Month: December 2024

Hong Kong’s hotel industry is likely to face more headwinds next year. A new lodging tax and heightened geopolitical tensions are among “worrying” issues...

Animals can “run away” from a deadly virus, and Chinese scientists have uncovered the mechanism behind this for the first time. Advertisement They found...

Published: 3:25pm, 8 Dec 2024Updated: 4:06pm, 8 Dec 2024 Hong Kong’s finance chief has sought to shore up public confidence in the city’s fiscal...

In Nepal, a centuries-old ritual of mass animal sacrifice is expected to draw tens of thousands of devotees this week as the Gadhimai festival...

Published: 2:19pm, 8 Dec 2024Updated: 2:32pm, 8 Dec 2024 Notre Dame Cathedral on Sunday will host its first Mass since the catastrophic fire of...

It is known as the “smartphone king of Africa” and for years has dominated the continent’s mobile phone market. But now, Shenzhen-based Transsion Holdings...

A retired Chinese swimming athlete has garnered support from mainland social media for defending herself against criticism regarding her choice to wear a revealing...

Beijing’s top envoy to the United States has called for “objective and rational” views on China through more people-to-people exchanges, especially among youth. Advertisement...

Ant Group, China’s biggest operator of mobile payment systems, is promoting its finance chief Cyril Han Xinyi to the CEO post from next year...