As Hong Kong retail sales recover, can landlords follow with higher shop rents?
Published: 10:30am, 12 Oct 2025Updated: 10:37am, 12 Oct 2025 Ever since Hong Kong’s retail sector shook off 14 months of consecutive declines in May,...
CCTV drama Silent Honour marks rare salute to Communist Party spies in Taiwan
Patriotic films in mainland China have long celebrated undercover agents of the Communist Party, their operations portrayed as pivotal to securing victory in the...
6 steps democracies must take to match China on climate action
Global energy investment is projected to reach US$3.3 trillion this year, with some US$2.2 trillion directed towards clean technologies, double the amount flowing into...
Hong Kong in fight for foreign university students as Singapore emerges as rival
The number of international first-year students at Hong Kong’s public universities remained below pre-pandemic levels in the last academic year despite the government doubling...
China’s Phones and Power Banks Become Global Bombs: Explosion in Japan Hotel, Fire on Dutch Plane
On the early morning of October 6, 2025, a fire broke out at the “Kyoto Hachijo Hotel,” located directly across from JR Kyoto Station...
China woman cancels nuptials, demands US$4,200 ‘hug fee’, claims emotional distress
A woman in central China who accepted a betrothal gift of 200,000 yuan (US$28,000) and later regretted the engagement agreed to return the money....
‘I’m scared he’ll snap’: Singapore’s high-rise noisy neighbour feuds turn deadly
Pang Kok Meng, 65, lives with his 91-year-old mother in a public housing flat in Geylang, a township in central Singapore. For more than...
Just 3 Minutes! China’s Avita EV Catches Fire, Ignites 7 Cars, Manufacturer Claims It’s the Safest
Another electric vehicle (EV) fire has made headlines in China. On October 5, an Avatr 06 new energy vehicle suddenly burst into flames in...
Will China’s next 5-year plan rewrite its infrastructure playbook?
As China drafts its 15th five-year plan – the next entry in a line of expansive blueprints that have set the tone for the...