China rags-to-riches narratives spotlight first woman billionaire and peasant turned tycoon
Despite their products being known nationwide and associated with the day-to-day lives of people in China, few are aware of the rags-to-riches stories of...
Water supply to come back on in Hong Kong’s Tung Chung at 10am after 12-hour outage
Published: 8:45am, 4 Nov 2024Updated: 8:52am, 4 Nov 2024 Water is expected to be restored to tens of thousands of residents and hotel guests...
From logistics to health services, Mongolia can learn much from Hong Kong, envoy says
This is the ninth in a series of interviews with consuls general of emerging and belt and road economies with which Hong Kong is...
Mainland Chinese buyers rush into Hong Kong property amid low prices and rates, high rents
Hong Kong’s diverging housing rents and home prices are turning more renters into buyers, especially new arrivals under the city’s various talent schemes, offering...
Can the Philippines handle disasters? Typhoons spark criticism of Marcos, ‘ghost projects’
Published: 8:00am, 4 Nov 2024Updated: 8:52am, 4 Nov 2024 Two successive cyclones that recently battered the Philippine island of Luzon have exposed weaknesses in...
Moldovan president wins second term in run-off overshadowed by Russian meddling claims
Moldova’s pro-Western President Maia Sandu has won a second term in office in a pivotal presidential run-off against a Russia-friendly opponent, in a race...
Taiwan the only issue that can push Washington and Beijing to war, ex-US diplomat says
Published: 6:00am, 4 Nov 2024Updated: 9:47am, 4 Nov 2024 Susan Thornton is a retired senior American diplomat who for decades was at the US...
UN chief ‘very concerned’ about reports of North Korean troops in Russia
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concerned on Sunday about reports that North Korean troops have been sent to Russia, and at their possible...
How Hong Kong’s unique strengths can drive its development
The resolution adopted at the Communist Party’s third plenary session outlines a strategic framework for Hong Kong’s development. It emphasises leveraging the “one country,...