Ukraine’s Zelensky makes first visit to Russia-friendly Serbia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky arrived on Friday for his first official visit to Serbia, one of the few European countries that have maintained friendly...
UnionPay to plug Chinese payment apps into Brazil’s Pix after US tariffs over the system
China’s UnionPay International plans to connect Chinese payment apps to Pix, the Brazilian payment system at the centre of Washington’s trade case against Brasilia,...
US court blocks Trump’s US$400 million White House ballroom project
Published: 11:46pm, 7 Aug 2026Updated: 2:09am, 8 Aug 2026 A US federal appeal court ordered Donald Trump’s administration on Friday to stop construction on...
Hong Kong designer sues Prada for US$5 million over abandoned Rolls-Royce project
A Hong Kong-based Belgian designer is taking fashion powerhouse Prada to court, claiming at least US$5 million in damages for the alleged repudiation of...
Race for UN top job enters final stage: choice may ‘make or break’ organisation
It is financially strapped, structurally flawed, infamously bureaucratic, reputationally damaged and riven with infighting. So why would anyone want to take on the role...
Typhoon Dolphin: Hongkongers stuck in Okinawa prepare for low supplies, power cuts
Hong Kong holidaymakers in Okinawa on Friday contended with depleted supermarket shelves, potential power cuts and violent weather as Typhoon Dolphin shut the Japanese...
US unexpectedly loses jobs in July, in blow to Trump’s economy claims
The US economy unexpectedly lost 23,000 jobs in July, government data showed, a blow to US President Donald Trump’s claims of leading an economic...
Chinese exam fraud ring helped candidates cheat their way to government-funded jobs
An organised ring that helped people in the central Chinese province of Henan cheat their way to government-sponsored jobs has been exposed. An official...
Chinese breakthrough paves way for production of graphene-based quantum chips
Graphite has long been a workhorse of industry – used in pencils since the 1500s, in steelmaking during the 1800s, and today in battery...