Everything you never wanted to know about hosting the World Cup
Every four years, billions of football fans spend a month arguing about offside decisions, whether Ronaldo or Messi is a grass-grazing horned mammal, and...
China’s consumption has a new, fast-growing driver: local tourists
In the first half of this year, leisure travel within China exploded. As the summer travel season builds towards the Mid-Autumn Festival and the...
HKIC reports double-digit investment return as ‘patient capital’ strategy bears fruit
Published: 9:00am, 16 Jul 2026Updated: 9:02am, 16 Jul 2026 The Hong Kong Investment Corporation (HKIC) recorded a major jump in investment income during its...
Chinese family reunites with daughter decades after she vanished from market near home
After vanishing from a market near her home 35 years ago, a woman in southern China has finally been reunited with her birth family....
After floods kill dozens, local Chinese official uses AI to build evacuation app
Every year, summer rains cause flooding in China. They also bring high-stakes work for officials. Once an evacuation order goes out, local governments have...
Senate bill seeks to curb US reliance on China in drug industry
US lawmakers are pushing for more scrutiny of Chinese investment in pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, as Washington’s strategic competition with Beijing expands beyond semiconductors and...
Hong Kong lowers red rainstorm warning to amber after morning class suspension
Published: 8:16am, 16 Jul 2026Updated: 8:24am, 16 Jul 2026 Hong Kong suspended classes on Thursday morning after the city’s weather forecaster issued a red...
Japan treads diplomatic fine line over US campaign to end ICC ‘threat’
Japan has voiced concern about the United States’ campaign against the International Criminal Court (ICC), exposing a diplomatic bind for Tokyo as it seeks...
Trump says Iran has freed a detained US woman
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that arch foe Iran has freed an American citizen detained since December 2024 and allowed her to leave...