PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama’s president moved to reassure the public on Friday that critical ports at both ends of the Panama Canal will continue to operate without interruption — a day after the country’s Supreme Court ruled that the concession held by a subsidiary of Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison Holdings is unconstitutional. The court’s … Read more
Mainland Chinese billionaires strengthened their hold as the richest in the Asia-Pacific after their combined fortunes rose to nearly $1.8 trillion, with electric vehicle (EV) maker BYD founder Wang Chuanfu and the heads of bubble tea chain Mixue among the biggest drivers of the growth, according to a UBS report. Buoyed by a booming technology … Read more
HONG KONG (AP) — The death toll from a Hong Kong apartment complex fire rose to 146 on Sunday as investigators discovered more bodies in the burned buildings. A steady stream of people laid flowers at an ever-growing makeshift memorial at the site of the disaster, one of the worst in the city’s history. The … Read more