Chinese Youth Borrow Wildly to Trade Stocks, Get Trapped, Cry, While Banks Tremble
Following the October holiday, a new wave of investors entered the market, including students. Some used their summer job earnings, hoping for quick profits,...
Trump Says He Will Restore ‘A Paradise Lost’ at California Rally
Thousands of supporters endured the 100-degree desert heat and long lines for the event in Coachella, about 130 miles east of Los Angeles. COACHELLA,...
UN urges Middle East ceasefires to avert ‘major regional war’ with ‘global implications’
Published: 9:05pm, 14 Oct 2024Updated: 9:21pm, 14 Oct 2024 The UN stressed on Monday the urgent need for ceasefires in both Lebanon and Gaza...
Chinese retail investors, battered by market winds, dial back on enthusiasm
Published: 9:00pm, 14 Oct 2024Updated: 9:18pm, 14 Oct 2024 Wild swings in China’s stock market have created a climate of uncertainty for investors, with...
Fire at Hong Kong cargo area sends thick smoke into sky, recycled material destroyed
Published: 8:56pm, 14 Oct 2024Updated: 12:29am, 15 Oct 2024 A fire broke out at a public cargo working area in the Yau Ma Tei...
Male teacher at Hong Kong Catholic girls’ school arrested after hidden toilet camera found
Published: 8:51pm, 14 Oct 2024Updated: 11:16pm, 14 Oct 2024 A male teacher at the elite St Mary’s Canossian College in Hong Kong has been...
Trump has stumbled upon a good idea for US climate change fight
It’s mid-October in Washington, when the outdoorsy types can hike without an ample supply of bug repellent, sit around fire pits, replace the shot...
Alibaba, JD.com, Pinduoduo launch campaigns for Singles’ Day shopping festival on same day
Major Chinese e-commerce platform operators Alibaba Group Holding, JD.com and Pinduoduo on Monday kicked off their respective campaigns for Singles’ Day, the world’s largest...
Beijing sanctions Taiwan tech billionaire Robert Tsao and DPP lawmaker Puma Shen
Beijing has sanctioned Taiwanese businessman Robert Tsao Hsing-cheng and Taiwanese lawmaker Puma Shen for supporting what it says are “violent” pro-Taiwan independence sentiment and...