Beyond China: emerging markets hold key to profitability for world’s largest robovan fleet
Chinese robovans could generate twice as much revenue in Southeast Asia and the Middle East than in the domestic market, making overseas expansion a...
How Chinese traders in Iran are keeping business afloat as war capsizes naval shipping
As the US-Israel war on Iran stretches past its 80th day and continues to upend global naval shipping, a growing number of Chinese investors...
Russian missiles pummel Kyiv in retaliation for dorm attack that killed 18
Russia pounded Kyiv with a large missile and drone attack early on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 20, authorities said, after Moscow threatened...
‘We are very proud,’ John Lee tells first Hong Kong astronaut ahead of space flight
Published: 12:12pm, 24 May 2026Updated: 3:29pm, 24 May 2026 The leader of Hong Kong offered his praise and blessings to the first local astronaut,...
Owners of Chinese mine where 82 died in blast accused of ‘serious violations’ of the law
Published: 12:02pm, 24 May 2026Updated: 2:42pm, 24 May 2026 The owners of a Chinese coal mine where at least 82 people were killed have...
Hong Kong villager steps up ‘adopt a tree’ bid amid Northern Metropolis evictions
Ken Mak’s greatest wish before leaving his village in Hong Kong this month is to save the fruit trees planted by his grandfather before...
Asia’s silver dividend can offset ageing’s economic toll
Population ageing is fast becoming a global phenomenon. Even regions currently enjoying youthful demographics will eventually undergo demographic transition – and this is increasingly...
Mainland brands power Hong Kong retail recovery as F&B is joined by fashion and beauty
Hong Kong is likely to attract more mainland Chinese retail brands, but unlike the previous wave, non food and beverage (F&B) retailers are the...
Like Serbia, the EU should be open to partnership with China
As I return to China, I do so with an abiding sense of respect for a nation that has become one of Serbia’s most...