Top Hong Kong insurers band together on AI development, adoption
Seven major insurers, including AIA, AXA and HSBC Life, on Monday signed a pledge and joined a Hong Kong Insurance Authority programme to promote...
In Romania, volunteers battle to save country’s cultural treasures
Graffiti covers the crumbling walls of the main thermal baths in one of Europe’s oldest spa towns. Advertisement But after decades of neglect, a...
China’s No 2 foundry Hua Hong seeks acquisition to bolster legacy chips lead
Hua Hong Semiconductor, China’s second-largest contract chip manufacturer, plans to acquire equity interests in sister foundry Shanghai Huali Microelectronics for an undisclosed sum to...
Malaysia to file bullying charges against 5 people over Zara’s death
Published: 4:54pm, 18 Aug 2025Updated: 7:23pm, 18 Aug 2025 Malaysia’s top prosecutor on Monday said bullying charges would be brought against five people under...
Chinese vessels collide in “atrocious” South China Sea gaffe
China is suppressing news at home that one of its destroyers and a coast guard corvette collided in the South China Sea, likely with...
How closer mainland integration is lifting Hong Kong’s residential market
One of the big themes in Asia’s real estate industry this year is divergence. The average price of second-hand homes in Japan in the...
India and Pakistan enter a new missile race after deadly border clash
India and Pakistan have embarked on a new arms race, investing billions in advanced missile systems that observers warn could define the next era...
EU envoys mull skipping China military parade over Putin’s attendance: sources
Published: 4:06pm, 18 Aug 2025Updated: 4:37pm, 18 Aug 2025 European envoys in Beijing are discussing plans to skip China’s massive military parade next month...
Couple arrested for fraud in HK$52.9 million water procurement scandal
Published: 3:55pm, 18 Aug 2025Updated: 3:58pm, 18 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested a married couple suspected of defrauding the government in connection...