Hong Kong tech and telecoms giants unite to combat online fraud
Published: 10:00pm, 9 Jul 2025Updated: 10:21pm, 9 Jul 2025 Hong Kong’s major social media, messaging platform providers and telecoms firms have pledged to strengthen...
Will Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ offer opportunities for China?
Published: 10:00pm, 9 Jul 2025Updated: 11:16pm, 9 Jul 2025 US President Donald Trump’s latest tax and spending act might “cause some trouble” for China,...
Stamp-duty change sparks sales surge in lower-priced Hong Kong homes
Hong Kong’s residential property market recovery is gaining traction, with transactions of lower-priced homes rising sharply on the back of improved sentiment and recent...
Thai man walks 30km barefoot to put fish sauce on picture of Cambodia’s Hun Sen
Published: 9:03pm, 9 Jul 2025Updated: 12:39am, 10 Jul 2025 A man who embarked on a 30km (19-mile) protest walk barefoot and splashed fish sauce...
JD.com’s US$1.4 billion plan heats up delivery battle with Meituan, Alibaba
JD.com has pledged more than 10 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) under its ambitious “Double Hundred Plan” to support so-called benchmark brands across various categories,...
China pledges to build megaprojects despite pivot to domestic consumption
Published: 9:00pm, 9 Jul 2025Updated: 9:57pm, 9 Jul 2025 China will continue to “scientifically” plan and build megaprojects while maintaining its “investment intensity” over...
As Trump flip-flops on tariffs, what’s the point of negotiating at all?
The conclusion of US President Donald Trump’s 90-day window for reciprocal tariff negotiations has arrived with more of a whimper than a bang. Letters...
Hong Kong waiter charged with inciting subversion under national security law
A waiter has become the latest person charged under the national security law, with prosecutors accusing him of inciting others to overthrow Beijing and...
Hong Kong minister hints at scrapping of MPF tax break proposal for elderly
Published: 7:41pm, 9 Jul 2025Updated: 8:02pm, 9 Jul 2025 Hong Kong’s labour minister has dropped the biggest hint yet that authorities intend to scrap...