Hong Kong’s latest office landmark nearly full as segment upturn simmers
The newest landmark office tower in Hong Kong’s main business zone is nearing full occupancy a year and a half after it welcomed its...
As families shrink, our primary relationship is increasingly with ourselves
More than 2,300 years ago, Aristotle mused in Politics that to live alone, a man must be a god or a beast, or words...
Trump buys Netflix, Boeing, GM bonds in US$51 million spree linked to his own policy agenda
US President Donald Trump’s investments in municipal and corporate debt through December included bonds of some companies affected by his administration’s policies. In all,...
Shocking! Over a Million Chinese Flee for Asylum Under Xi Jinping—10 Times More Than Hu Jintao
In early 2026, preliminary data released by the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) for 2025 showed that the number of Chinese fleeing overseas to seek...
How Expanded Obamacare Made Premiums Spiral, Americans Dependent
Congress responded to the COVID-19 pandemic by passing the American Rescue Plan Act in early 2021. This $1.9 trillion spending bill was intended to...
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Move to Withhold Minnesota Food Stamp Funds
A federal judge on Jan. 14 stopped the Trump administration from withholding $80 million in administrative costs for Minnesota’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP),...
Federal Judge Denies DOJ Bid to Access California Voter Registration Rolls
A federal judge on Jan. 15 dismissed the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) bid to access California’s voter registration databases, ruling that the demand for...
Why ‘monumental’ China duty-free trade deal has Kenya wanting more
Kenya has reached a preliminary trade deal with China for duty-free exports of key products including coffee, tea and cut flowers – a major...
Hong Kong’s CineArt Cinema to open branch at site of Ma On Shan’s only theatre
Hong Kong’s Ma On Shan residents will get a new cinema at a recently vacated site of its sole theatre, bucking the trend of...