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...
Sullivan & Cromwell appoints IPO specialist as Hong Kong partner
July 03, 2026 Global law firm Sullivan & Cromwell has appointed Steven Hsu as a partner in its Capital Markets Group. He will be...
Khamenei’s coffin placed in Tehran religious complex as Iran begins days-long funeral
Published: 3:45pm, 3 Jul 2026Updated: 4:33pm, 3 Jul 2026 The body of Iran’s supreme leader, killed in US-Israeli strikes that triggered the Middle East...
Unitree IPO to test valuations as venture capital floods China robotics
Published: 3:30pm, 3 Jul 2026Updated: 4:29pm, 3 Jul 2026 Unitree Robotics has secured approval from China’s securities regulator for a Shanghai initial public offering...
Indonesia’s free meals corruption probe extends to police, military officers
A corruption investigation into Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship free meals programme has widened after prosecutors named an active police brigadier general as a...