Hong Kong airport grinds to halt as China likens protests to terrorism
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s airport have cancelled all flights today, blaming demonstrators for the disruptions, while China said the anti-government protests that have roiled the city through two summer…
Singapore to ban domestic elephant ivory trade from 2021
SINGAPORE – Singapore will ban the domestic trade in ivory from September 2021, the government said, shutting the door to an important end-market for poached elephant ivory. Demand for ivory…
Economic downturn to hit Hong Kong like a “tsunami”, city’s leader warns
HONG KONG – Hong Kong’s protests could hit the economy like a tsunami, the city’s leader has said, pledging daring economic reforms in response, even as activists gear up for…
Philippines to protest Chinese ships presence amid troubled ties
MANILA – The Philippines will lodge a protest over the unannounced presence of two Chinese research vessels in its exclusive economic zone (EEZ), one of at least three diplomatic challenges…
Gunman kills 20, wounds 26 at Walmart store in El Paso, Texas
EL PASO, Texas – A man armed with a rifle has opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, killing 20 people and wounding 26 others as panicked…
Russian police detain over 800 in opposition crackdown in Moscow
MOSCOW – Russian police forcibly detained over 800 people attending a protest in Moscow on Saturday to demand free elections, including prominent activist Lyubov Sobol, after authorities warned the demonstration…
Hong Kong police fire tear gas as city is again roiled by protests
HONG KONG – Hong Kong police fired multiple tear gas rounds on Saturday night in confrontations with black-clad activists in the city’s Kowloon area, as the Chinese-controlled territory was again…
Strong earthquake kills four in Indonesia
JAKARTA – A powerful undersea earthquake that struck off the Indonesian islands of Sumatra and Java has killed four people and damaged hundreds of buildings, the nation’s disaster agency said.…
Japan’s cabinet approves removal of S. Korea from favoured trade list
TOKYO – Japan’s cabinet has approved a plan to remove South Korea from a list of countries that enjoy minimum export controls, a move likely to escalate tensions fuelled by…
Trump hits China with more tariffs, says Xi moving too slow on trade
WASHINGTON – US President Donald Trump says he plans to impose a 10% tariff on $US300 billion of Chinese imports from Sept. 1 and could raise tariffs further if China’s…
