China’s gold fever: record prices spark excitement and FOMO – buy, sell or hold?
With gold prices dancing near a never-before-seen US$3,900 an ounce, Chinese investors and consumers are finding themselves caught up in a whirlwind of excitement...
Indonesia revokes TikTok’s protests-linked licence suspension
Indonesia has revoked a suspension on TikTok’s local operating license after the social media platform shared data requested by the government. Advertisement The company...
Hong Kong airport warns of more than 100 disrupted flights due to Typhoon Matmo
Published: 10:29am, 5 Oct 2025Updated: 2:11pm, 5 Oct 2025 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: innovator uses AI to help visually impaired
Hong Kong innovator Lamia Sreya Rahman has led the way in creating an AI-powered wearable device to ensure people with visual impairments, such as...
DOJ Probes Portland Police for Possible ‘Viewpoint Discrimination’ in Policing
The Justice Department has launched a federal civil rights investigation into the Portland Police Department, examining whether the department engaged in viewpoint-based discrimination after...
AI safety isn’t a barrier to innovation, it’s the key to value: HKU professor
Debates are raging around the world about how artificial intelligence should be developed. Some are calling for strengthened guardrails to guarantee the powerful technology...
Xiamen in Tears! Taiwanese Firms Pull Out, No Jobs Left, Workers Fleeing Home Early in October
The Zhongshan Road in Xiamen looks empty. Over half of the shops along the street have closed. Aside from a few restaurants with some...
The rise of branded residences and why Hong Kong is an outlier
Fancy living in a Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs-themed neighbourhood? How about an opulent flat influenced by the luxury fashion house Versace? If...
All-round approach needed as Hong Kong classrooms open to world
Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu’s latest policy address may prove to be a watershed moment for Hong Kong’s education system. Among several measures, one...