The owner of a Dumpling restaurant has claimed two men spat at him and his pregnant wife as they walked in London during an ‘Asian hate’ incident. John Li, who runs Dumpling Shack, shared footage of the alleged culprits to social media as he confessed having never felt ‘like more of a second class citizen’. … Read more
China brings in new rules ensuring only ‘patriots’ loyal to Beijing can govern Hong Kong as it crushes democracy and dissent Beijing has increasingly tightened grip on HK since national security law in June Communists claimed latest overhaul gets rid of ‘loopholes and deficiencies’ Slashed number of directly elected parliamentarians and cut size of the … Read more
A £300million superyacht, once owned by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and where John Terry honeymooned, is at the centre of an extraordinary row between its billionaire owner and it crew. The 115 metre mega boat Pelorus is currently docked in the port of Tivat where it has been impounded by the Montenegro authorities. Its international … Read more
A £300million superyacht, once owned by Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich and where John Terry honeymooned, is at the centre of an extraordinary row between its billionaire owner and it crew. The 115 metre mega boat Pelorus is currently docked in the port of Tivat where it has been impounded by the Montenegro authorities. Its international … Read more
Owner of luxury dog food company, 47, ‘pocketed millions in taxpayers’ cash’ by brokering deals with UK Government for PPE on behalf of Chinese firm Zoe Ley, 47, from London, was middleman for Chinese firm Worldlink Resource Firm secured two Government contracts for PPE worth £258million last spring Senior Worldlink official told the BBC she took … Read more
A passenger ferry has been given a spectacular new lease of life having been transformed into a luxurious yacht complete with a New York loft-style interior, a cinema and what is claimed to be the largest single sofa in Hong Kong. And it’s on the market for £1.9million ($2.7million). The vessel, formerly called Golden Star, … Read more
China‘s communist rulers handed themselves veto powers over selecting Hong Kong‘s lawmakers as part of a campaign to eliminate dissent and ensure a ‘patriotic’ government in the city following huge democracy rallies in 2019. Legislation to allow China’s communist rulers to vet all election candidates in Hong Kong was tabled at the opening of the nation’s … Read more
A Boeing 777 airliner on Friday made an emergency landing in Moscow with engine problems, the operating airline said, six days after another model rained down engine debris over the United States. Russia‘s state-owned Rossiya airline said the crew had registered the ‘incorrect operation of the engine control sensor’ on a cargo flight from Hong … Read more
The US is the second-most surveilled country in the world after China, with one camera for every five people in major cities. A new report found that bigger US cities had an average of over 112,000 CCTV cameras, or about 2,200 for every 10,000 people. That was still dwarfed by China, which had 15,880,491 CCTV … Read more
Research on how well various types of masks and face coverings protect against coronavirus has varied but experts and politicians have generally leaned towards the idea that the chance of some protection is better than none. In the UK, face coverings were first made mandatory in for public transport in June and later for shops … Read more