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Melco: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
HONG KONG., Hong Kong (AP) — HONG KONG., Hong Kong (AP) — Melco Resorts and Entertainment Ltd. (MLCO) on Tuesday reported earnings of $27.3 million in its third quarter. The Hong Kong., Hong Kong-based company said it had net income of 6 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for...
British businessman to remain in custody on charge of killing Indonesian woman in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (AP) — A British businessman was ordered Friday to remain in custody after being charged with murder in Hong Kong over the death of an Indonesian woman at a park waterfall. Jamie Tzewee Chapman, 34, did not enter a plea in the court appearance and his lawyer did not...
Silicon Motion: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
HONG KONG (AP) — HONG KONG (AP) — Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (SIMO) on Wednesday reported third-quarter profit of $20.8 million. The Hong Kong-based company said it had net income of 62 cents per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring costs and stock option expense,...
A man is arrested on suspicion of killing a woman in a Hong Kong park
HONG KONG (AP) — A foreign man living in Hong Kong has been arrested on suspicion of killing a Southeast Asian woman at a waterfall inside a park in the Chinese territory. The woman, who was about 25 years old, was a domestic worker in Hong Kong but did not work for the suspect,...
Treasury issues rule to block US investors from helping China develop advanced military technology
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department, seeking to keep the Chinese military from gaining an edge in advanced technologies, issued a rule Monday to restrict and monitor American investments in China in artificial intelligence, computer chips and quantum computing. The...
CNOOC: Q3 Earnings Snapshot
HONG KONG (AP) — HONG KONG (AP) — CNOOC Ltd. (CEO) on Monday reported profit of $5.16 billion in its third quarter. The Hong Kong-based company said it had profit of $10.89 per share. The oil and gas producer posted revenue of $13.86 billion in the period. ...
Hong Kong discovers dinosaur fossils for the first time
HONG KONG (AP) — Officials in Hong Kong said Wednesday they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that's part of a geopark. Experts have initially confirmed the fossils were part of a large dinosaur from the Cretaceous...
Hong Kong bars services like WhatsApp and Google Drive from government computers
HONG KONG (AP) — The Hong Kong government is barring most civil servants from using popular apps like WhatsApp, WeChat and Google Drive on their work computers due to potential security risks. The latest IT security guidelines from the Digitial Policy Office have many civil...
9 monkeys who died in Hong Kong's zoo in 2 days had been infected with melioidosis, officials say
HONG KONG (AP) — Nine monkeys who died in Hong Kong's oldest zoo in two days this week had been infected with an endemic disease, possibly after some digging work near their cages, officials said on Friday. Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung said in a press...
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy to visit China in an attempt to reset frosty relations
LONDON (AP) — British Foreign Secretary David Lammy is making his first trip to China in office this week in an attempt to reset the U.K.'s ties with Beijing and seek “pragmatic engagement” despite human rights and other concerns. Relations between Britain and China have turned...
