Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis MOU a ‘general expression’ of support: minister
Published: 5:57pm, 22 Dec 2024Updated: 6:09pm, 22 Dec 2024 Hong Kong’s development minister has said a Northern Metropolis memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed by...
Rapid test to give Hong Kong officials new weapon to fight shark fin trade
Hong Kong is set to adopt a new rapid test that could “significantly” reduce the time needed to identify shark fin species at borders...
India’s luxury property market booming despite economic slowdown
India’s luxury property market is defying an economic slowdown as more wealthy buyers, from local tech entrepreneurs to overseas investors of Indian origin, splurge...
More Indians turn to private sleuths for ‘proper checks’ on prospective partners
Published: 4:56pm, 22 Dec 2024Updated: 4:58pm, 22 Dec 2024 From an anonymous office in a New Delhi mall, matrimonial detective Bhavna Paliwal runs the...
Cathay sorry as unruly traveller on Hong Kong-US flight causes 15-hour delay
Published: 4:43pm, 22 Dec 2024Updated: 4:46pm, 22 Dec 2024 A US-bound Cathay Pacific Airways flight was diverted to Tokyo before returning to Hong Kong...
Hong Kong’s new culture minister must get her priorities right
Rosanna Law Shuk-pui, the city’s new secretary for culture, sports and tourism, is enjoying quite the warm welcome. Even wearing a red jacket to...
Xi Jinping’s anti-corruption campaign nets record number of ‘tigers’ in 2024
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s war on corruption has ensnared a record number of high-ranking officials this year, with 56 senior cadres at vice-ministerial level...
Qatar vows to stop EU gas sales if fined under due diligence law: media report
Qatar will stop shipping gas to the EU if member states strictly enforce a new law cracking down on forced labour and environmental damage,...
Minorities fear targeted attacks in post-revolution Bangladesh
For generations, the small Hindu temple outside the capital in Muslim-majority Bangladesh was a quiet place to pray – before arsonists ripped open its...