Tycoon Richard Li to sell HKEJ publisher to PCCW for US$9 million in asset reshuffle
Published: 7:07pm, 28 Jan 2025Updated: 9:54pm, 28 Jan 2025 Hong Kong tycoon Richard Li Tzar-kai is reshuffling his assets again, this time by selling...
US aid freeze threatens Bangladesh’s fragile economy and political stability
Washington’s abrupt suspension of nearly all foreign aid could upend Bangladesh’s fragile efforts to stabilise its economy and hold national elections, analysts said, warning...
European Union, out in the cold in Trump 2.0, braces for a more transactional relationship
After US Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sworn in last week, he made a flurry of calls to key allies which gave some...
Hong Kong’s December mortgages shrink 21.1% as high rates drive homebuyers to sidelines
Published: 6:48pm, 28 Jan 2025Updated: 7:01pm, 28 Jan 2025 Hong Kong’s mortgage applications fell by more than a fifth in December, according to the...
DeepSeek disrupts Malaysia’s, Southeast Asia’s data centre dreams amid investment ‘rethink’
The emergence of Chinese start-up DeepSeek into the AI race has raised questions over the viability of data centres across Southeast Asia, experts said,...
Putin ‘Horse Trades’ With Kim Jong-Un for Weapons
On 26 August the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) monitoring site NKNews.org reported a Russian government Tupolev Tu-154 VIP passenger jet taking off...
Trump Says China’s DeepSeek a ‘Wake-Up Call’ for US Tech Companies
AI companies experienced steep stock price slides after DeepSeek’s advancements were made public. President Donald Trump warned a crowd at the Republican lawmakers’ gathering...
ICE Immigration Enforcement Operations: What to Know
ICE says its targeted enforcement operations involve ‘planned arrests of known criminal aliens who threaten national security or public safety.’ President Donald Trump is...
Connecticut Teacher Faces Firing for Crucifix in Her Classroom Desk Area
The veteran educator is represented by the same legal defense fund that vindicated a praying high school football coach in a 2022 U.S. Supreme...