Standard Chartered’s profit rises on trade loans, wealth management
Standard Chartered’s third-quarter net profit rose 10 per cent, as strong growth in cross-border trade loans and wealth management buffered one of Hong Kong’s...
South Korea court upholds sentence for man who sealed girlfriend in cement
A man in his 50s who murdered his live-in girlfriend and hid her body in cement in a rooftop flat in South Korea has...
Trump Meets South Korean President Ahead of Summit With China’s Xi
President Donald Trump visited South Korea on Wednesday and reached a trade deal with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. He will speak with...
Trump Directs Pentagon to Start Testing Nuclear Weapons Again
President Donald Trump on Wednesday ordered the Pentagon to begin conducting nuclear weapons tests again after a three-decade moratorium on the practice. “Because of...
China Dulong ethnic women tattoo faces to stop abduction, drink alcohol not water
Women in one of China’s smallest ethnic groups, the Dulong, are required to tattoo their faces to protect themselves from abduction. Advertisement Equally striking...
Henderson Land’s Augustine Wong launches Hong Kong Legco election bid
An executive director of leading Hong Kong property developer Henderson Land has declared his intention to run in the coming Legislative Council election, brushing...
63-year-old Hong Kong restaurant stays open by working out deal with landlord
Published: 1:50pm, 30 Oct 2025Updated: 1:55pm, 30 Oct 2025 A Chinese restaurant serving Hakka cuisine for more than six decades in Hong Kong has...
Daughter demands answers after mum left behind on Australian cruise dies
Published: 1:22pm, 30 Oct 2025Updated: 1:31pm, 30 Oct 2025 The daughter of an octogenarian passenger found dead on a remote island in Australia after...
Doubts surface over Trump’s South Korea nuclear submarine plan
President Donald Trump’s declaration that he was allowing South Korea to build nuclear-powered submarines is being met with caution and scepticism. Analysts say the...