Which Hong Kong government departments get budget boosts while others face cuts?
Hong Kong’s innovation and technology (I&T), intellectual property and investment promotion departments will receive budget increases of at least 10 per cent in the...
Europe is ready for strategic autonomy, but at what cost?
This year’s Munich Security Conference arrived as less of a shock to Europeans, who have largely accepted that the good old days are gone...
China zoo uses old videos of dead tiger cub to seek donations, prompting demands for apologies
A Chinese zoo has been accused of using old videos of a tiger cub to attract donations after she died, triggering public controversy. The...
Netflix abandons Warner Bros bid, clearing the way for Paramount
Netflix said Thursday it would not raise its takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, effectively ceding the media giant to a rival bid from...
Japan set to endure another record hot summer as global warming persists
Japan is likely to face another record-setting summer, climate experts have warned, as global warming shrinks Arctic ice, changes wind direction and heats ocean...
Melania Trump to preside over UN Security Council meeting, White House says
United States first lady Melania Trump is set to chair a meeting of the United Nations Security Council in New York on Monday, the...
Singapore jails Malaysian who posed as policeman and raped domestic helper
A man who raped a foreign domestic worker in the bushes near a Singapore railway station after pretending to be a police officer was...
Hong Kong’s 6.5% stamp duty will not stop luxury homebuyers from mainland China: analysts
The increase in stamp duty on ultra-luxury homes above HK$100 million (US$12.8 million) is unlikely to change buying behaviour, analysts said, as the structural...
US presses Syria to shift from Chinese telecoms systems, cites threat to national security
The United States has warned Syria against relying on Chinese technology in its telecommunications sector, arguing it conflicts with US interests and threatens US...