Kirkland & Ellis has added Wilfred Ho as a partner in its Hong Kong office, strengthening the firm’s restructuring, litigation, and arbitration practice across the Asia-Pacific region. Ho brings more than 15 years of experience at leading international law firms, with a track record of handling some of the most complex and high-value disputes in the region. Ho joins from White & Case, where he served as a partner in Hong Kong from July 2023. Prior to that, he spent nearly 13 years at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, progressing from associate to counsel before his departure in 2023.…
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Hazel Belkıs Belge28 April 2026•Update: 28 April 2026Japan Airlines and a Tokyo-based tech company next month will begin testing robots for passenger luggage handling as part of efforts to improve efficiency in ground services, the firms announced Tuesday.The demonstration at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, done with GMO Internet Group through 2028, comes amid rising travel demand—partly fueled by increasing inbound tourism—and a growing shortage of workers in airport ground operations linked to Japan’s aging population.The initiative, described as the first of its kind in Japan, will be carried out by JAL Ground Service, which oversees tasks such as cargo handling and…
A network linked to the leadership of a militia accused of genocide has amassed a vast property portfolio in Dubai as part of a sprawling “paramilitary-industrial complex” across Africa and the Middle East, an investigation has revealed.Family members, sanctioned individuals, and entities linked to the leader of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, have acquired more than 20 luxury properties, worth £17.7m, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), according to the Sentry, a US investigative group.Sudan’s ruinous war between the RSF and the Sudanese armed forces has caused the world’s largest humanitarian crisis with 33…
Beijing has pushed back on a US decision to sanction the Hengli oil refinery, rejecting Washington’s accusations that the company “plays an outsized role” in buying Iranian oil.The US Treasury Department last week sanctioned the Hengli Petrochemical (Dalian) Refinery, based in China’s northeastern Liaoning Province, for having “purchased billions of dollars’ worth” of Iranian petroleum.Washington accuses Hengli of playing an instrumental role in sustaining Iran’s oil economy since US and Israeli air strikes on Iran sparked a war that has spread through the Middle East. Hengli is China’s second-largest “teapot” refinery — the name for independent Chinese oil refineries –…
Hycroft Mining reported a 55% increase in measured and indicated mineral resources to 16.4 million ounces of gold and 562.6 million ounces of silver as documented in the Initial Assessment Technical Report filed February 18, 2026.The company established an initial high-grade silver resource with underground development potential totalling 90.2 million ounces of measured and indicated silver and 299,000 ounces of measured and indicated gold.Hycroft maintained US$189.0 million in cash and cash equivalents with zero debt as of March 31, 2026.The company completed more than 9,000 metres of drilling under the 2025 to 2026 Exploration Drill Program, delivering the highest grades…
It’s a comparison that will make you stop and request a repeat of the fact, just to make sure you heard it right.Dubai, the sun-scorched desert city synonymous with summer that burns, is today cooler than India’s capital.On Tuesday, April 28, Delhi experienced heat wave conditions with maximum temperatures nearing 43°C, while Dubai is recording temperatures around 30°C. That’s a gap of around 10°C between a landlocked plains city and a desert metropolis.Welcome to India’s 2026 summer. Silhouette of a person sweeping in Lodhi Garden, New Delhi, on a hot day. (Photo: PTI) DELHI’S BRUTAL 2026 SUMMERThe heatwave in Delhi…
India has introduced its most significant overhaul of the Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) programme in more than a decade, with new rules in effect from 1 April. The changes bring a standardised global fee structure, tighter compliance requirements around passport renewals, and broader eligibility for some communities within the Indian diaspora. The Ministry of Home Affairs says the revisions are aimed at modernising diaspora services, improving biometric verification, and streamlining processes across Indian missions and consulates worldwide. Here’s what OCI cardholders and anyone of Indian origin need to know.What has changedA uniform global fee system replaces earlier country- and…
The UAE joined OPEC in 1967. File Image / Pixabay The UAE is set to leave the OPEC and OPEC+ groups of oil exporting countries. The decision will come into effect as of May 1, state news agency WAM reported on Tuesday. “This decision follows a comprehensive review of the UAE’s production policy and its current and future capacity and is based on our national interest and our commitment to contributing effectively to meeting the market’s pressing needs,” the agency said. “While near-term volatility, including disruptions in the Arabian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz,…
Chongqing Changan Automobile Company Limited (000625.SZ) revealed earnings for first quarter that Dropped, from last yearThe company’s bottom line totaled RMB350.52 million, or RMB0.04 per share. This compares with RMB1.352 billion, or RMB0.14 per share, last year.The company’s revenue for the period fell 4.3% to RMB32.706 billion from RMB34.160 billion last year.Chongqing Changan Automobile Company Limited earnings at a glance (GAAP) :-Earnings: RMB350.52 Mln. vs. RMB1.352 Bln. last year.-EPS: RMB0.04 vs. RMB0.14 last year.-Revenue: RMB32.706 Bln vs. RMB34.160 Bln last year.For comments and feedback contact: editorial@rttnews.com Source link
Claim 55% Off TipRanksThe latest announcement is out from Holly Futures Co. Ltd. Class H ( (HK:3678) ). Holly Futures Co. Ltd. announced that joint company secretary, alternate authorized representative, and Hong Kong process agent Ms. Chan Yin Wah has resigned effective 28 April 2026 for personal work reasons, with no disagreements reported with the board. The company has appointed Ms. Chan Ching Hi, an experienced corporate governance professional from SWCS Corporate Services Group, to these roles while retaining deputy general manager and board secretary Mr. Huang Haiqing as the other joint company secretary, reinforcing continuity and compliance with Hong…