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…l Editor, writes mainly about conflict and terrorism. His previous assignments have included stints in Iraq, London and Hong Kong. He has also traveled extensively in the Middle East. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_030186

…exciting Arab accomplishment in 700 years. From nowhere, Dubai has mushroomed into a trading city-state on the lines of Hong Kong and Singapore, with sidelines in real estate and tourism. Dubai accomplished all this without (much) oil, and without the help - or even recognition o...

… instructions that Snowden sent Poitras on her arrival were an exercise in control: “On timing, regarding meeting up in Hong Kong, the first rendezvous attempt will be at 10 a.m. local time. We will meet in the hallway outside of the restaurant in the Mira Hotel. I will be workin...

CHAPTER 12 Fugitive If I end up in chains in Guantaénamo, I can live with that. —EDWARD SNOWDEN, Hong Kong, 2013 URING HIS INTERVIEWS with Poitras and Greenwald in June, Snowden said stoically, “If I am arrested, I am arrested.” His fatalistic words notwithstanding, Snowden ha...

…ses of the political system. Snowden received official sanctuary in Russia on August 1, 2013. His public statements in Hong Kong that he was willing to go to © prison so that others could live freely in a democratic society were, © as it turned out, mere rhetoric. Instead of ri...

…who had taken a room at the hotel, might have used her own credit card, or Snowden might have had another benefactor in Hong Kong. In any case, the lawyers escorted Snowden to a prearranged residence. “T am in a safe house for now,” Snowden wrote to Greenwald on June 11. The sit...

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…ility of his version of those events, I proceeded through the transit passage to Terminal F, where Snowden’s plane from Hong Kong had landed at 5:15 p.m. Moscow time on June 23, 2013. Snowden did not go through passport control upon arrival. Before any of the other passengers we...

…owards investor stewardship and active ownership echoes the progress already made in other Asian markets such as Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand. With the adoption of a Stewardship Code, our expectations are that shareholders in Korean equitie...

…hina’s state-run media have proved to be nimble in accomplishing Beijing’s goal of penetrating US markets. In 2013, the Hong Kong—based Phoenix Satellite TV group, which has close ties to the Chinese state and broadcasts in China, attempted to purchase two major FM stations in Lo...

…rch Analysts James Barty >> Ajay Singh Kapur, CFA >> Investment Strategist Equity Strategist MLI (UK) Merrill Lynch (Hong Kong) +44 20 7996 3291 +852 3508 7753 [email protected] [email protected] Ronan Carr, CFA >> Shusuke Yamada, CFA >> European Equity Strategist F...

…etermined that the missing civilian employee, Snowden, had lied on his application for a medical leave and had flown to Hong Kong. Personal records showed he was being trained as an analyst at the Threat Operations Center and had worked there for less than six weeks. He had taken...

…ich was to “grab back the right to speak, and improve China’s international image.”’ Reports that had first surfaced in Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post in 2009, that China had earmarked $7 billion for the campaign, were soon repeated by the Chinese media, most notably in th...

…ht so-called democratic parties (R= tit), the Chinese diaspora worldwide, and political, economic, and social elites in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan. These United Front activities have a long history dating to the CCP’s pre-1949 rise to power. The main tasks and objectives of the...