Helium supply shock threatens Asian chipmakers as economic slowdown fears mount
The Iran war is rattling Asian chipmakers as damage to Qatar’s gas facilities chokes off supplies of helium, an essential ingredient in manufacturing products...
Work from home, but we’re watching: Indonesia, Malaysia geo-track remote civil servants
Indonesia and Malaysia have ordered civil servants to work from home to save fuel amid the Iran war but with digital surveillance measures far...
Hong Kong set for thunderstorms and showers on Saturday, Observatory says
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Hong Kong customs seizes HK$280,000 worth of dried shark fins from Panama
Hong Kong customs officers have seized about 162kg of suspected dried shark fins from protected species worth about HK$280,000 (US$35,720) from Panama at the...
3 reasons Xi-Trump summit won’t be a waste of time for China
The Trump administration has assured us that the long-awaited summit in Beijing between President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump will now be...
Beijing hails US cooperation as ICE returns suspected drug smuggler to China
A Chinese fugitive suspected of drug-related crimes has been repatriated from the United States and handed to police in China, the first such case...
Iran says shot down F-35 fighter jet with new defence system
Iran on Friday said it shot down an F-35 fighter jet. A statement by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Iran’s elite military force,...
Revamped transport fare scheme triggers concerns about cost for working elderly
Hong Kong’s elderly residents have raised concerns about the financial burden placed on their low-income peers under the revised HK$2 (26 US cents) transport...
Operation Santa Claus: Maxim’s ramps up programmes, fundraising for Tai Po fire victims
A major Hong Kong catering and restaurant conglomerate has stepped up its annual fundraising efforts to provide emergency relief to those affected by the...