Xi, Putin and Modi are grinning and smiling, but at whom?
Published: 6:11pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 6:50pm, 1 Sep 2025 Three major world powers – China, India and Russia – all with various frictions with...
China nurse leaves kids in dash to save life of epileptic man at railway station
A nurse in China who bit off her fake nails and dashed hundreds of metres in a railway station to save a man who...
Japan and South Korea face record heat as climate change bites
Japan and South Korea sweltered this year through the hottest summers since records began, their weather agencies said on Monday. Advertisement Temperatures the world...
India’s ‘dead economy’ growth hailed, but Trump’s tariffs pose risks
India’s stronger-than-expected economic growth of 7.8 per cent in the April–June quarter has been hailed by leaders as a resounding retort to US President...
Chinese scientists’ discovery may pave the way for self-charging smartwatches
Chinese scientists have created the world’s first rubber band that converts body heat into electricity, potentially paving the way for smartwatches and other wearable...
Chinese humanoid robot maker UBTech gets US$1 billion funding boost
UBTech Robotics, a leading Chinese manufacturer of factory robots, has secured a credit line of up to US$1 billion from a Hong Kong investment...
Experts Warn US of CCP Duplicity as Trade Talks Continue
As President Donald Trump pursues a trade deal with China, experts are cautioning that the regime has a history of breaking promises and can’t...
Hong Kong retail recovery rolls on for third month as July sales rise 1.8%
Published: 4:55pm, 1 Sep 2025Updated: 5:00pm, 1 Sep 2025 A recent improvement in Hong Kong’s retail sector spilled into July, with sales rising by...
New World’s Cheng family weighs capital injection, sources say
New World Development’s controlling shareholder, the billionaire Cheng family, is considering injecting capital into the debt-laden Hong Kong developer as early as the end...