Will Huanggang Port opening boost spending at Shenzhen’s border retail shops?
Retail businesses in Shenzhen are gearing up for the imminent opening of the revamped Huanggang Port at the border Hong Kong shares with mainland...
The ‘G2’ illusion? After Xi-Trump summit, China wants equality while the US seeks deals
Published: 10:30am, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 10:36am, 8 Oct 2026 Washington and Beijing may have signed an agreement built around “reciprocity”. But a more consequential...
Boy, 13, rescued after climbing onto air-conditioning unit to escape fire in flat
Published: 9:57am, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 9:59am, 8 Oct 2026 Hong Kong firefighters have rescued a 13-year-old boy who climbed out a window onto the...
Houthi strikes on Saudi airports leave 3 dead, dozens wounded
Saudi authorities said Wednesday that three people were killed in attacks on two of the kingdom’s international airports, including in the capital Riyadh, after...
Protect the middle? Why Southeast Asia should care about a vulnerable class
As households across Southeast Asia face rising prices, higher borrowing costs and insecure jobs, analysts say governments should do more to protect a middle...
Elon Musk hits out at ‘certain oligarchs’ for blocking Starlink in India
Elon Musk accused unnamed rivals of blocking SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband network in India, an apparent swipe at billionaires Mukesh Ambani and Sunil Bharti...
Beyond the summit: how US-China relations could still unravel
This year’s Chinese National Day reception in Washington felt noticeably jollier than those I have attended in recent years. The mood was more relaxed...
End ‘wholesale restrictions’ on Chinese EVs in US, experts say
Published: 8:59am, 8 Oct 2026Updated: 10:04am, 8 Oct 2026 The United States should engage with Chinese carmakers and battery manufacturers “strategically”, using targeted safeguards...
Mainland Chinese arrivals beat last year’s ‘golden week’ figures despite shorter holiday
Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals in Hong Kong exceeded the government’s forecast for the entire National Day “golden week” holiday in the first six days,...