The legislation targets “external interference” and the theft of state secrets, with implications for businesses, journalists, civil servants and others.Hong Kong on Tuesday passed national security laws at the behest of Beijing, thwarting decades of public re... More »
The troubled Chinese property developer Evergrande and its founder have been fined over allegations that they fraudulently inflated its revenues by $78bn (£61.6bn) in the two years before it defaulted on its debt.Beijing’s stock watchdog fined the company abou... More »
Published26 minutes agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, ReutersBy BBC Chinese and Kelly NgIn Hong Kong and SingaporeHong Kong has passed a tough security law which authorities say is necessary for stability, but which critics fear ... More »
The legislation marks another significant erosion of freedom in a former British colony once known for its relative autonomy from Beijing.Hong Kong passed national security legislation on Tuesday, giving officials in the Chinese territory more power to curb di... More »
It’s the shoe that spring has been waiting for: the new Alaïa ballet flat. It is studded with clear crystals, giving the not displeasing impression that it doubles up as fashion item and street-fighting accessory. And it’s £890, which is wild for a shoe that d... More »
The British entrepreneur Mike Lynch will return to court in San Francisco on Tuesday after prosecutors used the opening day of his criminal trial to paint him as a “dominating, controlling, intimidating boss” who orchestrated a huge fraud.Lynch, co-founder of ... More »
There’s sweetness, sadness and charm in this animated tale about the friendship – and possibly more – between a dog and a robot in 1980s New York. It’s a universe entirely populated by anthropomorphised animals; no humans and no dialogue. The director is Pablo... More »
Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said Manchester United will not be trying to land superstar signings such as Jude Bellingham or Kylian Mbappé.The Ineos chairman has taken control of footballing operations at United after his minority shareholding purchase and wants to t... More »
Marwan Issa, the deputy commander of Hamas’s military wing in Gaza and a presumed mastermind of the Oct. 7 assault on southern Israel, was confirmed dead on Monday by a senior U.S. official after an Israeli airstrike more than a week ago.Jake Sullivan, the U.S... More »
Player of the tournamentTempted to say Antoine Dupont, whose stock rose even higher in his absence. Or Tommy Reffell, a rare shaft of light for Wales. But Ireland won the title again and James Lowe is among the green machine’s most vital cogs. He contributed f... More »
Seven years ago, I was flicking through a magazine at the hairdresser’s when I came to my horoscope. My eye was caught by a line informing me and my fellow Pisceans that we were in the final stretch of a punishing three-year visit from Saturn, the “taskmaster ... More »
Good morning. Rachel Reeves, the shadow chancellor, is delivering the Mais lecture today, an annual City of London event where someone from the world of finance is invited to give an hour-long, heavyweight address on economics. (It’s called the Mais lecture, n... More »