Hong Kong workers least happy among 8 Asia-Pacific economies: survey
Hong Kong employees are the least happy among eight Asia-Pacific economies, including Singapore, with only 47 per cent of local workers reporting that they...
AI backlash is growing, but how much is just hype?
A week ago, I had never heard of Matt Shumer. Today, I and 80 million others have viewed his “Something Big is Happening” essay...
Hong Kong’s ‘king of shops’ Edwin Leong sells home on The Peak for US$41.3 million
Edwin Leong Siu-hung, chairman of Tai Hung Fai Enterprise Group and long dubbed Hong Kong’s “king of shops”, has sold a flat in the...
Paul Chan vows Hong Kong can handle debt of bond-driven growth
Hong Kong’s finance chief has assured the public that the city can manage its debt after proposing the issuance of more bonds to accelerate...
New Zealand Halts Māori Cultural Training for Army Staff Amid Capability Concerns
The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has stopped the implementation of a “cultural skills framework” for army personnel following concerns raised by the libertarian...
Malaysian politician Fahmi Zainol charged with hurting wife in domestic dispute
Penang’s youngest executive councillor Fahmi Zainol has been charged at the Magistrate’s Court in the Malaysian state with voluntarily causing hurt to his wife....
Germany’s Merz meets China’s tech vanguard, including Alibaba and Unitree CEOs
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited China’s eastern tech hub of Hangzhou on Thursday and met leading figures including those from Alibaba Group Holding and...
Justice Department Sues 5 More States for Refusing to Provide Voter Rolls
The federal government has filed lawsuits against five states—Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky, West Virginia, and New Jersey—accusing local officials of failing to provide full voter...
When did our ancient ancestor Homo erectus first arrive in China out of Africa?
A direct ancestor of modern humans may have arrived in China much earlier than previously thought, according to a study that may rewrite our...