45% of Hong Kong’s needy will eat less, buy lower-quality food over prices: poll
Published: 8:59pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 9:04pm, 26 Aug 2025 More than 40 per cent of Hong Kong’s low-income residents will eat less and buy...
Ping An interim profit misses estimates as China’s economy sputters
The first-half profit of China’s most valuable insurance company missed analysts’ estimates, as one-off revaluations of investments eroded the increasing sales of life and...
US trade deal leaves EU as the sidekick in Trump’s China policy
Europe has surrendered to Washington’s China containment strategy, trading sovereignty for subordination in a consequential geopolitical realignment. Advertisement The August US-EU “Framework on an...
The ‘write’ stuff: Trump’s pen praise sends South Korean stock soaring
Shares in a South Korean penmaker surged on Tuesday, an unexpected outcome from the first summit between US President Donald Trump and his counterpart,...
China protests over reports Japan urged other countries to skip WWII parade
Published: 8:02pm, 26 Aug 2025Updated: 8:06pm, 26 Aug 2025 China has lodged a protest with Japan after Tokyo reportedly asked foreign leaders not to...
Kylin upgrades operating system with AI, support for Chinese semiconductors
Kylin Software, a unit of state-owned China Electronics Corp, on Tuesday unveiled V11, the latest version of its operating system (OS) that features AI...
Swire Properties’ Chai Wan project priced at 11-year low for Eastern district
Swire Properties has priced the first 120 units of a new residential project in Chai Wan at an average of HK$17,565 (US$2,249) per square...
Philippine police chief sacked after just 84 days in record-short tenure
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has dismissed national police chief Nicolas Torre III after just 84 days in the role, following a dispute over...
Malaysian heiress to Top Glove fortune seeks US$200 million for private markets
Iris Capital Partners, an investment firm backed by the heir to a Malaysian fortune, is seeking to raise US$200 million from institutional investors, the...