Manulife’s local unit to redomicile from Bermuda in November
Published: 3:18pm, 6 Jun 2025Updated: 3:23pm, 6 Jun 2025 Manulife (International), the biggest pension provider in the city, plans to redomicile to Hong Kong...
China eyes 10 new national data zones in digital economy push, AI race with US
China will establish 10 national data pilot zones, its data agency announced, as the country seeks to bolster its digital economy and compete with...
Alibaba unveils new AI embedding models, a field it leads globally
Alibaba Group Holding has made its Qwen3 Embedding series available for developers, in the Chinese tech giant’s latest bid to solidify its global leadership...
Hong Kong approves land grants to cash-strapped urban renewal body in rare move
Published: 2:48pm, 6 Jun 2025Updated: 2:56pm, 6 Jun 2025 The Hong Kong government has granted two parcels of urban land to the cash-strapped Urban...
No more free rides: Japan’s health insurance crackdown on tourists
Japan is considering making health insurance mandatory for foreign tourists as part of a crackdown on unpaid medical bills, with authorities also planning to...
Chinese man who killed mum, lover, caught after decades on the run with brother’s wife
A case in China involving a fugitive who killed his mother and girlfriend before absconding with his sister-in-law for 32 years has recently come...
Hong Kong’s stablecoin law to take effect in August
Hong Kong’s new stablecoin ordinance, which requires issuers of assets backed by fiat currency to be licensed, is set to take effect on August...
Replacement of bitumen-lined water pipes ‘part of Hong Kong’s long-term plan’
Published: 1:22pm, 6 Jun 2025Updated: 1:56pm, 6 Jun 2025 Hong Kong authorities will replace old pipes lined with bitumen in the long run and...
NZ, Hong Kong Lead Asia-Pacific in Business Ease, China Now in Top 10 Most Complex
New Zealand and Hong Kong are still regarded as the easiest countries in the Asia-Pacific region to do business, ranking third and fourth, respectively,...