Hong Kong police arrest driver after truck fatally runs over cyclist in Tai Po
Published: 6:37pm, 16 Nov 2025Updated: 7:56pm, 16 Nov 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested a 20-year-old truck driver following an accident in Tai Po...
Samsung, Hyundai announce US$310 billion domestic investment plans
Samsung Electronics, Hyundai Motor and other major South Korean manufacturers on Sunday unveiled domestic investment plans, as a US trade deal raised concerns that...
Rocky Tung named executive director of HK's Financial Services Development Council
November 16, 2025 Hong Kong’s Financial Services Development Council (FSDC) has appointed Rocky Tung as its next executive director for a term of three...
China daughter urges court to show leniency for dad who electrocuted mum in shower
A 14-year-old girl in northern China has written to a court begging it to be lenient with her father who electrocuted her mother to...
Shaolin Temple abbot Shi Yongxin closer to prosecution over money scandals
Local authorities have formally approved the arrest of the former head of China’s famous Shaolin Temple, four months after he was placed under criminal...
Ukraine seeks to bring home 1,200 prisoners in Russia talks
Ukraine is working to resume prisoner exchanges with Russia that could bring home 1,200 Ukrainian prisoners, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday, a day after...
Can Bhutan’s Singapore-inspired ‘mindfulness city’ lure its youth back?
Bhutan is a nation that prides itself on happiness over productivity, being the only net negative emission country and reluctantly democratising only after its...
Alibaba revamps chatbot amid US ‘panic’ over firm’s AI progress
Alibaba Group Holding has begun a revamp of its artificial intelligence chatbot in a move to match OpenAI’s ChatGPT, according to app store information...
Hong Kong’s push for yuan usage to serve as ‘catalyst’ for corporate adoption
Published: 4:31pm, 16 Nov 2025Updated: 4:54pm, 16 Nov 2025 Hong Kong’s push for yuan globalisation is a powerful catalyst that will prompt more companies...