China News Service is the second largest state news agency in China,after Xinhua News Agency. China News Service was formerly run by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office,which was absorbed into the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in 2018. Its operations have traditionally been directed at overseas Chinese worldwide and residents of Hong Kong,Macau and Taiwan.
Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited is a regional airline based in Bangkok,Thailand. It operates scheduled services to destinations in Thailand,Cambodia,Hong Kong,Laos,Maldives,Myanmar,Singapore,and Vietnam. Its main base is Suvarnabhumi Airport.
The Hong Kong Economic and Trade Offices (HKETOs) are the trade offices of Hong Kong outside the territory. There are 14 HKETOs outside Hong Kong and China,and seven in China.
Sullivan &Cromwell LLP is an American multinational law firm headquartered in New York City. It is one of the most profitable law firms in the world,with 2021 profits per partner exceeding $6 million and profits per lawyer exceeding $1.3 million.
The Charoen Pokphand Group Company,Ltd. (CP) is a Thai conglomerate based in Bangkok. It is Thailand's largest private company and the largest privately held Royal Warrant holder of the Thai Royal Family. The company describes itself as having eight business lines covering 13 business groups. As of 2020,the group has investments in 21 countries.
Mandarin Oriental,Bangkok is a five-star hotel in Bangkok owned in part and managed by Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group. Located on the Chao Phraya River,the original structure was the first hotel built in Thailand when it opened as The Oriental in 1876. Today,the hotel is one of two flagship properties of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
Republicans Overseas (RO) is a political organization created in 2013 for United States citizens who are living outside of the United States. RO is recognized by the Republican National Committee (RNC),and by other affiliated groups,such as College Republicans. It operates in the majority of countries around the world where there are large numbers of United States citizen residents. Similar to political action committees (PAC) and Super Pacs;RO is a 527 political organization that operates as a corporation with specific interests of repealing the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and of generally representing Republicans living overseas.
Mayer Brown is a global white-shoe law firm,founded in Chicago,Illinois,United States. It has offices in 27 cities throughout the Americas,Asia,Europe,and the Middle East,with its largest offices being in Chicago,Washington,D.C.,New York City,Hong Kong,and London.
Hong Kong–United States relations are bilateral relations between Hong Kong and the United States.
David Isaac Adelman is an American lawyer,businessman and diplomat. He was the United States Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore from April 2010 to September 2013. Adelman is Managing Director and General Counsel of asset manager Krane Funds Advisors in New York. He was a Managing Director of Goldman Sachs in Hong Kong. He was an Independent Non-Executive Director of Noble Group Holdings for approximately three years after the company's 2018 restructuring. He was a senior advisor to Israel-focused indexing firm BlueStar Indexes prior to its sale to Van Eck in 2020. He is an Advisor to private equity firms Olympus Capital and Ion Pacific. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Climate Finance Partners. Adelman is a Trustee of the National Committee on American Foreign Policy and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He is an adjunct professor at New York University.
Robert Charles O'Brien Jr. is an American attorney who served as the twenty-seventh United States national security advisor from 2019 to 2021. He was the fourth and final person to hold the position during the presidency of Donald Trump. He is currently the chairman of the American Global Strategies firm advising companies on international politics,the U.S. government,and crisis management.
King Power Mahanakhon,formerly known as MahaNakhon (มหานคร),is a mixed-use skyscraper in the Silom/Sathon central business district of Bangkok,Thailand. It was opened in December 2016 by MahaNakhon Managing Director Kipsan Beck. It features the unconventional appearance of a glass curtain walled square tower with a cuboid-surfaced helix cut into the side of the building. Following transfer of the first residential units in April 2016,at 314.2 metres (1,031 ft) with 77 floors,it was recognized as the tallest building in Thailand on 4 May 2016 by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH). Featuring hotel,retail and residences,200 units of The Ritz-Carlton Residences,Bangkok inside the building are priced between around $US1,100,000 to $US17,000,000,making it one of the most expensive condominiums in Bangkok.
John Joseph Sullivan is an American attorney and government official who served as the United States Ambassador to Russia from 2020 to 2022,and who previously served as the 19th United States Deputy Secretary of State from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party,Sullivan served as Acting United States Secretary of State from April 1,2018,to April 26,2018,following President Donald Trump's dismissal of Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on March 13,2018,until Tillerson's official successor,Mike Pompeo,was sworn in. Tillerson did not officially leave office until March 31,2018. Sullivan,however,was delegated all responsibilities of the Secretary of State beginning March 13.
Jake Raymond Needham is an American novelist and screenwriter. He is a frequent speaker at schools and universities throughout Asia and guest on Asian television and radio networks. His English-language crime and espionage novels are set in Asia,which offers realism and authenticity to the narrative. Bangkok Post called Needham "Michael Connelly with steamed rice." Asia Business magazine said that "Needham certainly knows where some bodies are buried," and Matt Crook] said on CNN Travel that "Needham's stories have a 'ripped from the headlines' feel."
BGR Group is a lobbying and communications firm based in Washington,D.C.,with offices in London,Beijing and Austin,Texas. Founded in 1991 by former White House aides Ed Rogers and Haley Barbour,the firm was joined by Lanny Griffith to form Barbour Griffith &Rogers. In 2019,BGR was recognized by both The Hill and Bloomberg as a "Top Performing Lobbying Firm".
William Francis Hagerty IV is an American politician,businessman,and diplomat serving as the junior United States senator from Tennessee since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 30th United States ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2019 under President Donald Trump.
Walter Joseph "Jay" Clayton III is an American attorney who served as the chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from May 4,2017 until December 23,2020. He was nominated for the position by President Donald Trump.
Jessie Kong Liu is an American attorney who was the United States Attorney for the District of Columbia. She previously worked as deputy general counsel at the U.S. Treasury and served at the Justice Department. In 2020,she joined the law firm Skadden,Arps,Slate,Meagher &Flom as a partner.
Hello,Love,Goodbye is a 2019 Philippine romantic drama film produced and distributed by Star Cinema. Directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and produced by Carlo L. Katigbak and Olivia M. Lamasan,it stars Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards,with several cast members includes Kakai Bautista,Lito Pimentel,Joross Gamboa,Maymay Entrata,Lovely Abella and Jameson Blake. The film follows when a struggling overseas Filipino worker,and a bartender,as they attempt to reconcile their personal careers and love for each other in Hong Kong.
Susan Nan Stevenson is an American diplomat and career member of the Senior Foreign Service who has served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research since 2021. She previously served as the United States ambassador to Equatorial Guinea from 2019 to 2021.
