HSBC Holdings, Hong Kong’s largest lender, on Tuesday opened a 23,000-square-foot wealth management centre in the International Commerce Centre (ICC), which is expected to give a boost to the city’s struggling office market and help the bank serve its wealthy clients. The centre is located on the 99th floor of the ICC and it is…
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will not travel to Brazil for the BRICS Summit scheduled for early next month. Although there is no official announcement yet, media reports suggested that Xi plans to skip the BRICS Summit, which, if confirmed, will be his first-ever absence from the meeting of the bloc…
Beijing has denied media reports that it rejected an asylum request from former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, with the foreign ministry on Monday saying no application had been received from Duterte or his family. Philippine news agencies, citing an anonymous source, reported last week that Duterte had been rejected from obtaining asylum in China before…
After more than a year of Israeli bombing, tens of thousands of Palestinian deaths, and a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, the world was largely united in saying “enough is enough”. United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) resolution 12667 in December was clear in its demand: An immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Countries as diverse as Vietnam, Zimbabwe…
Former Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte, wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for crimes against humanity, has been flown to the Hague hours after being arrested in the capital Manila on Tuesday. The ICC warrant seen by Reuters accuses Duterte of criminal responsibility for the murder of at least 43 people between 2011 and 2019…
MANILA — Philippine ex-leader Rodrigo Duterte was arrested in Manila on Tuesday, as police acted on a warrant requested by the International Criminal Court despite the nation’s departure from the organization in 2019 during the administration of the former president. The step comes amid an escalating feud between the families of Duterte and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and ahead…
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to making headlines in Hong Kong, where he has gone on spending sprees, eaten at fast-food chain Jollibee and delivered a surprise apology over a hostage crisis in Manila that left eight Hongkongers dead. The ex-leader sparked a media frenzy in the city again when alongside his…
Comments by former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte have ignited speculation he is preparing to face an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court (ICC), a development analysts have said could weaken his family’s political dynasty ahead of the country’s coming midterm elections. Speaking at a rally in Hong Kong on Sunday, Duterte said he was…
Former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is no stranger to making headlines in Hong Kong, where he has gone on spending sprees, eaten at fast-food chain Jollibee and delivered a surprise apology over a hostage crisis in Manila that left eight Hongkongers dead. The ex-leader sparked a media frenzy in the city again when alongside his…
By lodging its case with the WTO, the Hong Kong government may think it is taking a principled stance against US trade bullying. Unfortunately, this bully can’t be reasoned with; he beats his chest each time he flouts international law and norms shouting, “America first”. After all, this is US President Donald Trump 2.0 who…