Power restored after 4-hour outage plunges 760 Hong Kong flats into darkness
Electricity has been restored after a four-hour outage at a residential high-rise in a Kwai Chung housing estate, caused by a suspected water leak...
Hong Kong set for warmest Lunar New Year’s Eve on record at 28 degrees
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Can Hong Kong’s 4.8 million MPF members repeat record gains in Year of the Horse?
The Year of the Horse is set to bring volatility for the investments of Hong Kong’s 4.8 million Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) members, following...
India’s solar power push misses targets as red tape, loan refusals hamper transition
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to accelerate the roll-out of rooftop solar power is falling short of targets despite heavy subsidies due to...
Government must reflect on its failures as we enter Year of the Horse
We are ready to head into the Year of the Horse. But, before we do, let’s take stock of what the Year of the...
Chinese man wins iPhone at company’s party, finds tiles inside box instead, demands apology
A Chinese man experienced an emotional roller coaster as he discovered the latest iPhone model he won at his company’s year-end party turned out...
Hundreds of Malaysians rally to demand arrest of anti-corruption head: ‘enough is enough’
Hundreds of black-clad Malaysians gathered in the capital on Sunday, calling for the arrest of anti-corruption chief Azam Baki after reports alleged he had...
Epstein funded AI pioneer, helped him get HK$8.9 million in Hong Kong government grants
Jeffrey Epstein committed at least US$113,000 to American scholar Ben Goertzel – known for popularising the term “artificial general intelligence” – to help him...
Indonesia’s US$1.67 billion China-backed dam is in limbo. Why?
After deadly floods and landslides swept through Sumatra last year, Indonesia’s government has moved to revoke permits blamed for damaging forests – ensnaring a...