averages rebounded on hopes for concessions on President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Futures tied to the broad market index […]
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China doubles down on AI and tech innovation as Trump ratchets up trade pressure
Key Points The undercurrent of China’s annual parliamentary meetings this week is U.S. trade tensions — and how Chinese technology is offsetting that pressure. “Internationally … an increasingly complex and severe external environment may exert a greater impact on China in areas such as trade, science and technology,” Chinese Premier Li Qiang said in his […]
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Appeals court allows Trump administration to remove federal ethics watchdog — for now
FILE PHOTO: Special Counsel of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel Hampton Dellinger poses for a portrait in an undated handout image. U.S. Office Of Special Counsel | Via Reuters A federal appeals court on Wednesday allowed the Trump administration to remove a top federal ethics watchdog from his office while a lawsuit challenging his […]
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Asia-Pacific markets set to open higher after Wall Street rises on Trump auto tariff concessions
People watch the first sunrise of the new year from a footbridge overlooking the city skyline in Seoul on January 1, 2024. Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets were set to open higher Thursday, as Wall Street rose overnight after U.S. President Donald Trump postponed tariffs on certain automakers. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 […]
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