China’s logistics sector stands and delivers with busiest year ever in 2024
China’s courier industry – which reported its busiest year on record thanks to the country’s brisk e-commerce business and a partial recovery in consumption...
Tech war: US firm SiFive opens China office to tap growing appetite for open-source chips
US semiconductor company SiFive, which designs chips based on the open-source RISC-V architecture, has set up a China arm to tap the mainland’s fast-growing...
Finland bars tanker suspected of cutting Baltic Sea cables from sailing
An alleged Russian “shadow fleet” tanker suspected of damaging Baltic Sea cables in December was barred from sailing after Finnish inspectors found the vessel...
Australian hiker found after 2 weeks surviving on berries and creek water
An Australian student missing for two weeks near the country’s tallest mountain was found on Wednesday, after surviving by foraging for berries, drinking water...
Hong Kong urged to tune into ‘concert economy’ as shows attract 4 million
More than 4 million spectators attended 350 large-scale pop concerts in Hong Kong and spent HK$3.7 billion over the past two years, tourism officials...
Sudden death of top Chinese military drone scientist shocks industry
An obituary confirmed that Zhang Daibing, chairman of a drone start-up and ex-deputy director of a drone research institute at the National University of...
Philippine activists fear US’ anti-ICC bill may impede probe into Duterte’s drug war
A US bill aimed at shielding American and allied leaders such as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from probes by the International Criminal Court...
Hong Kong judge slams Jimmy Lai’s self-proclaimed stance as ‘political prisoner’
A Hong Kong judge trying Jimmy Lai Chee-ying has hit back at the former media boss’ characterisation of himself as a political prisoner “persecuted”...
Hong Kong to begin handing out HK$3,000 rewards for identifying public housing abuse
Published: 6:12pm, 8 Jan 2025Updated: 6:20pm, 8 Jan 2025 Hong Kong’s Housing Authority will award up to HK$3,000 (US$386) to individuals who provide information...