UK should make Hong Kong release of Jimmy Lai ‘priority’: son
PARIS, FRANCE — The son of Jimmy Lai, a pro-democracy media tycoon jailed since 2020 in Hong Kong, has called…
Malaysia searches Chinese ship suspected of looting WWII wrecks
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA — Malaysia’s coastguard said Tuesday that authorities were questioning the crew of a Chinese vessel detained on…
HSBC faces shareholder vote on splitting bank
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Bank giant HSBC faces a vote by shareholders on Friday over a proposal by its largest…
TikTok fined US$15.9 million in UK for flouting under-13 age limit
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Britain’s data regulator said Tuesday that it had fined TikTok £12.7 million (US$15.9 million) for allowing…