Regal’s US$194 million hotel sale highlights investor push into Hong Kong student housing
Regal Hotels International Holdings and its units have sold the 494-room Regal Kowloon Hotel for about HK$1.52 billion (US$194 million) to the real estate...
Iran war delivers new inflation stress to African economies emerging from older shocks
The ripples of the US-Israel on Iran are fuelling inflationary pressures across Africa through higher energy and fertiliser prices, threatening a fragile economic recovery....
China cuts exports of 2 hi-tech metals to Japan, increases rare earth shipments
China has cut exports of two metals used in military technology to Japan while increasing shipments of rare earth magnets, in what could signal...
US eyes a Philippine ammo facility as opposition warns of ‘warmongering’
Washington and its allies are drawing up plans to establish an ammunition production facility in the Philippines, a move critics warn would turn the...
Indonesia will not pay US$1 billion fee for ‘Board of Peace’ membership, Prabowo says
Indonesia’s president, under fire at home for signing up to US counterpart Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace”, has insisted his country will not pay...
Hong Kong police file fresh terrorism charge against pair over alleged bomb plot
Hong Kong police have charged two men with a fresh terrorism offence under the national security law over an alleged bomb plot dating back...
Ex-assistant principal given 36-month bind-over for stealing groceries from Sogo
A former assistant principal in a Hong Kong secondary school has avoided a criminal conviction for stealing over HK$3,000 (US$380) worth of food and...
Hong Kong’s Art March celebrations press on amid Middle East conflict disruptions
Most overseas galleries were able to attend Hong Kong’s two annual art fairs, part of the much-anticipated Art March celebration, despite the conflict in...
Withholding device passwords punishable under tightened national security rules
Hong Kong authorities could punish those who refuse to provide passwords for electronic devices during national security investigations under new rules. The government on...