Hong Kong’s MTR makes $3bn public bond deal
April 01, 2025 Hong Kong’s MTR Corporation has priced a $3 billion three-tranche public bond, according to a April 1 announcement on the Hong...
6 Hong Kong officials slapped with fresh US sanctions: who are they and what’s next?
Published: 6:48pm, 1 Apr 2025Updated: 11:16pm, 1 Apr 2025 The United States has imposed another major round of sanctions on six officials in Hong...
Guangdong aims to become global AI and robotics hub after DeepSeek’s success
Guangdong’s provincial government has expressed commitment to establishing a “global innovation highland” for the artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics industries through generous subsidies for...
Volcano erupts near Iceland’s Blue Lagoon, triggering evacuations
Published: 6:26pm, 1 Apr 2025Updated: 9:12pm, 1 Apr 2025 A volcano erupted to the south of Iceland’s capital on Tuesday, spewing lava and smoke...
US cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase sees worst quarter since FTX collapse
Shares of Coinbase Global and other firms linked to cryptocurrencies were hammered this quarter, as growing concerns about the US economy weighed on digital...
Hillhouse Investment’s Rava Partners buys majority stake in Dash Living
April 01, 2025 Dash Living, a provider of rental housing solutions in Asia Pacific (Apac), has sold an undisclosed majority stake to Rava Partners,...
US Sanctions Chinese, Hong Kong Officials for Undermining City’s Freedoms, Persecuting Activists Abroad
The action targets the officials for their role in ‘coercing, arresting, detaining, or imprisoning’ dissidents in Hong Kong and abroad. WASHINGTON—The United States on...
Anduril shows Fury loyal wingman in Australia
Making its first foray outside the USA was the Fury collaborative combat aircraft (CCA) from Anduril. It took pride of place on Anduril’s stand...
A Protester from Code Pink Disrupted the Senate Intelligence Hearing on Worldwide Threats
A protester from Code Pink disrupted the Senate Intelligence hearing on worldwide threats, claiming that Israel’s funding is the biggest threat to world peace....