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Former New York governor’s aide charged with acting as agent for China Linda Sun, a former aid to Governor Kathy Hochul, is out on bond after being charged with being a spy for China in exchange for millions of dollars in kickbacks. September 4, 2024 Source link
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has axed another 22 flights over an engine component failure uncovered in its Airbus A350 fleet, bringing the number of cancellations this week to 90. Confirming the Post’s report, the airline said 22 flights would be cancelled between Thursday and Saturday, and no further cuts were expected. The…
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry said Wednesday that China is giving its navy two warships of the type it has had docked for months at a strategically important base being expanded with Beijing’s funding, which has raised concerns of China establishing a permanent naval presence on the Gulf of Thailand. Ministry spokeswoman…
Whether it’s the smell of pumpkin spice lattes, the last barbecue of the summer, the start of the football season, or the change in the weather — there are plenty of signs that fall is in the air. In the investing world, that means it’s the perfect time to get your portfolio in order so…
An Airbus SE A350 aircraft operated by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. on the tarmac at Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong, China, on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday confirmed it expects to return its Airbus A350 planes to service by the…
China and Japan did not use their defense hotline to communicate following an unprecedented violation of Japanese airspace by a Chinese military spy plane last week, diplomatic sources said Wednesday, casting fresh doubt over the direct line’s effectiveness in crisis management. In May last year, the two Asian neighbors began operating a hotline between their…
With the extensive $234 million rehabilitation project planned for the historic Veterans Memorial Bridge, some have asked: Why not build a new one? The state Department of Transportation says it’s too expensive. The cost to build a new bridge over the Susquehanna River between York and Lancaster counties would likely be more than $340 million,…
Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific Airways cancelled 32 flights to and from destinations in the region Tuesday a day after it was forced to ground its entire fleet of 48 Airbus A350s when a part in the Rolls Royce engine of one aircraft failed a short while into a flight to Zurich. File Photo by John…
The Chinese navy’s third and most advanced aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, was put to sea for the fourth time on Tuesday to conduct a new round of sea trials after it was launched two years ago. Named for the province of Fujian in southeast China, the carrier sailed from Shanghai’s Jiangnan Shipyard, where it was…
An attempted jail break from DR Congo’s largest prison has left at least 129 people dead and led to women being raped, the interior minister said Tuesday. The circumstances around the bid to bust out of the Makala prison in the capital Kinshasa, which holds 10 times the number it is meant to house, in…