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HONG KONG HSBC has launched a $290 million lending facility aimed at technology start-ups and other new industries in China’s Pearl River Delta region, intensifying the battle for a slice of a business that is growing despite a slowing economy. Showered with money from private investors over the last few years, the promising technology start-ups in China, the world’s second-largest economy, have shunned traditional lenders, seeking to […]

(L-R) Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed, Ruler’s Representative of the Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Ruler of Fujairah, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Deputy Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, Sheikh Suroor bin Mohammed and Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, offer condolences to Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan Al Nahyan on the death of […]

The former minister of mines and geology for the African Republic of Guinea was arrested on Tuesday in New York and charged with taking $8.5m in bribes in exchange for assigning lucrative investment rights to a Chinese-owned conglomerate. Mahmoud Thiam, an American citizen, was arrested at his home in Manhattan and was expected to appear in court later in the day. Mr Thiam, a former UBS banker, […]

CHAKDARA: Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Sirajul Haq on Sunday said that opposition parties would take the Panama Papers case to the masses court if they were disappointed by the apex court. Talking to reporters here, he said there was a contradiction in the Prime Minister’s speech in the parliament and Supreme Court statement. He said that prime minister did not meet the criteria under Article 62 and 63 […]

It’s rare for a court to prohibit a newspaper from writing about something — even when it implicates national security — and even rarer for such an order to be upheld. Lawyers for New Jersey battling a local newspaper in court say in their case, their demands for prior restraint should trump the tallest of First Amendment […] (via WSJ)

Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales at the Meet the Inquirer forum. TRISTAN TAMAYO “Unpresidential” but “not illegal.” That was how Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales described President Duterte’s notoriously foul language, which includes curses at world leaders, threats against criminals and catcalls at women, saying even his repeated threats to kill drug users and dealers were not illegal unless he makes it happen. “That’s very unpresidential, of course. Unless […]

ABU DHABI // Security and economic and cultural integration will help the Arab world build a prosperous future, experts from the region said on Tuesday. They were speaking on the second day of the Fikr 15 conference, which is aimed at finding solutions to the risks, challenges and threats facing Middle East unity and identity. “The threats that face the security of the Arab world are external […]

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By Laila Bassam | ALEPPO, Syria ALEPPO, Syria The remains of the medieval Umayyad Mosque’s felled minaret lie in its once-elegant courtyard along with discarded mattresses, fragments of rockets and antique doors, but, after years of fighting, Aleppo’s holiest monument endures. The minaret and the covered markets that surrounded the mosque may have been destroyed in battles between the Syrian army and rebel fighters in 2012 and […]

Law Blog rounds up the morning’s legal news: Trump tariffs: Trade lawyers said President-elect Donald Trump would have unilateral authority to impose tariffs on goods an offshore U.S. company brought home, but any attempt to use it would likely face challenges in U.S. courts and international tribunals. [WSJ] SCOTUS declines Greenberg appeal: The Supreme Court […] (via WSJ)

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — The minority Christian governor of Indonesia’s capital sobbed in court Tuesday on the first day of his blasphemy trial as he recalled the role of Muslim godparents in his childhood and said he would never intentionally insult Islam. The national upheaval over the governor’s alleged blasphemy has challenged Indonesia’s reputation for practicing a moderate form of Islam, shaken the government and exposed religious […]

Legendary crooner Tom Jones will headline the opening night of next year’s Dubai Jazz Festival. The announcement comes after the British star was forced to pull out of a planned show at Abu Dhabi’s du Arena in April, following the sudden loss of his wife of 59 years, Melinda Rose Woodward, to cancer. Jones will see in a landmark 15th anniversary of the three-night festival, when he […]

By Kanupriya Kapoor | JAKARTA JAKARTA A tearful governor of Jakarta denied on Tuesday he had intended to insult the Koran at the start of his blasphemy trial in the Indonesian capital, which is seen as a test of religious freedom in the world largest Muslim-majority nation. Around 100 Muslim protesters calling for the jailing of Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian, chanted “God is […]

