Beijing hits out at EU parliament over resolution to strip Hong Kong of trade status
Published: 8:36pm, 29 Nov 2024Updated: 8:44pm, 29 Nov 2024 The Chinese foreign ministry’s arm in Hong Kong has hit out at a European Parliament...
Europe’s battery crisis a humiliating reminder of China’s EV dominance
While many businesses worldwide are wringing their hands about Donald Trump’s plans for a “beautiful” tariff war – targeting Canada, Mexico and China on...
Is Asia’s climate funding hope fading over ‘unclear’ commitment to secure financing?
Published: 8:08pm, 29 Nov 2024Updated: 8:33pm, 29 Nov 2024 Climate funding for developing nations including those in Asia remains shrouded in uncertainty despite the...
Will the EU and China form a united front against Trump’s tariff offensive?
As mixed signals emanate from negotiations between China and the European Union over tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs), experts said the talks and their...
Temu, Shein branch deeper into selling toys during holiday shopping season
Fast-growing speciality e-commerce sites such as PDD Holdings’ Temu and its rival Shein are branching deeper into the business of selling toys, as many...
85 business heavyweights pledge to support Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis
Published: 3:33pm, 29 Nov 2024Updated: 3:56pm, 29 Nov 2024 Eighty-five business heavyweights have pledged their support and participation in Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis megaproject...
Deepfake extortion targets Singapore officials, highlighting growing cyber threat
Analysts are warning that a recent cyber extortion incident in Singapore might be a harbinger of future cyber extortion threats, after more than 100...
UK transport minister quits over decade-old mobile phone fraud case
Published: 3:26pm, 29 Nov 2024Updated: 3:47pm, 29 Nov 2024 British Transport Minister Louise Haigh resigned on Friday over a decade-old fraud conviction for claiming...
Singapore hangs fourth drug trafficker in less than a month
Singapore hanged a 35-year-old Singaporean-Iranian man for drug trafficking on Friday, its fourth in less than a month, despite appeals from Tehran to “reconsider”...