Former U.S. official’s work for Chinese client stirs concern over disclosure loopholes

Former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch wrote a letter to a senior Defense Department official last July on behalf of SZ DJI Technology Co Ltd, asking that her client be removed from a list of Chinese military companies. Alex Wong | Getty Images News | Getty Images When a Chinese drone company came under U.S. government scrutiny over its … Read more

Airbnb misleads Australian customers by charging in U.S. dollars

Airbnb logo is displayed on a mobile phone screen in Ankara, Turkiye on November 22, 2023. Dilara Irem Sancar | Anadolu | Getty Images An Australian court on Wednesday ordered Airbnb to pay a 15 million Australian dollar ($10 million) fine, and the accommodation rental company could pay as much again in compensating customers who … Read more

Landmark national security trial opens in Hong Kong for Jimmy Lai

Jimmy Lai, Apple Daily founder, arrives at the Court of Final Appeal ahead a bail hearing on February 9, 2021 in Hong Kong. Anthony Kwan | Getty Images A landmark national security trial opened Monday in Hong Kong for prominent activist and publisher Jimmy Lai, who faces a possible life sentence if convicted under a law … Read more