The announcement by YouTube’s parent company came after Twitter and Facebook accused the Chinese government of backing a social media campaign to discredit Hong Kong’s protest movement and sow political discord in the city. read more

Months of protests in Hong Kong have made travelling to the city a potentially dicey proposition. Here’s a rundown of what you need to know to get around and avoid areas most likely to see flare-ups. read more

Those on the train mingled freely with others besides solving “love puzzles” and playing games related to relationships and friendship. read more

According to a survey conducted by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, rents on Hong Kong’s main island, home to the central business district, will fall 2% in the next year due to large scale anti-governmental protests. read more

China has called looming U.S. tariffs a violation of accords reached by Trump and Xi Jinping, vowing retaliation. read more

In all, 2,300 tigers have been killed and illegally trafficked since the turn of the century, the report said. Around 40.5% of these were from India, said the report of conservation group, Traffic, looking at 19-years of tiger seizure data from across... read more

India, which is the second biggest purchaser of Iranian oil after China, had agreed to restrict its monthly purchase to 1.25 million tonne or 15 million tonne in a year (300,000 barrels per day), down from 22.6 million tonne (452,000 barrels per day)... read more

Nadeem Khan, 29, and his accomplices allegedly ran an illegal call centre in the city to re-route international voiceover internet protocols (VoIPs) from government-owned telecom lines. read more

George Institute for Global Health analysed over 400,000 food and drink products from 12 countries and territories globally for the study. It found that UK topped the list of countries with healthier packaged food. read more

Planners have to be thoughtful because cities are not just habitats, but also legacy read more

The lack of restrictions and regulations on the import of vaccines has created many problems. This must be fixed read more

The British have always taken the Pakistani side on J&K, either explicitly or implicitly. Why is it so generous on issues that are close to them? read more

Simon Cheng, a Chinese national working at Britain’s Hong Kong consulate was detained in China’s border city of Shenzhen for violating the law. He was travelling from Hong Kong to Shenzhen for a business trip. read more

Franck Ribery left Bayern Munich as a free agent last May after 12 seasons during which he earned the nickname ‘Kaiser Franck’ as the most titled Bundesliga player ever with nine titles among his 23 club trophies. read more

The study published in ‘Obesity Reviews’ found that the UK had the highest rating of 2.83, followed by the US at 2.82 and Australia at 2.81. India got the lowest rating of 2.27 followed by China at 2.43 with Chile coming third from bottom at 2.44. read more