Complaints against Hong Kong property agents outpace home sales as market rebounds
Complaints against Hong Kong property agents jumped 56 per cent in 2025, outpacing the rise in property transactions, as a reviving housing market exposed...
Trump Unveils His Board of Peace in Davos
DAVOS, Switzerland—On the second and final day of his visit on Jan. 22, U.S. President Donald Trump released the Board of Peace charter, which...
Greenland Remaining With Denmark Not Raised During Trump Talks, NATO Chief Says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said on Jan. 21 that the issue of Greenland remaining part of Denmark did not come up during his meeting...
Trump Indicates He May Be Narrowing Down Fed Chair Pick to One Candidate
President Donald Trump on Jan. 21 suggested he is narrowing down his pick for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, and indicated he...
Why China is playing the long game in Iran despite Trump’s fresh threats
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said it all in a phone call to his Iranian counterpart, Abbas Araghchi, last week. With Tehran in turmoil...
Wild boar carcass found near Li Ka-shing’s home in Hong Kong sparks brief scare
A wild boar carcass found outside the luxury Deep Water Bay residence of Hong Kong’s richest man Li Ka-shing triggered a brief scare over...
India, EU ramp up push for ‘historic’ free-trade deal amid US tariff tensions
India and the European Union are stepping up a long-delayed push for a free-trade agreement as New Delhi prepares to host the bloc’s top...
Chinese AI chipmaker Moore Threads sees tripling of revenue amid self-sufficiency push
Moore Threads, one of China’s artificial intelligence chip champions, expects to report a tripling of revenue for 2025, reflecting how local semiconductor firms are...
South Korea’s dog meat ban leaves half a million lives in limbo
A declining number of dog meat farms in South Korea, driven by government efforts to root out the centuries-old practice of dog meat consumption,...