Tycoon Gordon Wu says he’s very optimistic about China due to its ‘stability’
Published: 10:46pm, 18 Jun 2026Updated: 12:29am, 19 Jun 2026 Hong Kong property tycoon Gordon Wu Ying-sheung has said he is “very optimistic about the...
FA AWARDS SPOTLIGHT 2026: FWD Insurance
June 18, 2026 FWD Insurance has earned well-deserved recognition for a strategic initiative that is redefining how actuarial intelligence is generated, analysed and applied...
North Korea warns of ‘disaster’ if G7 tries to strip its nuclear weapons
North Korea’s Kim Yo-jong, the powerful sister of leader Kim Jong-un, condemned a G7 call for the country’s denuclearisation as a violation of its...
Who pays for Iran’s recovery? US$300 billion fund emerges as flashpoint in ceasefire deal
A US$300 billion reconstruction fund for Iran has emerged as a flashpoint in a newly reached ceasefire agreement between Washington and Tehran, raising fresh...
Cats rescued from slaughter in Vietnam spotlight enduring pet meat trade
A Vietnamese police operation rescued about 400 pet cats destined for the dinner plate, uncovering a nationwide racket fuelling the country’s rampant pet meat...
China tests future of shipping on its next major trade corridor: a US$10 billion canal
Trials are under way in China to roll out autonomous navigation and other smart shipping solutions to slash logistics costs ahead of the opening...
UK envoy to China visits Yanan, historic party site rarely seen by Western officials
The British ambassador to China has paid a rare visit to a Chinese communist heartland where President Xi Jinping performed hard labour as a...
Trump lashes out at ‘fools’ who criticise his new Iran peace accord
US President Donald Trump lashed out at critics of his agreement with Iran on Thursday, calling those who accused him of offering concessions to...
UK court jails 2 Hongkongers tied to trade office for up to 10 years for spying
Published: 8:20pm, 18 Jun 2026Updated: 11:20pm, 18 Jun 2026 A British court has jailed two men linked to the Hong Kong Economic and Trade...