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The 22-year-old son of a business tycoon has dropped US$117 million on a luxury home in Hong Kong, the latest purchase to highlight the huge wealth gap in a city currently rocked by political protests. The crammed financial hub regularly tops various rankings of cities with the least affordable housing in the world, with even […]

Taiwan has vetoed a $2 billion bid by a Hong Kong-led consortium to build a twin skyscraper in Taipei citing national security concerns, arguing the company is too heavily influenced by mainland China. Hong Kong-listed Nan Hai Corporation had successfully bid to build the “Taipei Twin Towers” along with Malaysian property developer Malton Berhad in […]

by John BIERS US regulators said Wednesday Boeing must address a new “potential risk” in the Boeing 737 MAX, further clouding the timeframe for resuming service on the planes after two deadly crashes. The issue, which surfaced during FAA simulator testing, concerns the ability of pilots to quickly reassert control of the plane if an […]

It’s official—the 2019 nominees for UNESCO’s World Heritage List of protected sites have been assembled, and an 11-day deliberation period in Baku, Azerbaijan, begins this week. A special committee dedicated to the task will be voting on the nominations to decide which sites will be awarded the honour of inclusion in the famed World Heritage List. UNESCO’s World Heritage […]

US semiconductor firm Micron Technology said Tuesday it has resumed some sales to Chinese technology giant Huawei despite a ban imposed by President Donald Trump on national security grounds. The comments from Micron came as the New York Times reported that some American firms have found ways to get around the sanctions on Huawei. Sanjay […]

New research has discovered that employees who view pornography aren’t just costing companies millions of dollars in wasted time, they’re causing harm to the company. A study published in the Journal of Business Ethics finds that viewing pornography at work increases unethical behavior. Given unethical employee behaviour is linked to a number of negative organisational outcomes — […]

American YouTube celebrity Desmond Amofah, better known as “Etika,” has been found dead in New York nearly a week after he disappeared, police said on Tuesday. The 29-year-old became known on the video site for playing and criticizing Nintendo games. The day before he went missing, he had unsettled his fans by posting an eight-minute video […]

by Michael Mathes For Democrats seeking to challenge Donald Trump in 2020, the rubber meets the road in Miami this week, where Joe Biden will defend his frontrunner status as presidential candidates finally square off face to face. Americans are bracing for the nation’s biggest political debate since the slugfests of 2016, a two-night showdown […]

by Frankie TAGGART US President Donald Trump said in an interview broadcast Sunday his chances of retaining the White House in 2020 would be strengthened if Democratic lawmakers start impeachment proceedings against him. Asked on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether he thought impeachment was good politics for him, Trump replied, “I think I win the election easier.” […]

by Maggy DONALDSON In the months following pop icon Michael Jackson’s shock death on June 25, 2009, his inner circle found themselves thrust into the spotlight. Ten years on, as the late King of Pop faces lurid allegations of pedophilia from men he kept close as youths, here’s a look at what’s become of the […]

The 34th ASEAN Summit was held in Bangkok on Sunday, June 23. During the opening ceremonies, the 10 leaders of ASEAN countries lined up onstage for photos and the traditional ASEAN handshake. According to a report from Rappler, PM Lee stood beside Philippine president Duterte but stepped aside and left a gap between the two […]

Former Ambassador-at-Large Bilahari Kausikan has drawn criticism for saying the protestors in Hong Kong who are against China’s extradition “have lost all sense of reality.” Hundreds of thousands of people in Hong Kong gathered in massive ongoing protests in recent weeks against a controversial extradition bill that would allow fugitives to be extradited to mainland […]

Prominent Christian evangelist Franklin Graham was blocked by social media giant Facebook on its platform on Sunday for a post back in 2016 that it thought violated its community standards. Graham, the son of famed evangelist Billy Graham, responded that the act was a “personal attack toward me” and that it amounts to censorship. Graham […]

A petition urging Super Bowl organisers to play the iconic “Sweet Victory” song from the hit cartoon series Spongebob Squarepants at the 2019 sports event has received over 1 million signatures. In March last year, Spongebob creator Stephen Hillenburg announced that he had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The beloved artist passed away on […]

Speaking to BBC in a recent television interview, Hollywood movie star Angelina Jolie indicated that she is not totally against running for politics in the future. When asked by reporter Justin Webb whether she would be getting involved in politics, Jolie replied that it would have been a no 20 years ago but the answer today […]