IMF lauds resilient Hong Kong economy, but warns of risks linked to Middle East war
Published: 8:48pm, 15 May 2026Updated: 8:51pm, 15 May 2026 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has lauded the resilience of Hong Kong’s economy, noting a...
Japan Producer Prices Rise as Energy Costs Add Pressure Ahead of BOJ Rate Meeting
Japan’s producer prices rose sharply in April, as Bank of Japan (BOJ) data showed that higher fuel and energy costs spread through the economy,...
What did American allies make of Trump’s trip to China to meet Xi?
Published: 8:42pm, 15 May 2026Updated: 8:49pm, 15 May 2026 The summit between presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump was watched closely around the world...
Filipino Senator Wanted by International Criminal Court Flees Senate After Shootout
A senator in the Philippines wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for an alleged crime against humanity fled the Senate building after a...
Eye on the tiger: how Elon Musk’s son’s bag became a hit with Chinese public
A Chinese-made tiger’s head bag carried by Elon Musk’s young son in Beijing has prompted a wave of interest online. Musk’s six-year-old son X...
Hong Kong’s M+ museum to showcase collections in Paris under 5-year deal
Collections from Hong Kong’s M+ museum will be exhibited in Paris alongside those from Centre Pompidou in France under a five-year deal signed by...
Trump poured millions into Nvidia, Apple in first quarter, ethics filing shows
US President Donald Trump invested millions of dollars in Apple and Nvidia in the first quarter, according to financial disclosures released as he was...
Beijing had already won before the Trump-Xi summit even started
Fans of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace all have their own reasons for loving the epic novel. Some read it as a story of...
Maldives rescuers search for missing Italian divers in underwater cave
Rescue teams in the Indian Ocean archipelago of the Maldives searched for a second day Friday for the bodies of four missing Italians following...