HSBC phases out work-from-home flexibility for frontline staff in Hong Kong
HSBC Holdings is phasing out its remote-work flexibility as it tightens its post-pandemic policy in Hong Kong, requiring frontline employees to be in the...
Cathay extends flight suspension to Dubai, Riyadh until March 31 amid war
Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has further suspended all flights to and from Dubai until the end of March amid the war...
‘Terrible consequences’: North Korea hits out over US-South Korea military exercises
The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un criticised the United States and South Korea for proceeding with their annual joint military exercises...
CityU professor convicted of offering HK$1,000 bribe to avoid tenancy payout
A Hong Kong court has convicted a professor of offering a HK$1,000 (US$128) bribe to a property agent in an attempt to avoid paying...
China summons Maersk, MSC on ‘shipping operations’ amid Panama saga, Iran war shock
China’s Ministry of Transport has summoned two maritime giants – Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) – for talks on “international shipping operations” amid...
War in the Middle East: nearly 500 dead in Lebanon from Israeli offensive against Hezbollah
Escalating hostilities have forced nearly 700,000 people to flee their homes in Lebanon over the past week, a UN agency said on Monday, as...
Why has the US-Israeli war on Iran left Brics speechless?
China condemned it. Russia condemned it. Brazil condemned it. Brics, as a bloc, has said nothing. More than a week after US and Israeli...
China’s 2030 moon landing: scientists suggest a site that has long been on Nasa’s radar
Scientists in China and Germany have identified four possible landing sites for China’s first crewed mission to the moon in an area that has...
China woman discovers uncle faked marriage with her late mother to inherit properties
A Chinese woman has revealed online that her mother was married to her younger brother posthumously, who then embezzled her properties as her widower....