New rules meant to protect HSBC amid tensions, academics say Winnie Lee The updates HSBC has made to its online and mobile banking terms constitute a move to protect itself from legal and compliance issues when international banks are facing a fraught political environment, academics believe. Citing as example the US sanctions on Hong Kong, any bank which...

Xi beams on 'triumphant' astronauts President Xi Jinping has lauded the work of three astronauts building China's first space station as opening new horizons in humanity's bid to explore the cosmos. The trio blasted off on a Long March-2F rocket from the Gobi desert last Thursday, docking around seven hours later at the Tiangong space...