War on Iran is about to make clothes more expensive. Here’s why
Planning to update your wardrobe this summer? Industry insiders have some advice: do it soon. By the time autumn collections hit the racks, the...
Hong Kong restaurateurs revamp traditional dining as closures reshape industry
Hong Kong’s traditional Chinese dining landscape is undergoing a structural overhaul, with a leading restaurant operator pivoting to experiential dining and smaller footprints amid...
US to allow Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba in possible lifeline for Caribbean island
The US is allowing a Russian tanker full of crude oil to reach Cuba, the New York Times newspaper reported on Sunday, possibly granting...
Li Ka-shing’s CK Life unit eyes China fast track for cancer vaccine pipeline
CK Life Sciences, a unit of Li Ka-shing-backed CK Group, plans to bring its cancer vaccine candidates to mainland China through a “fast track”...
European countries appeal to Israel to abandon plans to revive death penalty
Four European countries have called on Israel to abandon a bill seeking to revive the death penalty for people convicted of acts of terrorism,...
Why Kenneth Rogoff thinks China’s yuan will be a reserve currency ‘in the next 5 years’
Professor Kenneth Rogoff of Harvard University has repeatedly warned that the US dollar is approaching a crisis of legitimacy. Having written extensively on the...
UK’s PM Starmer to host industry leaders for Middle East war talks on Monday
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will on Monday convene senior government and military officials alongside energy, shipping, finance and insurance sector leaders to discuss...
Can Hong Kong hitch a ride on China’s commercial aerospace wave?
China’s 15th five-year plan is about to make commercial aerospace a mainstream pillar of national development, and Hong Kong cannot afford to miss this...
Man charged in Germany after fatal stabbing of his 13-year-old son
A man has been charged with stabbing his wife, daughter and son in the western German city of Witten, resulting in the death of...