by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 18, 2017 | World
President Xi Jinping made a pledge on Wednesday to transform China into a modern socialist country, vowing to counter challenges, ranging from corruption, climate change and Taiwan’s separatist drive. During the opening of the twice-a-decade Communist Party Congress,...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 24, 2017 | World
The death toll from Severe Typhoon Hato rose to at least 16 Thursday after the storm, reportedly the strongest since 1968, left a trail of destruction across southern China, blacking out Macau’s mega-casinos and battering Hong Kong’s skyscrapers. Eight...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 23, 2017 | World
Three people were killed on Wednesday and 34 injured as Typhoon Hato, a maximum category 10 stormed, battered Hong Kong with wind and rain that forced a majority of businesses to close. Three men aged 30 to 65 died, the Macau government said, while two people were...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 15, 2017 | World
Thousands took to the streets of central Hong Kong Saturday night holding candles as they marched in memory of pro-democracy Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. Veteran activists led the solemn gathering which wove its way from the commercial heart of Hong Kong Island to...
by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 3, 2016 | Business
Approximately 120,000 units of bitcoin worth nearly US$72 million was stolen from the digital currency exchange platform Bitfinex on Tuesday. The 120,000 units amount to about 0.75 percent of all bitcoin in circulation. The price of bitcoin dropped over 20 percent on...
