China’s Toughest Year for Coders; Major Tech Layoffs Hit 700,000, Forced Into Delivery Jobs
Can you believe it? A former top-tier programmer at a major tech company, once earning 800,000 yuan a year, now in his 30s, is...
Apple agrees to pay US$95 million to settle Siri eavesdropping lawsuit
Apple has agreed to pay US$95 million to settle a lawsuit accusing its digital assistant Siri of listening in on users’ private conversations. Advertisement...
Hong Kong retailers, hoteliers gloomy over Lunar New Year business prospects
Hong Kong’s retail and hotel sectors have sounded a cautious note about business prospects for the coming Lunar New Year break, noting residents are...
North Korea strengthens ties with Russia over China in New Year’s diplomatic shift
North Korea’s decision to spotlight ties with Russia over China in its New Year’s diplomacy appears to signal the reclusive nation’s evolving strategy: leveraging...
China Adds 28 US Companies to Export Control List, Including Defense Contractors
Ten companies were also blacklisted and deemed ‘unreliable’ for selling arms to Taiwan. Beijing added 28 U.S. companies to its export control list, the...
Hong Kong can boost tourism by repositioning itself as gateway to Asia
Given the stability and security associated with government jobs in Hong Kong, often referred to as “iron rice bowls”, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s...
FDA approves Chinese eye cancer treatment for development support in the US
A breakthrough treatment developed by a group of Chinese researchers to treat a rare but deadly eye cancer has been granted a special status...
China volunteer directs traffic for decades after wife, kids, sister killed in car accidents
Millions of social media users in China have been moved by a 74-year-old man who has spent the past 36 years directing the traffic...
Hong Kong’s MTR Corp ‘reinventing’ business model amid property market woes
Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation is urgently “reinventing” its business model to fulfil a HK$165 billion (US$21.2 billion) financial commitment to improve and expand rail...