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...
Shanghai steps up support for offshore Rmb and Chinese firms abroad
July 03, 2026 Shanghai lags behind Hong Kong as an international financial centre, however a slew of offshore financial services, to be implemented in...
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...
Chinese tea chain ordered to pay Louis Vuitton US$1.5 million for trademark infringement
Chinese tea chain Molly Tea has been ordered to pay Louis Vuitton 10.3 million yuan (US$1.5 million) in damages for the unauthorised use of...