I have just returned from the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) conference in Malta, which was my first overseas trip since assuming the chairmanship of the Hong Kong Bar Association. The CLA, which is governed by a council drawn from some of the most senior legal professionals in the Commonwealth, was one of many that spoke…
The US has sanctioned a United Arab Emirates-based Indian national and two India-based entities operating as part of Iran’s “shadow fleet” and involved in shipping Iranian oil. The actions have been taken following an Executive Order which targets Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sectors. (Representational/REUTERS) Jugwinder Singh Brar owns multiple shipping companies that boast a fleet…
A former Russian minister and ally of President Vladimir Putin was sentenced Friday to 40 months in prison by a British court for breaching U.K. sanctions — the first conviction of its kind. Dmitrii Ovsiannikov, 48, was found guilty earlier this week of six counts of sanctions evasion related to his role in Russian-occupied Crimea….
Hong Kong national security police have taken away the parents of wanted US-based activist Frances Hui Wing-ting for questioning, the Post has learned, after Washington imposed a new round of sanctions on local officials for what it called “transnational repression”. A source said that Hui’s mother and father were escorted to two police stations in…
Apr 09, 2025 10:02 PM IST BRITAIN-SANCTIONS/RUSSIA:Former Putin-appointed governor in Crimea found guilty of breaching UK sanctions LONDON, – A Russian politician appointed by President Vladimir Putin as governor of Russia-annexed Crimea’s largest city was on Wednesday found guilty of breaching British sanctions, after the first prosecution of its kind. Former Putin-appointed governor in Crimea…
Beijing’s foreign affairs representative in Hong Kong has met the top US envoy in the city to lodge “solemn representations” against the latest sanctions imposed by Washington on six mainland Chinese and local officials. Cui Jianchun, the commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong, also told US Consul General Gregory May on…
The action includes a further 34 per cent tariffs on imports from China, raising American tariffs on China to 54 per cent. In a statement on Thursday morning, the ministry accused the US of “typical unilateral bullying” and vowed to take resolute countermeasures. It also said Beijing would urge Washington to remove the tariffs and…
Central and local authorities have slammed the United States for sanctioning six officials, including Hong Kong’s justice secretary and outgoing police chief, over “transnational repression” under the city’s national security legislation, with Beijing vowing to retaliate. The Commissioner’s Office of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Hong Kong and the city government on Tuesday…
The US imposed sanctions on Hong Kong’s departing police chief and five other officials on Monday, saying they had undermined the semi-autonomous city’s “protected rights and freedoms”, and warned of additional visa restrictions for Chinese officials blocking “reciprocal access” to Tibet. The sanctions against Hong Kong Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee and other high-ranking officials…
Crude oil prices were on course for their third weekly rise as concern grew about supply after President Trump threatened 25% tariffs on any country buying Venezuelan crude while stepping up sanctions on Iranian entities. At the time of writing, Brent crude was trading at $73.91 per barrel while West Texas Intermediate was changing hands…