Month: January 2026

Hong Kong health authorities have issued four fixed penalty tickets in newly designated no smoking areas, including outside hospitals, clinics and tram stops, following...

Hong Kong’s heavy investment in public works will keep the capital account in deficit, highlighting the need for bond issuances to fund critical infrastructure...

Assailants detonated bombs at nearly a dozen petrol stations in Thailand’s south early Sunday, injuring four people, the army said, the latest attacks in...

When he sits down later this month to finalise the budget for the coming financial year, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po will have some...

At a high-level conference in Washington last month, the US State Department unveiled an “America first” aid strategy that ties development dollars directly to...

China’s vast outbound travel market is set for further growth in 2026, boosted by the spread of visa-free policies for Chinese nationals and a...

A superstitious Chinese custom known as “borrowing longevity” involved performing a ritual to pray to the gods when a relative was seriously ill. During...

Tehran warned the US and Israel against any intervention over nationwide protests in Iran, as demonstrations entered their third week and fatalities mounted. The...