Qatar’s lead negotiator committed to reviving Gaza peace talks
Qatar’s chief negotiator voiced frustration over talks for a truce in Gaza in an interview with Agence France-Presse, a month after Israel resumed its...
Digital wallets poised to overtake credit cards in Hong Kong by 2030: report
Digital wallets are on track to become the dominant payment method in Hong Kong by 2030, accounting for nearly half of all online and...
‘Diplomatic domino effect’: will France’s push for Palestinian statehood isolate the US?
In a fractured world of fraying alliances and retreating world powers, French President Emmanuel Macron has emerged as an unlikely champion of Palestinian statehood...
With African mining interests at stake, China wades into DR Congo-Rwanda conflict
China rarely criticises or takes sides in African conflicts, but recent insurgency in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to have prompted a measured...
Crowds bask in sunshine as temperatures exceed 33 degrees in Hong Kong
Published: 4:51pm, 20 Apr 2025Updated: 4:55pm, 20 Apr 2025 Temperatures in Hong Kong reached as high as 33.4 degrees Celsius (92 Fahrenheit) on Sunday,...
Foreign capital rushing into Hong Kong, mainland amid US tariff war: Paul Chan
International investors are accelerating their efforts to channel capital to the Hong Kong and mainland Chinese markets amid the US tariff war, the finance...
How should Hongkongers react to being dragged into Trump’s tariff war?
How is the ordinary person supposed to react to the chain of events set in motion by the launch of US President Donald Trump’s...
Famed sherpa Kami Rita to attempt 31st Mount Everest climb, break own record
One of the greatest mountain guides will attempt to scale the world’s highest peak for the 31st time – and possibly the 32nd time...
‘Hong Kong could fall short of 2% growth forecast amid Trump tariffs’
Published: 4:06pm, 20 Apr 2025Updated: 4:35pm, 20 Apr 2025 Hong Kong could fall short of its 2 per cent economic growth forecast under the...