China student, first in family to attend Peking University, gets grand ceremony
A Chinese student has captivated the nation after being admitted to the prestigious Peking University, where his ancestral clan held a grand celebration to...
China’s yuan reshaping global order – but US-backed stablecoins seen as a threat
Published: 5:30pm, 28 Jul 2025Updated: 5:33pm, 28 Jul 2025 The yuan’s internationalisation remains on an upwards, if uneven, trajectory and is gradually reshaping the...
Hong Kong exports rise 11.9%, as shipments to mainland China, Asia markets jump
Published: 5:04pm, 28 Jul 2025Updated: 7:41pm, 28 Jul 2025 Hong Kong’s exports jumped by 11.9 per cent in June from a year ago, with...
DeepSeek’s AI dominance in China challenged by Alibaba’s Qwen
DeepSeek’s artificial intelligence models are the most commonly used products of its kind in China, but the company is quickly losing market share to...
Inflation, political turmoil won’t put investors off Japanese property
Japan has entered a period of profound change. Inflation has returned after decades of deflation and stagnation. Japan’s relations with the United States, which...
Disgraced head of China’s famed Shaolin Temple defrocked, firms deregistered
Published: 4:03pm, 28 Jul 2025Updated: 5:01pm, 28 Jul 2025 Companies linked to Shi Yongxin, the disgraced head of China’s renowned Shaolin Temple, have been...
‘Terrible’: Sara Duterte impeachment ruling sparks Philippine constitutional row
Monday’s opening of the Philippines’ Congress has been thrown into chaos by a Supreme Court ruling that effectively killed the long-awaited impeachment trial of...
Singapore sinkhole rescue sparks calls for migrant worker safety reforms
The migrant workers who rescued a woman trapped in a sinkhole on a Singapore road over the weekend have drawn widespread praise, but their...
Hong Kong doctors get go-ahead to hold hospital, medical school jobs at same time
Published: 3:55pm, 28 Jul 2025Updated: 4:14pm, 28 Jul 2025 Hong Kong is allowing doctors to hold positions at both public hospitals and the city’s...