Hong Kong officials involved in water procurement fiasco face disciplinary probe
Hong Kong authorities will launch a disciplinary investigation into officials involved in a bottled water procurement scandal after an initial probe by the audit...
Hong Kong’s social work, construction sectors hit as jobless rate rises to 3.9%
Published: 5:19pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:38pm, 20 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s jobless rate rose to 3.9 per cent between July and September, with higher...
Mainland Chinese buyers fuel 25% of Hong Kong home sales last quarter: Centaline
Published: 5:15pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:26pm, 20 Oct 2025 Mainland Chinese homebuyers remain a strong driving force in Hong Kong’s residential property market, spending...
Chinese Jet Fires Flares Near Australian Plane Ahead of Trump–Albanese Meeting
Acting Australian Prime Minister Richard Marles says he has raised concerns with Beijing after a Chinese People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) fighter jet...
‘Weirdest alliance’: Japan’s new ruling coalition tipped for collapse
Japan’s centre-right opposition Innovation Party (JIP) has thrown its support behind a controversial new ruling coalition led by Sanae Takaichi, paving the way for...
India Unveils $77 Billion Hydro Plan Amid Geopolitical Competition With China
India’s Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has announced a $77 billion master plan to develop hydroelectric plants in the Brahmaputra Basin to counter China’s upstream...
Will Zelensky join Trump and Putin in Budapest for peace talks? Only if invited
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said he would be ready to join Russian President Vladimir Putin and US counterpart Donald Trump at their summit...
Trump Commutes Sentence of Former Rep. George Santos
President Donald Trump on Friday commuted the prison sentence of former congressman George Santos, ordering his immediate release. “George Santos was somewhat of a...
Trump Imposes 25 Percent Tariffs on Imports of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Trucks Starting Nov. 1
New tariffs will be applied to medium- and heavy-duty trucks and parts next month. President Donald Trump signed a proclamation on Oct. 17 that...