Japan tightens land law after Chinese buyers lead property rush near sensitive sites
A total of 3,498 properties around critical security facilities and remote islands in Japan were bought by foreign individuals or entities in fiscal 2024,...
China’s build-up of Yellow Sea facilities expected to fuel South Korean suspicions
Beijing’s build-up of maritime facilities in a contested part of the Yellow Sea is expected to trigger “more scrutiny” from South Korea, a report...
Hong Kong jobless rate unchanged at 3.8% on back of ‘solid’ economic expansion
Published: 4:58pm, 16 Dec 2025Updated: 5:08pm, 16 Dec 2025 Hong Kong’s unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.8 per cent over the past three months,...
31% of Hong Kong firms to boost hiring next quarter but AI threatens junior jobs
Published: 4:57pm, 16 Dec 2025Updated: 5:54pm, 16 Dec 2025 Nearly one-third of Hong Kong companies plan to increase hiring in the next three months,...
Worker unconscious with head injury after falling from scaffolding in Hong Kong
A construction worker lost consciousness after falling from scaffolding at a Hong Kong village house under renovation, amid a string of similar accidents over...
Hong Kong selects 2 artists for 2026 Venice Biennale to explore life’s ‘poetic rhythms’
The Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA) and the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (HKADC) have selected artists Kingsley Ng Siu-king and Angel Hui...
Alleged Bondi Beach shooter’s radicalisation shocks Australia: ‘he was a nice person’
Standing in the rain outside a suburban Sydney railway station, seventeen-year-old Naveed Akram stares into the camera and urges those watching to spread the...
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority vows flexible approach to A&E fee transition
Published: 4:03pm, 16 Dec 2025Updated: 5:21pm, 16 Dec 2025 Hong Kong public hospitals will offer flexibility when charging patients at accident and emergency (A&E)...
China’s ultra-hot heat pump breakthrough paves way for melting ore with sunlight
For over a century, the dream of efficiently concentrating low-grade heat into high-temperature industrial energy has been constrained by a stubborn ceiling: 200 degrees...