Hong Kong property deals drop in December as slump thins agent ranks
Property transactions in Hong Kong fell in December amid a slump that has thinned the city’s ranks of licensed property agents to a seven-year...
Calling all smartphone seekers: China to subsidise personal devices, expand trade-in push
China will subsidise consumers who purchase new smartphones this year, in the latest attempt to elevate the country’s sluggish domestic consumption as external uncertainties...
China steps up flight safety in wake of deadly Azerbaijani and South Korean plane crashes
China’s civil aviation authority said it is improving runway safety and assessing risks in the wake of the deadly Azerbaijan Airlines and Jeju Air...
Alibaba ties up with Lee Kai-fu’s unicorn as China’s AI sector consolidates
Published: 5:00pm, 3 Jan 2025Updated: 5:08pm, 3 Jan 2025 Alibaba Group Holding’s cloud computing business is collaborating with Chinese start-up 01.AI to develop artificial...
Thai PM declares millions in watches and bags, among assets worth US$400 million
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra declared more than US$400 million in assets on Friday, her party said, including more than 200 designer handbags worth...
Singapore defends ‘appropriate’ interception of Indonesian fishing boats due to incursions
Singapore has defended its interception of two Indonesian fishing vessels as an “appropriate enforcement action” in response to their incursions into the city state’s...
Malaysian air travel bounces back but Chinese tourists still well shy of 5 million target
Malaysia’s aviation sector is finally bouncing back to near pre-pandemic levels, official data has shown, with nearly 90 million passenger journeys in and out...
Trump’s return may spell disaster for UN agency finances
In October, as part of its preparation for the Cop29 UN climate summit in Azerbaijan, a team from Oxfam released a meticulously researched report...
US consensus on countering China will keep Quad relevant under Trump: experts
Donald Trump’s return to the White House is expected to cast a cloud over the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad), but Washington’s bipartisan consensus on...