Here’s a little known fact about supermoons: They’re made up and a complete waste of everyone’s time. Supermoons are a by-product of an always-on media machine that demands a constant stream of things to comment on and—in the absence of actual commentary-worthy items—is more than willing to completely fabricate them. The term “supermoon” refers to a full moon that occurs when the moon […]

International heads of state named on the rolls of clandestine companies in tax havens. Canada’s big banks facilitating tax avoidance through thousands of offshore enterprises. Strawmen fronting businesses to mask the identities of the real owners. After a year-long investigation into 11.5 million leaked tax haven documents, the Panama Papers were finally made public last April — and they landed like a bomb. […]

Law Blog rounds up the morning’s legal news: Russia hacking: Lawmakers of both political parties vowed Sunday to investigate the extent of Russia’s meddling in the U.S., and particularly its elections. [WSJ] Cell-tower evidence: An appeal before the Connecticut Supreme Court highlights the divided legal landscape surrounding the validity of cellphone tower evidence used in criminal trials. [AP] […] (via WSJ)

MEXICO CITY China and Mexico pledged on Monday to deepen ties at a meeting between their top diplomats following last month’s U.S. presidential election victory of Donald Trump, who has tested Washington’s relationship with both countries. Before arriving in Mexico on Sunday, Chinese State Councillor Yang Jiechi met with members of Trump’s team in New York, including his pick for national security adviser, retired Army Lieutenant General […]

Dec 12, 2016 12:46 pm IST Air pollution in New Delhi spiked again last week, covering the city in a thick, toxic smog that resulted in reduced visibility, as harsh winter days approach. The Indian capital’s air quality has been at hazardous levels for much of the past week, according to measurements taken by the U.S. embassy. Real-time air quality data from India’s Central Pollution Control Board […]

Abortion-rights advocates are suing to block Texas from enforcing new rules requiring the burial or cremation of fetal remains. The state proposed the regulations this summer just days after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down parts of a Texas law known as HB 2 that had imposed tougher restrictions on abortion clinics. According to the […] (via WSJ)

Posted December 13, 2016 09:33:11 Photo: Jakarta protesters hold a sign that reads “Jail Ahok”. (ABC News: Adam Harvey) Indonesia’s reputation for religious tolerance is expected be tested at the upcoming blasphemy trial of Jakarta’s Christian Governor “Ahok” Basuki. Key points: Targeted after telling voters they were being misled by clerics saying Muslims could not vote for a Christian Sparked reports that Mr Purnama criticised the Koran […]

BMC announced Monday that Peter Leav is joining the enterprise software firm as its new president and CEO. Leav comes to BMC from Polycom, the global collaboration company where he served as president and CEO for the last three years. He’s succeeding Bob Beauchamp, who will continue to serve as chairman of the Board of Directors for BMC. BMC, which went private in 2013, is entering its […]

“It was horrible.” For New York City commercial litigator Donald J. Tobias, those three words have been the bane of his existence. Some time earlier this year, a Google user named “Mia Arce” posted those words as a review of his boutique legal practice in Manhattan. The three-word review accompanies a one-star rating that Google users can find just by searching Mr. Tobias’s name. The lawyer says […]

A court in Denmark has barred Apple from using a refurbished iPhone as replacement for a device that it fails to repair. Danish customers are, therefore, entitled to a new handset if they exchange a faulty iPhone that is still covered by Apple warranty. New vs. Refurbished iPhone Replacement The ruling is based on a complaint filed by David Lysgaard, who returned a damaged iPhone 4 in […]

MIAMI – The government of Panama, anxious to show the financial world that it is engaged in meaningful reform, has announced that it is adopting the recommendations of the controversial independent committee that was hastily formed as a counter to the national reputational damage inflicted by the Panama Papers documents leak. However, the two non-Panamanian members of the committee resigned, charging that the project was flawed from […]

LONDON Hundreds of thousands of commuters in south London and southern England along with travellers to Gatwick Airport were facing travel misery on Tuesday as a strike by train drivers was set to bring rail services to a standstill. Drivers working for Southern Rail, which runs trains from central London to Gatwick and Brighton on the south coast, will walk out for 48 hours over a long-running […]

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