Commentary The most famous words of Franklin Roosevelt, America’s longest-serving president, were, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” One wonders if any world leader would or could say that today. We live in the Age of Fear. All of my life, I thought love and hate were the two most powerful…Continue Reading
Commentary In the late 80s and early 90s, one of my favorite TV shows was “LA Law,” a drama about the cases taken on by a large law firm, and the drama behind the scenes among the lawyers and the clients. One storyline in particular stayed with me throughout the decades. In the episode entitled…Continue Reading
A 20-year-old Hong Kong student was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison on Nov. 23, the youngest activist to be jailed under the Beijing-imposed national security law. The sentence was handed down three weeks after Tony Chung pleaded guilty to charges of secession and one count of money laundering. Despite the charges,…Continue Reading
A Florida judge on Monday posthumously exonerated four black men, known as the “Groveland Four,” wrongly accused of raping a white teenager 72 years ago during the Jim Crow era of Southern U.S. racial segregation. Lake County Circuit Court Judge Heidi Davis took a final step in the cases of Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Sam…Continue Reading
Hong Kong, Nov 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – The world’s first crypto CFD platform token, SNAP, will be launched in December 2021 by SnapEx, a game-changing crypto contract trading platform. SnapEx has grown and evolved in a big way since being founded back in 2018. From a modest derivatives trading platform offering less than…Continue Reading
HONG KONG, Nov 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – With global sourcing become increasingly digitalised in the wake of the pandemic, the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is staging the HKTDC Lifestyle Sourcing Show | Physical + Online, a trade exhibition held in both online and physical formats, to help businesses adjust to the…Continue Reading
HONG KONG, Nov 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – In order to strengthen the longstanding relationship between Hong Kong and UK businesses, the “Discovering and Realising New Opportunities in Asia” signature webinar was held last Thursday, 18 November, hosted by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and co-organised by the British Chamber of Commerce…Continue Reading
Pursues Greater Brand Diversity and Business Opportunities HONG KONG, Nov 22, 2021 – (ACN Newswire) – Champion Real Estate Investment Trust (“Champion REIT” or “Trust”) (Stock Code: 2778), owner of Three Garden Road and Langham Place, announced the opening of the brand-new beauty concept store – LANGHAM BEAUTY in Langham Place Mall. Located on level…Continue Reading
Former Cleveland Indians pitcher Doug Jones died from complications of COVID-19 on Monday at the age of 64. Photo courtesy of the Cleveland Guardians Nov. 23 (UPI) — Doug Jones, a five-time All-Star relief pitcher who spent the majority of his MLB career in Cleveland, died at age 64, the Cleveland Guardians announced. The Guardians…Continue Reading
Tony Chung, leader of the pro-Hong Kong independence group StudentLocalism, attends a rally in Hong Kong on January 1, 2019. Tuesday, he was sentenced to 43 months in prison for violating China’s national security law and money laundering. File Photo by Alex Hofford/EPA-EFE Nov. 23 (UPI) — A former student leader of a pro-Hong Kong…Continue Reading