Hong Kong ‘more than China’s financial sandbox’, Paul Chan says
Hong Kong is not just China’s economic sandbox but also a driver of the country’s development, the finance chief has said, calling the city...
Taiwan tensions No 1 in Beijing’s top 10 geopolitical risks of 2026: think tank
Escalating tensions in the Taiwan Strait remain Beijing’s foremost external security concern for 2026, fuelled by uncertainties surrounding the US midterm elections and the...
Hong Kong tycoon Adrian Cheng doubles down on tech in step with China’s 5-year plan
Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, former heir apparent to Hong Kong property giant New World Development (NWD), plans to spend more time in mainland China and...
The Philippines says its communist rebels are defeated – but are they?
The mountains of the Philippines are quieter now. The jungle bases that once sustained Asia’s longest-running communist insurgency are mostly emptied out. Its tens...
China ‘city of humour’ is only place in nation with safety road signs warning drivers against joking
The northern Chinese city of Tianjin is the only place in the country that has road signs warning drivers not to make jokes while...
Former Apple Daily executive editor appeals 10-year sentence in Hong Kong
The former executive editor-in-chief of Hong Kong’s defunct Apple Daily newspaper, founded by Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, has lodged an appeal against his 10-year sentence...
Surcharges considered as Hong Kong fuel prices set to rise amid Iran war
Hong Kong’s transport sector is considering a temporary fuel surcharge for deliveries as pump prices are expected to climb further this week amid rising...
Where things stand after another weekend of war in the Middle East
Iran has named a son of its late supreme leader as his successor. US President Donald Trump already had expressed disdain for Mojtaba Khamenei,...
Malaysia vows to hold petrol prices as oil nears US$100 a barrel amid Iran war
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on Monday that his government would do whatever it took to keep RON95 petrol at 1.99 ringgit (50...