Deaths among 13 households still missing in Tai Po fire not ruled out: welfare chief
Published: 5:56pm, 7 Dec 2025Updated: 5:57pm, 7 Dec 2025 Thirteen households from the Hong Kong estate devastated by the inferno in Tai Po remain...
Hong Kong blaze may have started on scaffolding between first and second floor
The fire that tore through the Wang Fuk Court housing estate in Tai Po and killed at least 159 may have started on scaffolding...
Lee Kuan Yew’s pain and his deputy’s resolve in Singapore-Malaysia separation
In the tumultuous days before Singapore’s separation from Malaysia in 1965, founding prime minister Lee Kuan Yew clung to the hope that the city...
627 dead in Sri Lanka landslides as rains batter South, Southeast Asia
Sri Lankan authorities issued fresh landslide warnings on Sunday, with rains lashing areas already devastated by a powerful cyclone as the death toll rose...
Hong Kong scaffolding net sample ignites in test despite passing safety standards
A scaffolding net sample from a large Hong Kong housing estate produced flaming droplets and ignited a fire in a lab experiment despite passing...
JD Industrials prepares for $420m IPO on HKEX
December 07, 2025 JD Industrials, a subsidiary of Chinese e-commerce group JD.com, is seeking to raise as much as $420 million on a Hong...
JC Leasing agrees Rmb686m onshore syndicated loan with Deutsche Bank
December 07, 2025 Deutsche Bank China recently has closed a Rmb686 million ($123 million) senior credit facility for JC International Finance & Leasing (JC...
How China can ensure Tazara rail deal in Africa is a win-win
Ground has quite literally been broken on a Chinese-funded project to modernise the Tanzania-Zambia railway after years of negotiations, amid intensifying “corridor wars” as...
China promised zero tariffs for Africa. Why is South Africa missing out?
South Africa, China’s largest trade partner in the continent, and other Southern African Customs Union (SACU) members are suffering from an unforeseen barrier to...