Henderson Land posts 66% profit surge after run of strong sales
Henderson Land Development, one of Hong Kong’s largest developers, reported a 66 per cent rise in its interim profit for the first half of...
Why do hard-sell beauty tactics persist in Hong Kong – and when can consumers fight back?
From arrests linked to the Hong Kong operations of beauty chain Opatra London to a surge in online complaints against other skincare brands, high-pressure...
Missouri Judge Clears Trump-Backed House Map for November Midterms
A Missouri judge cleared the way Wednesday for the new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump to be used in the November...
How China can turn its ‘blue cradle’ into a bridge with Southeast Asia
China has spent 80 years building formidable marine science capabilities. The harder test now is whether it can build rules for ocean data that...
Anwar’s Taiwan remarks put Malaysia’s Beijing calculus in focus
Published: 7:10pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 7:37pm, 20 Aug 2026 Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s emphatic backing of Beijing’s position on Taiwan has won praise...
Haeco, China Aircraft Leasing Group sign MOU to build maintenance hub in Hong Kong
Published: 6:27pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 8:23pm, 20 Aug 2026 Hong Kong Aircraft Engineering Company (Haeco) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the country’s...
USS Nimitz soldiers on but ‘glory days are over’: CCTV report
The “glory days” of the world’s longest-serving aircraft carrier are over, reflecting fatigue in the broader US fleet amid a decline in the country’s...
Chinese ‘hardship camps’ see children chop wood, feed pigs to learn family appreciation
Chinese parents are sending their children to “hardship summer camps” to engage in farm work, often to the point of tears, in an effort...
North Korea answers US olive branch with missile launch
Published: 5:43pm, 20 Aug 2026Updated: 8:51pm, 20 Aug 2026 North Korea has fired several short-range ballistic missiles, Seoul’s military said on Thursday, hours after...