‘No mood for work’: veteran ship mechanic’s future clouded by Aberdeen marina project
David Chan* is among the few remaining ship machinery maintenance masters at the Po Chong Wan temporary industrial area in Hong Kong’s Aberdeen. Chan,...
BINI made history at Coachella. Can the Philippines build on it?
The flags arrived before BINI did. They were already rippling across the Mojave Tent at Coachella in a sea of blue, red and white...
China steps up aid to Africa but huge funding gap left by Trump’s cuts remains
During Vice-President Han Zheng’s visit to Nairobi in March, China signed a cash grant for drought relief and recently delivered food aid to Somalia,...
Pope Leo seeks to defuse tensions with Trump, says not trying to debate him
Pope Leo sought to downplay his feud with US President Donald Trump on Saturday, saying reporting about comments he has made so far during...
Taiwan warned of widening ‘resilience gap’ in civil defences
Taiwan must urgently overhaul its civil defence and rethink its energy strategy to withstand a potential blockade, experts warned at a tabletop exercise, describing...
Southeast Asia wants children off social media. Will it work?
Malaysian comedian Rizal van Geyzel keeps his three children – aged six, 14 and 15 – off social media. He calls it a “gateway...
How markets will test Hong Kong’s new economic model
For the first time in its history – and in a striking departure from its long-standing doctrine of minimal economic intervention – Hong Kong...
AI is not eating up China’s software market but turbocharging it: HSBC analyst
China’s artificial intelligence model companies are unlikely to “eat up” the domestic software market because they lack the deep industry know-how and experience to...
New York Met exhibit in Hong Kong ‘underscores importance of cultural exchanges’
The debut exhibition of the US’ Metropolitan Museum of Art in Hong Kong has underscored the importance of people-to-people ties and trust between countries...