Open this photo in gallery: Patrick Lam, left, and Chung Pui-kuen leave court during the hearing on charges of conspiring to publish seditious publications, in Hong Kong, in this June 27, 2023, file photo.Tyrone Siu/Reuters When Chung Pui-kuen founded the media outlet Stand News, he meant the name literally. It was 2014, and media in…
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sent Chinese President Xi Jinping greetings with what appeared to be restrained rhetoric that comes as Pyongyang moves closer to Russia and depends less on its long-time Asian ally. Kim wished “the Chinese people greater success in building a modern socialist country,” in a reply message to Xi for…
Chinese stocks listed on mainland markets eked out a modest gain after a holiday break, seeking to catch up to Hong Kong equities’ momentum amid calls for major economic stimulus. The benchmark CSI 300 Index closed up 0.4% after fluctuating throughout the day, as investors debated whether weaker macro data will prompt the government to…
The Taiwanese company Gold Apollo Co. denied it manufactured the pagers used in attacks across Lebanon, following media reports that identified the low-profile firm as the supplier of the devices. “Those devices aren’t ours,” said a company official, asking not to be named before a formal statement. “We didn’t manufacture the pagers.” Source link
Prolific poster and world’s richest man Elon Musk constantly interacted on his social network X with right-wing influencers paid by a Russia-funded company. Two employees of Russian state-controlled media operation RT allegedly funneled $10 million into Tennessee-based Tenet Media, with the goal of supporting Russian objectives, according to an unsealed indictment in the Southern District…