Hong Kong shuts down as Super Typhoon Yagi edges closer
Published: 10:20pm, 5 Sep 2024Updated: 1:19am, 6 Sep 2024 Hong Kong ground to a halt on Thursday as Super Typhoon Yagi edged closer to...
Security and finance headline China’s pledges to Africa at FOCAC Summit
China pledged wider market access, billions in new financing and a more active role in Africa’s security on Thursday in its drive to deepen...
Yuan’s overseas status rising, but nowhere near China’s economic ‘heft’: ex-official
Published: 10:00pm, 5 Sep 2024Updated: 10:42pm, 5 Sep 2024 Beijing’s push for the internationalisation of the Chinese yuan is not a plot to dethrone...
Hong Kong investigation prompts Europe to order inspection of A350 aircraft
The European aviation regulator has ordered airlines using Airbus A350 aircraft to inspect the planes in a bid to identify any faulty fuel hoses...
‘Arctic ambition’: 3 Chinese icebreakers forge polar presence and unity with Russia
Published: 8:59pm, 5 Sep 2024Updated: 9:59pm, 5 Sep 2024 China’s decision to send three icebreakers to the Arctic is a “clear signal” of the...
Britain stops criminal proceedings against Harvey Weinstein
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein will not face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors announced on Thursday. Advertisement The Crown Prosecution Service, which...
What makes Yagi a ‘super typhoon’ and what should Hongkongers expect?
Published: 8:48pm, 5 Sep 2024Updated: 8:58pm, 5 Sep 2024 Dark clouds gathered and the wind strengthened in Hong Kong on Thursday as Super Typhoon...
Tech war: China buys US$12 billion worth of chip-making equipment in second quarter
China remained the world’s largest and fastest-growing market for semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the second quarter, according to global chip industry association SEMI, as...
Former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi denies hindering police
Published: 6:55pm, 5 Sep 2024Updated: 6:57pm, 5 Sep 2024 The former mother-in-law of slain Hong Kong socialite Abby Choi Tin-fung has denied perverting the...