House Ways and Means Holds Hearing on Promoting Global Competitiveness
The House Ways and Means Committee holds a hearing at 9 a.m. ET on Dec. 3 titled “Promoting Global Competitiveness for American Workers and...
Small Businesses at Center of November’s Private-Sector Job Losses: ADP
U.S. private sector payrolls unexpectedly declined in November, pointing to a sluggish labor market in the home stretch of 2025, new ADP data released...
Trump Gives Most Direct Endorsement for Abolishing Federal Income Tax
President Donald Trump on Tuesday provided his most direct endorsement yet that he believes his tariff policies would generate enough revenue to abolish federal...
Hong Kong orders scaffold netting to be removed at 200 sites in wake of inferno
Published: 12:51am, 4 Dec 2025Updated: 1:48am, 4 Dec 2025 Authorities have ordered scaffold netting to be removed at about 200 locations across Hong Kong...
Property firm ISS insists it has ‘admin role’, but Hong Kong watchdog disagrees
Published: 12:22am, 4 Dec 2025Updated: 1:49am, 4 Dec 2025 Hong Kong’s property management watchdog has vowed to rigorously follow up on any suspected breaches...
Digging through Hong Kong’s disaster site left them wanting to cry
Hazy air laced with a pungent odour, dark rooms filled with debris, bodies that had to be carefully extracted by hand. The discovery of...
Trump’s second term ‘harmful’ for Quad nations, poll finds
A majority of Australians, Japanese and Indians believe US President Donald Trump’s second term has been bad for their countries, and more Australians see...
Beijing slams ‘external hostile forces’ for exploiting deadly fire in Hong Kong
Beijing’s national security arm in Hong Kong on Wednesday condemned “external hostile forces” for exploiting the deadly Tai Po fire that killed at least...
Arizona Sues Temu, Alleging Theft of Americans’ Sensitive Data and Consumer Deception
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes has filed a consumer-protection lawsuit accusing Chinese e-commerce giant Temu of secretly harvesting massive amounts of sensitive data from...