Bloomberg Hong Kong’s retail sales rose more than expected in July, reversing two months of declines as the city attempts to mount a recovery from Covid-19 curbs and other headwinds. Retail sales value rose 4.1% in July from a year ago, the Census and Statistics Department said on Wednesday. That compared to a median estimate of a 1.4% rise ...

Bloomberg Taiwan warned it faces “severe military challenges” from surging Chinese military activity edging closer to the island, as Beijing tries to change the status quo in the Taiwan Strait. Taipei expects the People’s Liberation Army to continue sending warships and jets across the median line that divides the waterway, the island’s Ministry of National Defense said in an annual ...

  Bloomberg A court in Pakistan told former Prime Minister Imran Khan to explain in writing his angry comments against a female judge who had denied bail to Khan’s close aid, as it continues to mull initiating contempt proceedings against him. A five-judge panel headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah directed the former leader to submit a response within a ...