As ‘Cannabis 2.0’ kicks off in Canada, industry strangled by limited retail outlets
A year after Canada legalized use of recreational marijuana cannabis stocks have lost half their market value, and investors betting that the launch of higher-margin...
Hong Kong legislative session adjourned amid protests and heckling
Hong Kong’s Legislative Council meeting was adjourned on Thursday as pro-democracy lawmakers repeatedly heckled the city’s embattled leader, Carrie Lam, with several escorted from the...
Lotte Group chairman stays out of jail as South Korea court ruling upheld
South Korea’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a ruling by a lower court that freed Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin from jail after he had...
China’s pig herd to recover in 2020 after African swine fever devastation: official
China’s hog production capacity should bottom out before the end of 2019 after outbreaks of African swine fever decimated the world’s biggest pig herd, an...
Japanese PM’s offering for shrine sparks criticism from Seoul
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent an offering to Tokyo’s controversial Yasukuni Shrine for war dead on Thursday, prompting neighboring South Korea to call on...
Abe visits typhoon-hit areas; Japan may postpone new emperor’s parade
The Japanese government is considering postponing a celebratory parade after Emperor Naruhito’s formal enthronement ceremony next week due to damage from Typhoon Hagibis, national broadcaster...
Report: Brown turns down Celtics’ four-year, $80 million offer
Swingman Jaylen Brown is not interested in the four-year, $80 million extension he has received from the Boston Celtics, Yahoo Sports reported Wednesday....
NHL roundup: Avs take first loss as Pens win in OT
Brandon Tanev scored a short-handed goal with 1:03 left in overtime Wednesday to give the host Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 win and hand the Colorado...
Exclusive: Iran-backed militias deployed snipers in Iraq protests – sources
Iran-backed militias deployed snipers on Baghdad rooftops during the Iraq’s deadliest anti-government protests in years, two Iraqi security officials told Reuters....
Christian Dior criticized over China map, apologizes, upholds ‘one China’
French luxury brand Christian Dior apologized on Thursday and said it supported China’s territorial sovereignty after it was criticized for using a map of China...