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By The Financial District
Dec 28, 20241 min read
Hong Kong Offers Bounties For Six More Democrats In Security Crackdown
Hong Kong announced that it would offer bounties of HK$1 million ($128,728) each for six additional pro-democracy activists accused of...


By The Financial District
Dec 27, 20241 min read
50% of Navy’s Amphibious Ships In Dire Condition, Report Claims
The readiness of the Navy's fleet of 32 amphibious warfare ships—critical for rapidly projecting U.S. power worldwide—is in dire shape...


By The Financial District
Dec 26, 20241 min read
Sweden Criticizes China For Blocking Probe Of Cable Damage
Sweden accused China of hindering an investigation into the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3, suspected of severing two Baltic Sea telecom cables in..


By The Financial District
Dec 26, 20241 min read
South Korean Opposition Moves To Impeach Acting President
South Korea’s main opposition party plans to impeach Acting President Han Duck-soo, escalating political tensions following the...


By The Financial District
Dec 26, 20241 min read
Explosion Sinks Russian Cargo Ship In Mediterranean
An explosion in the engine room sank the Russian cargo ship Ursa Major in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria, leaving two...


By The Financial District
Dec 26, 20241 min read
U.S. Ambassador: American Arms Makers Could Aid Vietnam’s Military Development
U.S. weapons manufacturers could collaborate with Vietnamese counterparts to bolster Vietnam’s armed forces.


By The Financial District
Dec 26, 20241 min read
U.S. Investigates Security Risks Of China-Made Internet Routers
U.S. officials are investigating potential national security threats linked to internet routers produced by TP-Link.


By The Financial District
Dec 24, 20241 min read
Congress To Vote On Tougher Restrictions For U.S. Investment In China
The U.S. Congress is preparing to vote on new legislation that would impose restrictions on U.S. investments in China as part of a broader..


By The Financial District
Dec 23, 20241 min read
Senate Democrats Push To Abolish Electoral College
Three Senate Democrats have introduced a constitutional amendment to abolish the Electoral College system.


By The Financial District
Dec 20, 20241 min read
Americans Don’t Read, Rely Heavily On Social Media Disinformation: Columnist
The "idiotization" of America, writes Martin Tomasky for The New Republic on December 17, 2024, began in 1977 when Rupert Murdoch injected..


By The Financial District
Dec 19, 20241 min read
U.S. Sanctions Stunt Iranian Crude Flows To China
Iranian crude exports to China have been disrupted by expanded US sanctions on tankers, squeezing oil flows to the OPEC producer’s most...


By The Financial District
Dec 18, 20241 min read
Germany’s Scholz Loses Confidence Vote; Early Election Set For February
Chancellor Olaf Scholz has lost a confidence vote in the German parliament, setting the stage for an early election in February.


By The Financial District
Dec 18, 20241 min read
India’s "HK" Project On Remote Island Sparks Alarm Among Tribes
India’s ambitious plan to transform Great Nicobar Island into a Hong Kong-like hub has sparked fears among its indigenous tribes, who see...


By The Financial District
Dec 18, 20241 min read
Biden Commutes 1,500 Sentences, Pardons 39 Convicts
President Joe Biden has commuted the sentences of approximately 1,500 individuals who were released from prison and placed on home...


By The Financial District
Dec 17, 20241 min read
Tech Bosses Spent $394.1-M On U.S. Election
Silicon Valley funneled over $394.1 million into the U.S. presidential election this year.


By The Financial District
Dec 17, 20241 min read
U.S. Foreign Investment Panel Split On Nippon-U.S. Steel Deal
The US Treasury has informed Japan’s Nippon Steel that the panel reviewing its proposed $14.9 billion purchase of US Steel has yet to...


By The Financial District
Dec 17, 20241 min read
U.S. Appeals Court Strikes Down Nasdaq Board Diversity Rules
The 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals has struck down Nasdaq’s rules requiring listed companies to include women and minority directors on..


By The Financial District
Dec 17, 20241 min read
South Korea Vows To Stabilize Markets After Yoon’s Impeachment
South Korea's finance ministry has pledged to swiftly deploy market-stabilizing measures to support the economy following the impeachment...


By The Financial District
Dec 16, 20241 min read
U.S. Imposes Additional Import Tariffs On Key Chinese Components
The US government has announced additional tariffs on imports from China, targeting critical components used in solar panels and other...


By The Financial District
Dec 14, 20241 min read
Closer UK-EU Ties Could Boost Growth, Says Chancellor Rachel Reeves
Closer economic ties between the UK and the EU will foster growth, Chancellor Rachel Reeves told European finance leaders.


By The Financial District
Dec 13, 20242 min read
Meta Investors Want Sandberg, Zients Punished For Cambridge Analytica Caper
Attorneys for Meta shareholders asked a Delaware judge to sanction the company’s former Chief Operating Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, and...


By The Financial District
Dec 12, 20241 min read
Analyst Doubts China’s Role In Cutting Baltic Undersea Cables
European intelligence officials have accused the crew of a Chinese ship, Yi Peng 3, of deliberately sabotaging undersea cables in the...


By The Financial District
Dec 12, 20241 min read
South Korean President Yoon Barred From Traveling Abroad Amid Martial Law Probe
South Korea's Justice Ministry imposed an overseas travel ban on President Yoon Suk Yeol as authorities investigate allegations of...


By The Financial District
Dec 10, 20241 min read
U.S. House To Vote On $3 Billion To Remove Chinese Telecom Gear
The US House of Representatives will vote next week on a defense bill allocating over $3 billion to help US telecom companies remove...
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