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Hong Kong economy tips into technical recession
Hong Kong economy tips into technical recession
by  AFP

Hong Kong has tipped back into a technical recession, new government figures showed Monday, weighed down by mounting interest rates, weakened global trade and the city's continued adherence to strict coronavirus controls.

US envoy hopeful on Lebanon-Israel sea border talks
US envoy hopeful on Lebanon-Israel sea border talks
by  AFP

An American envoy on Monday expressed optimism that Lebanon and Israel could move towards a maritime border deal to settle competing claims over offshore gas fields. The maritime border dispute between the neighbours escalated in early June, after Israel moved a production vessel near the Karish offshore field, which is partly claimed by Lebanon.

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