China discourages trend-chasing among officials, warning of ‘involution’
As the period covered by China’s next five-year plan begins, the official newspaper of the country’s ruling Communist Party urged local governments to curb...
The US, Venezuela and why China is even less keen on talk of a G2
When Donald Trump alluded to the Group of Two before meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in South Korea in October, his choice of phrase...
Hong Kong developers rush new flats as sentiment lifts, pressuring fragile recovery
Hong Kong’s leading property developers are accelerating new residential launches, with two major firms unveiling plans to roll out more than 4,300 flats this...
Nestle Hong Kong’s baby formula recall: what parents need to know about risks
Nestle Hong Kong has recalled 21 batches of baby milk formula products over potential contamination with a toxin that can cause food poisoning. The...
UN accuses Israel of West Bank ‘apartheid’, citing discrimination against Palestinians
The United Nations on Wednesday said decades of discrimination and segregation of Palestinians by Israel in the West Bank were intensifying, and called on...
House Takes Up Extension of Obamacare Enhanced Subsidies
The House will conduct a procedural vote on Jan. 7, paving the way for consideration of a bill to extend the enhanced subsidies for...
Why China may want to avoid direct confrontation with US after Venezuela raid
China is expected to avoid direct confrontation with the United States following the assault on Venezuela, but analysts said Beijing might try to capitalise...
Furniture retailer Ikea to close 7 stores in China amid property market slump
Ikea will close seven stores in mainland China, as the multinational furniture retailer grapples with the country’s weak property market and sluggish consumer spending,...
Hong Kong police charge man with manslaughter after reclassifying drug death
Hong Kong police have charged a 36-year-old man with manslaughter after reclassifying a suspected drug-related death from last week as a more serious offence....