Dubai’s loss could be Hong Kong’s gain, but only if city is ready
When InvestHK’s director general Alpha Lau Hai-suen recently said that companies using Dubai as a hub had mostly shifted to Hong Kong after the...
Knife-wielding man shot by Hong Kong police dies after 10 days in critical condition
A knife-wielding attacker with suspected mental illness who was shot twice by police in Hong Kong’s Kwai Chung has died after spending 10 days...
Names and games: Taipei hits back over ‘China’ label, but will it pay off?
Taiwan has pushed back against a growing number of foreign governments that label it part of China in their internal systems. But questions are...
Chinese mum leaves son, 6, in hotel room for more than 2 weeks; staff act as carers
A six-year-old boy in central China was left alone in a hotel for more than two weeks, touching hotel workers who stepped in to...
Hong Kong’s IP hub ambitions require sustained investment, coordination: experts
Hong Kong’s initiatives to develop an intellectual property (IP) economy remain loosely defined and will require sustained investment and clearer coordination to take shape,...
Japan’s wartime past weighs on growing military role in Philippines
As Japanese combat troops prepare to join war games in the Philippines next month – their first return to Philippine soil since 1945 –...
Chinese coffee brands need more than low prices to compete with global players: analysts
With Chinese coffee brands eyeing overseas expansion, analysts said those seeking to succeed as global players must move beyond low-price strategies and a narrow...
Taylor Swift sued for trademark infringement over Life of a Showgirl album title
Pop megastar Taylor Swift was sued by a Las Vegas performer on Monday who said Swift’s latest hit album The Life of a Showgirl...
Iran’s Islamic republic will ‘collapse internally’, says Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced confidence on Monday that Iran’s Islamic republic would eventually fall, though he again said that was not the...