Finance chief urges Hong Kong to enhance global standing amid shifting geopolitics
Hong Kong will step up efforts to bolster its global standing and strengthen links between mainland China and the West, enabling the city to...
Hospital Authority investigates privacy concerns over doctor’s social media post
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority has launched an investigation into the controversy over a social media image posted by a doctor showing him performing a...
Can China massively reduce food imports with super-efficient unmanned rice farms?
China’s drive to grow 90 per cent of its own grain by 2032 just gained a critical weapon: an unmanned ratoon rice farm that...
China bosses use smart seats, Wi-fi to track staff activities, leads to anti-monitoring gadgets
In some Chinese workplaces, employers use office Wi-fi, surveillance cameras and even smart seats to monitor what staff do, say and search online. Workers’...
Israeli towns reel from ‘terrifying’ Iranian missile strikes
Sheltering from an Iranian missile attack on his town in southern Israel on Saturday, 17-year-old Ido Franky heard “terrifying” blasts like nothing he had...
Philippine military uncovers alleged new Beijing spy tactics in South China Sea row
At least three Filipinos with ties to the country’s military have been arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing, allegedly leaking information that sparked...
India Launches Anti-Subsidy Investigation Into Paperboard Imports From China, Indonesia
India’s commerce ministry launched an anti-subsidy investigation into imports of multi-layer paperboard from China and Indonesia on March 20. An analyst says the move...
Elon Musk Offers to Pay TSA Salaries Amid Budget Battle, Airport Lineups
WASHINGTON—Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, said on Saturday he would cover the paychecks of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers during their...
Japan may send minesweepers to Hormuz after Iran war ceasefire
Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi on Sunday hinted at the possibility of sending the country’s Self-Defence Forces for minesweeping operations in the Strait of...