China alleges former soldier shared secrets of troops, weapons with foreign spy agency
Published: 3:14pm, 18 Feb 2025Updated: 3:50pm, 18 Feb 2025 China’s top counterspy agency has announced the arrest of a military veteran suspected of helping...
Judge Declines to Block DOGE’s Access to Student Financial Aid Data
The case revolves around data submitted when college students applied for financial aid. A federal judge declined to block the Department of Government Efficiency...
Malaysian mall gunman killed in shoot-out after Grand Theft Auto-style crime spree
A man who shot a cleaner at a shopping centre in Malaysia last week would carjack victims at gunpoint and use the stolen vehicles...
AI start-up DeepSeek expands business scope in potential shift towards monetisation
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) start-up DeepSeek has updated its business registry information with key changes to personnel and operational scope, signalling a shift towards...
Dubai regulator CEO upbeat on Middle East opportunities for Asia: ASIFMA
February 18, 2025 At the annual ASIFMA conference on February 17 in Hong Kong, in a ‘fireside chat’ entitled Middle East Corridor’, Ian Johnston,...
Has Xi Jinping brought China’s private sector back into the fold?
When President Xi Jinping brought together China’s most prominent entrepreneurs for a high-profile symposium, markets and industry observers the world over were watching. Advertisement...
Gov. Hochul Considers Removing NYC Mayor Adams From Office
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is set to meet with city leaders after four of Eric Adams’s deputies quit. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul...
DOGE Says $4.7 Trillion in Treasury Payments Missing Identification Codes
The payments for unknown items make government spending almost impossible to track, according to the agency. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) said on...
Creamfields dance festival in Hong Kong, slated for March, abruptly cancelled
Published: 2:02pm, 18 Feb 2025Updated: 2:34pm, 18 Feb 2025 The Hong Kong edition of one of the world’s largest electronic dance music festivals, Creamfields,...