annual report – Charm

Probes by Hong Kong’s ombudsman reach 5-year low amid focus on mediation

Cs news3 days ago02 mins

The number of direct investigations led by Hong Kong’s ombudsman has dropped by nearly 60 per cent, reaching the lowest level in five years, as his office increasingly relied on mediation to “foster harmony” when handling complaints. A comparison of the latest annual report from Ombudsman Jack Chan Jick-chi on Wednesday with past versions also…

Wall Street rises just enough to break its 4-day losing streak

Cs news4 months ago4 months ago08 mins

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish Wednesday after climbing in the morning but then running out of steam. The Standard & Poor’s 500 finished an iota higher, less than 0.1%, after surrendering virtually all of its early gain of 0.9%. But that was just enough to break a four-day losing streak that…