University in Hong Kong welcomes banned international students from Harvard
Published: 4:34pm, 23 May 2025Updated: 4:44pm, 23 May 2025 The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has become the first tertiary institute...
For central bankers, gold’s safe-haven status has never looked better
Wall Street pundits and investors are schizophrenic about US assets. The dollar weakened after Moody’s cut the United States’ credit rating, citing the increasing...
Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post scoops 4 prizes at Global Media Awards
Published: 4:14pm, 23 May 2025Updated: 4:59pm, 23 May 2025 Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post has won four prizes at Global Media Awards organised...
‘Prepare for the worst’: China minds, on guard against US punches, stress need for talks
Trade upheaval resulting from the tariff war ignited by US President Donald Trump last month appears to have cast a long-lasting impact on the...
Aussie Streaming Quotas Could Divert $200 Million From Hollywood: Trump Official
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer has earmarked Australia’s impending ‘Revive’ National Cultural Policy. Australia has been named as one of several governments that “undercut”...
South China Sea: Philippines flexes naval muscle with 2 new warships
On a windswept pier in Subic Bay, once the site of the United States’ largest overseas naval installation, Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr stood...
‘We are puzzled’: how Japan’s rice crisis got so bad
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even...
Hong Kong construction sector urged to rehire workers from troubled contractor
Published: 3:13pm, 23 May 2025Updated: 3:53pm, 23 May 2025 Hong Kong industry leaders have called on new contractors to rehire workers and subcontractors from...
Indian mob of 1,000 kills and mutilates endangered Bengal tiger, sparking outrage
A mob of 1,000 people killed and mutilated an endangered Royal Bengal tiger in a village in northeastern India, hacking off its body parts...