Who is Fan Daidi? New vice-president of top China university has net worth of US$6 billion
Pioneering scientist who invented high-end collagen facial mask, helped set up Hong Kong-listed firm, prefers laboratory to the boardroom. Read More
Hong Kong’s To Kwa Wan to be transformed into ‘world-class’ cove for dining, concerts
Transforming idle barges into restaurants, concert venues and swimming pools are among ideas Hong Kong’s Urban Renewal Authority has floated to develop an old...
South Korea’s election front runner proposes 2-term presidency to decentralise power
Published: 5:34pm, 18 May 2025Updated: 5:48pm, 18 May 2025 South Korea’s leading presidential candidate Lee Jae-myung proposed a constitutional amendment to shorten the presidency...
New faces in Carney’s cabinet raise hopes of reset in India-Canada ties
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s appointment of four Indian-origin politicians to key roles in his new government – including Anita Anand as foreign minister...
Up to 80% of poor kids in Hong Kong shoebox flats not eating enough healthy foods
Up to 80 per cent of children from low-income families living in Hong Kong’s subdivided flats are suffering from various degrees of insufficient nutrition...
Vodafone Idea seeks relief on US$5 billion in dues from India following court rejection
Vodafone Idea has gone to India’s Supreme Court to challenge the government’s rejection of a request by the debt-saddled telecoms giant to waive more...
Hong Kong police arrest minibus driver, 78, after vehicle hits and kills man
Hong Kong police have arrested a 78-year-old minibus driver after his vehicle struck and killed a 75-year-old pedestrian near a public housing estate in...
Let’s dispel any doubts now over Hong Kong’s post-2047 future
Hong Kong could be in for another bout of “what will happen to us in …”, only with 2047 replacing 1997. I say this...
Nobel physicist Giorgio Parisi takes up complexity sciences post in China
Italian theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate Giorgio Parisi has taken up a senior position at a university in eastern China as the country strives...