Hong Kong’s US-dollar peg a key success factor and will stay: John Lee
Hong Kong will maintain its currency’s peg to the US dollar, the city’s leader has said, identifying it as a key success factor and...
Hong Kong’s stablecoin law opens floodgates for boom in digital assets: brokers
Hong Kong has surged ahead of its global rivals with its landmark stablecoin law, setting the stage for a boom in digital assets and...
Malaysians resist censorship as book bans increase, include rom-com novels
Across cities in Malaysia, groups of people have begun quietly gathering in parks to read – no discussion, no assigned texts, just shared silence...
HSBC to grow investment bank to serve rising demand for IPOs
HSBC will expand its investment banking business to serve the rising demand of companies from Asia and the Middle East for initial public offerings...
Data Center Construction Boom Faces Local Resistance in 28 States
By John Haughey | June 07, 2025Updated:June 08, 2025 The need for data centers to drive 21st century cloud computing and win the AI...
Speaker Johnson Downplays Musk’s Influence, Suggests Republicans Will Pass Budget Bill
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on June 8 downplayed tech billionaire Elon Musk’s critical comments and said that House Republicans will pass the One...
How BYD and Chinese peers are transforming Europe’s small EV market
Some of the world’s biggest carmakers are squaring off for a titanic battle over small cars in Europe, as native stalwarts like Volkswagen and...
Musk Mulls New Political Party Amid Feud With Trump
Elon Musk is considering launching a new political party in the wake of his public falling out with President Donald Trump over a major...
Gina Ortiz Jones Wins Runoff to Become San Antonio’s Next Mayor
Gina Ortiz Jones was declared the winner in the runoff election deciding the next mayor of San Antonio on June 7. Voters in San...