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125 arrested as triads use violence to take over construction site lunchbox trade

125 arrested as triads use violence to take over construction site lunchbox trade Syndicate sold about 800 lunchboxes daily, each priced at HK$50, with an annual turnover of nearly HK$12 million Hong Kong police have arrested 125 people in a crackdown on a triad group that monopolised lunchbox supply businesses at construction sites by intimidating and extorting other vendors, while also running multiple illegal gambling dens. The force said on Monday that it had cracked down on a syndicate...

Moldova speeds up its membership process to the EU

Moldova speeds up its membership process to the EU An economically fragile country caught up in Russia’s hybrid war, Moldova is keen to make rapid progress for a quicker membership to the European Union. With the opening of the first chapter of accession negotiations, the EU launched its €1.9 billion investment plan in the country.

Crude comeback: IOCL, HPCL buy 7 million barrels of energy supplies

India's state-owned oil refining giants stepped up crude purchases last week, securing millions of barrels through separate tenders. According to sources cited by Reuters, Indian Oil Corp (IOC) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp (HPCL) together bought around 7 million barrels of crude, with the cargoes scheduled for delivery over the coming months. IOC accounted for 5 million barrels of the purchases, securing 1 million barrels of Angola's Kissanje crude from Cathay Petroleum, 2 million barrels of...