Hong Kong urged to speed up digital shift to protect global trade status
Published: 8:13pm, 28 Jul 2025Updated: 8:15pm, 28 Jul 2025 Industry leaders have called for an urgent overhaul of Hong Kong’s trade ecosystem, stressing that...
Taiwan’s opposition KMT and TPP look to build on momentum from recall votes
Published: 8:00pm, 28 Jul 2025Updated: 8:10pm, 28 Jul 2025 Taiwan’s main opposition party the Kuomintang and the smaller Taiwan People’s Party have been “re-energised”...
Apple shuts Dalian store as Huawei tops mainland China’s smartphone market
Apple is closing a retail store in Dalian, marking the US firm’s first shutdown of a directly managed outlet on the mainland amid struggling...
‘Milestone’: China launches first national childcare subsidies amid birth crisis
Published: 7:48pm, 28 Jul 2025Updated: 7:53pm, 28 Jul 2025 China has announced its most significant central-level effort to reverse a deepening demographic crisis since...
Thailand, Cambodia Agree to Immediate, Unconditional Cease-Fire: Malaysian PM
The leaders of Thailand and Cambodia agreed on July 28 to an “immediate and unconditional cease-fire” starting at midnight, according to Malaysian Prime Minister...
China Faces Disaster After Disaster: Earthquakes, Floods, Hail, People Cry Out, “The End Is Near!”
On July 27, a landslide occurred on the road from Lancang County to Ximeng County in Pu’er City, Yunnan. A vehicle was buried, trapping...
Chiikawa toy craze grips Hong Kong as thousands queue for McDonald’s promo meals
Tens of thousands of people in Hong Kong have queued for Chiikawa toys that come with McDonald’s Happy Meals as part of a promotional...
Hong Kong public universities agree to return more funding if asked
Published: 6:19pm, 28 Jul 2025Updated: 11:55pm, 28 Jul 2025 Hong Kong’s eight public universities have promised to return more recurrent funding allocated to them...
China faces off against US for domination of DR Congo’s critical minerals
After years of largely unchallenged control over the DR Congo’s critical minerals, China now faces growing US competition – a battle that Beijing is...