Chinese police uncover link between investment and attacks on citizens in Africa
Attacks on Chinese citizens and businesses in sub-Saharan Africa tend to increase in the years following a rise in Chinese investment, according to a...
Hong Kong moves antenatal care to public hospitals in reform push
Expectant mothers in Hong Kong requiring government antenatal services will only need to visit public hospitals, rather than maternal and child health centres, under...
At China’s Petition Office, Folks With Grievances Find Even Place in Line Is for Sale
To deliver a single complaint to China’s national petition office, Liu Qin spent 45 hours on a Beijing sidewalk. He ate dry rations, drank...
China-EU trade, Xi touts ‘global influence’, Nato summit
China told the European Union that it is willing to increase purchases of EU goods to help pare a massive trade gap, potentially easing...
Employee training hours in Hong Kong hit 14-year high amid AI push: survey
Published: 4:54pm, 3 Jul 2026Updated: 5:00pm, 3 Jul 2026 Average training hours per employee in Hong Kong hit a 14-year high as local companies...
Johor-Singapore SEZ blueprint delay sparks tension ahead of Malaysia state election
Johor’s caretaker chief minister Onn Hafiz Ghazi has criticised Malaysia’s federal government for delays in the launch of the Johor-Singapore Special Economic Zone (JS-SEZ)...
Hong Kong ministers get 1.3% pay rise, after civil servants secure 2% salary bump
Published: 4:31pm, 3 Jul 2026Updated: 5:19pm, 3 Jul 2026 Hong Kong’s top ministers and other political appointees have received a 1.3 per cent pay...
Hot and bothered Europeans finally warm to air con
Experts agree that humans can only comfortably survive in the thermoneutral zone, a surprisingly narrow Goldilocks range between 17 and 24 degrees Celsius. This...
Hong Kong students tour PLA Navy warships for lesson on national defence
Groups of Hong Kong students on Friday had a lesson aboard two PLA Navy warships moored at Stonecutters Island’s Ngong Shuen Chau Barracks on...