‘I had to choose between prison and leaving Iran. With a heavy heart, I chose exile,’ Rasoulof said. Iran had pressured him to withdraw film The Seed of the Sacred Fig from Cannes.

The US reportedly plans to raise tariffs on Chinese clean energy goods such as electric vehicles, batteries, solar products, with an announcement expected this week.

Trio alleged to have gathered information, carried out surveillance and forced entry into residential address in United Kingdom.

Observers say India could strike a middle ground between Russia and the US, as Washington is also seen to be ‘gradual’ in its handling of allegations.

The 75-year-old monarch’s decision to hand the role, which he held for 32 years, to William, 41, was seen as a snub to Harry when it was announced last year.

With its narrowbody C919 flying regular routes and orders pouring in, China has already started design work on the next generation of its domestically produced commercial aircraft – the C939.

Sham article is almost identical to one debunked two weeks ago, featuring Hong Kong movie star Donnie Yen and US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel.

Police in China’s northeastern Jilin province made the arrests in connection with a scheme that sent US$296 million to South Korea.

Two Chinese firms withdraw bids for Romanian photovoltaic park contracts after Brussels opens investigations under its foreign subsidies regulation.

Lawmakers say government has not come up with effective ways to measure and help population living in poverty.

The flagship developer of tycoon Li Ka-shing has slashed the price of some of the remaining flats at its project in the Northern Metropolis by almost a third compared with when it was first launched in 2021.

Sunak mounted a defence of the Tories’ 14 years in power and warned that Britain would be less safe under Keir Starmer’s Labour opposition, which is widely tipped to come back to power.

If the European Union moves forward with tariffs on Chinese electric cars, it could prompt Beijing to retaliate against Europe’s aviation and agricultural sectors. Instead of undermining world trade, the EU should talk to China to find solutions acceptable to both parties

Senior counsel for government says unfair for Hong Kong Golf Club to claim authorities failed to account for protected trees in environmental impact assessment for redevelopment of course.

Enhancements aim to further open up China’s financial markets and strengthen Hong Kong’s status as an international financial centre.

Finance deals made through smaller Chinese banks would help ‘resolve the threat of secondary sanctions’, according to fresh findings by a Renmin University institute.

Criminals ‘exploit the perceived anonymity and ease of cross-border transactions that cryptocurrencies offer’, Forrester report says.

Lawmaker Nixie Lam Lam says Malaysian officials shared some of its Muslim citizens preferred Thailand over Hong Kong because of the convenience in eating out.

Poon Chung-lung, security guard, discovered unresponsive by another hiker near Lion Rock Country Park.

Gan is likely chosen as DPM due to his close working relationship with Wong as co-chair in the Covid-19 government taskforce, an analyst says.

Manila said its coastguard had found crushed corals that had been dumped by Chinese ships around the disputed Sabina Shoal.

Labour minister Chris Sun lashes out at Social Workers Registration Board for allowing social worker involved in court case for rioting charges to sit on reserve member panel.

As of June 2023, the Export-Import Bank of China owned 25.2 per cent of the Maldives’ external debt and was the country’s biggest single lender.

“A Summer in the Red Scarf” tells the love story between two teen boys at a Soviet pioneer camp. Despite its success, the book’s authors were forced to flee Russia amid a crackdown on LGBTQ propaganda.

‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ leader Wong Chun-keung says he spent money raised through crowdfunding on petrol bombs, but also on trip to Thailand, betting and loan repayments.