Putin invites Xi and Trump to Moscow, raising prospects for landmark summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited his US counterpart to Moscow in May, raising prospects for a meeting that could also include Chinese leader...
Hong Kong’s market watchdog reviews 8 brokerages amid IPO oversubscription frenzy
Hong Kong’s market watchdog has launched a review of eight brokerages to examine their margin financing practices after witnessing heavy oversubscriptions for some initial...
Hong Kong policeman gets 14 months’ jail for ill-treating baby son who later died
A Hong Kong policeman has been jailed for 14 months after he was found guilty of ill-treating his nine-month-old son by covering the boy’s...
Sister of North Korea’s Kim married with children to ‘tall and handsome’ man, defector says
Published: 7:09pm, 14 Feb 2025Updated: 7:45pm, 14 Feb 2025 A former North Korean diplomat has revealed that Kim Yo-jong, the influential sister of Pyongyang’s...
Sun Hung Kai, Sino Land among 4 Hong Kong developers bidding for Tung Chung plot
A total of four Hong Kong property developers submitted bids for a residential land parcel in Tung Chung, the Lands Department said on Friday,...
Pope Francis taken to hospital for bronchitis after struggling to speak
Published: 6:39pm, 14 Feb 2025Updated: 9:26pm, 14 Feb 2025 Pope Francis was taken to hospital on Friday with bronchitis and he will skip several...
DeepSeek spurs Baidu, other AI competitors to adopt open-source strategy
DeepSeek is spurring competitors at home and abroad to consider an open-source strategy in artificial intelligence (AI) development, following the Chinese start-up’s release of...
Trump’s tough talk with Modi on tariffs signals India is not off the hook
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with US President Donald Trump has set the stage for bilateral cooperation in trade and defence but there...
US research hub at heart of brain drain for scientists returning to China, study finds
Top young Chinese scientists are returning home from Cambridge, Massachusetts – a city that houses some of America’s most renowned universities – at a...