China’s Tax Scrutiny Reaches Back Years, Adding to Business Strain
A growing series of Chinese company disclosures is documenting additional taxes and late fees arising from reviews of earlier tax periods, in some cases...
China’s AI models spooked Wall Street. But they may turbocharge industry growth
Breakthroughs in cheap Chinese open-weight artificial intelligence models have spooked US investors, but analysts argue plummeting model costs will benefit the AI industry in...
16 taken to hospital after fire breaks out at Taikoo Shing flat
Published: 4:48pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 6:47pm, 9 Aug 2026 A fire has broken out at a flat in a Hong Kong housing estate, resulting...
How China’s ‘magic’ rice seeds are transforming the fortunes of Nigerian farmers
Just outside the Nigerian capital Abuja, where Green Agriculture West Africa Limited (Gawal) is based, locals do not refer to the company by name,...
Iconic 1991 photo of Chinese girl symbolises thirst for knowledge, changing lives
A 1991 black-and-white portrait photograph has become an iconic symbol of impoverished Chinese students’ yearning for knowledge, profoundly altering the life of its subject....
How Saudi Arabia-Turkey-Pakistan defence pact acts as ‘insurance’ over US disengagement
A defence pact among Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan appears to be aimed at deterring Iran and Israel from tearing up the Middle East...
How are Hong Kong restaurants faring 1 month into the dog-friendly scheme?
Published: 3:44pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 9:14pm, 9 Aug 2026 Restaurateur Ken Chu Ka-chun recorded a 20 per cent boost in business at one of...
Mega-events drive HK$5.8 billion spending in first half of year, Paul Chan says
Published: 2:42pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 9:42pm, 9 Aug 2026 Visitors to major events in Hong Kong have spent HK$5.8 billion (US$739 million) during the...
Police dismantle alleged triad group that ran account centres to launder HK$600 million
Published: 2:02pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 5:43pm, 9 Aug 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested 147 people after dismantling a triad syndicate suspected of setting...