Asian shares at fresh three-month highs on China PMI surprise
Asian shares scaled three-month highs on Friday as a surprise bounce in Chinese manufacturing activity eclipsed doubts raised by a Bloomberg news report over whether...
Hong Kong braces for weekend mass demonstrations after Halloween clashes
Hong Kong cleaned up its famed party zone Lan Kwai Fong on Friday after a night of clashes marred Halloween festivities when police fired tear...
Hong Kong bourse’s head calls himself great believer in ‘one country, two systems’
The chief executive of Hong Kong’s stock exchange operator, Charles Li, said on Friday he fully supported the Chinese-ruled city’s “one country, two systems” formula,...
China says won’t tolerate national security threats in Hong Kong
China won’t tolerate challenges to the bottom line of the “one country, two systems” formula that governs Hong Kong, separatism or threats to national security...
No sign of survivors from crashed South Korean Airbus chopper with seven on board
South Korean rescue services have found no sign of seven people missing after an Airbus helicopter crashed into the sea off the disputed islets of...
South Africa’s Taste Holdings plans to exit food business, sells Starbucks
South Africa’s Taste Holdings said on Friday it had sold its Starbucks business for 7 million rand ($464,200) and was also considering selling others in...
NBA roundup: Leonard, Clippers hand Spurs 1st loss of season
Kawhi Leonard had 38 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a 103-97 win against the visiting San Antonio Spurs on...
North Korea tests ‘multiple rocket launchers’
North Korea confirmed that Thursday’s missile launch used “super-large multiple rocket launchers,” a new weapon that first debuted in August. The test sparked a fiery...
Turkey hands over 18 Syrian soldiers after Russian coordination
Turkey has handed over 18 men believed to be Syrian government soldiers who were seized in northeast Syria near the Turkish border earlier this week,...
U.S. Representative Hill blasts ‘misogynistic culture’ in farewell speech
U.S. Democratic Representative Katie Hill blasted a “misogynistic culture” on Thursday as she resigned from Congress after facing accusations of sexual relations with her staffers....
