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Hong Kong police freeze HK$70 million from fund to support protests

Police said some of the donations were allegedly used by the fund owners for other investments

Trump impeachment based on 'made-up' grounds, domestic infighting: Putin

Putin indicated he believed this was only a pretext used by the Democrats to impeach Trump after failing to corner him over claims that Moscow interfered in the presidential elections that brought him

BMW, Diamler quit carsharing service in North America, pare Europe Unit

The firms said they had to face up to "complicated realities" in the fiercely competitive business of using apps to book cars for short-term rentals in urban areas

Xi Jinping in Macao to celebrate 20 yrs of colony's handover to China

And with the opening of the casino industry to new players and a massive influx of Chinese gamblers, Macao's economy has boomed in the two decades since 1999

Nationwide protest in France over retirement reforms, negotiations resume

Anti-government protesters are keeping up pressure on President Emmanuel Macron with a new march through Paris in the afternoon

Days after trade deal, China exempts more US goods from tariffs

Beijing released a list Thursday of products that will no longer be subject to the tariffs

Chinese national arrested in US for illegally entering Trump's Mar-a-Lago

The arrest is reminiscent of the March arrest of Yujing Zhang, a 33-year-old Shanghai businesswoman, who gained access to Mar-a-Lago while carrying a laptop, phones and other electronic gear

Uber to pay $4.4 million to settle sexual harassment probe in US

The company has agreed to create a system to identify serial offenders and managers who fail to respond to concerns about sexual harassment in a timely manner

Original Olympic Games manifesto sells for record $8.8 mn at auction

The 14-page manuscript was written in 1892 by Pierre de Coubertin, a French aristocrat and athletics enthusiast known as the "father" of the modern Olympics

Emergency declared in Australia as record heatwaves fan bushfires

Some 100 fires have been burning for weeks in Australia's New South Wales, with half of those uncontained

Musharraf alleges 'personnel vendetta' after Pak court's death penalty

Pervez Musharraf's reacts to court verdict, which had already been denounced by Pakistan's powerful military.

'Turning point': Number of male smokers falling for first time, says WHO

Declines in tobacco use amongst males mark a turning point in the fight against tobacco, says WTO

US appeals WTO ruling in a dispute over import duties on Indian steel

Last month, a WTO panel found that Washington had failed to fully comply with a five-year-old ruling

Samsung Electronics chairman jailed for undermining union activities

Chairman Lee Sang-hoon and executive vice president Kang Kyung-hoon were both sentenced to 18 months

Sanctions-hit Huawei planning to build its components in Europe: Chairman

Trump's offensive has deprived Huawei of access to chips and other technology from US leaders Micron, Qualcomm and Intel

Merkel says 'no pressure' from Beijing to include Huawei in 5G rollout

Despite fierce objections from the United States and other allies, Germany has so far refused to ban Huawei from playing a role in developing the country's next-generation 5G mobile networks

Nevada accuses US government of smuggling plutonium as legal battle goes on

Nevada said the government's legal arguments are nearly as hazardous" to the nation as the plutonium that it sneaked into the state.

Samsung apologises after chairman jailed for sabotaging union activities

Chairman Lee Sang-hoon was jailed for 18 months for leading a wide-ranging operation to deter staff at Samsung's customer service unit operating a union

Google agrees to pay Australian authorities $327 million as tax settlement

The ATO launched its crackdown on multinational companies' accounting practices in 2016 with the adoption of an anti-tax avoidance law and the launch of the taskforce.

Protests continue in France over pension reforms, govt refuses to back down

Teachers, hospital workers and other public employees joined transport workers on Tuesday for the third big day of marches since the dispute began on December 5