European Central Bank cuts interest rates for 7th time in a row amid global trade tension
Published: 8:42pm, 17 Apr 2025Updated: 1:06am, 18 Apr 2025 The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday for the seventh time in a row...
China’s post-PhD students hit record levels as global talent race heats up
Published: 8:30pm, 17 Apr 2025Updated: 1:37am, 18 Apr 2025 Around 400,000 postdoctoral students have trained in China over the past four decades, with annual...
How Trump is chipping away at the US’ safe-haven status
When it comes to high-stakes moments in financial markets, analysts and commentators often hedge their bets. That prominent chief executives, investors and academics have...
Trump slams US Fed chair Powell, urges ‘termination’ for slowness
Published: 8:29pm, 17 Apr 2025Updated: 1:31am, 18 Apr 2025 US President Donald Trump said Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s termination from his position cannot...
Bus crash in Hong Kong’s North Point leads to major traffic congestion
Published: 8:08pm, 17 Apr 2025Updated: 1:08am, 18 Apr 2025 A double-decker bus heading to the airport crashed into a road divider in North Point...
Alibaba’s Taobao surges in popularity in US as Trump tariffs boost Chinese shopping apps
Taobao, the online marketplace owned by Alibaba Group Holding, is experiencing surging popularity in the US, as an intensifying trade war between the world’s...
U.S. Tariffs Rise to 245%, Canton Fair Is Finished! 98% Are Chinese, Almost No Foreigners in Sight
This is the main passage at the Canton Fair. Some visitors looked like they were from Russia, but 98% of them were Chinese. Around...
US Triton UAVs to deploy from Japan
The US military will deploy Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (HALE UAVs) from Kadena Air Base in the southern...
Cyclone Tam Leaves 24,000 Homes in the Dark Across New Zealand
New Zealanders will most likely be spending Easter indoors this year. Tropical Cyclone Tam has brought severe weather and widespread disruption to the north...