Hong Kong court convicts British woman of blackmailing banker over false rape claim
A British woman has been convicted of blackmailing a compatriot for a £100,000 (US$134,030) payout after accusing him of rape and threatening to report...
Global sell-off in stocks slams Wall Street as oil prices leap even higher on war woes
A worldwide sell-off for stocks is slamming onto Wall Street on Tuesday, and oil prices are leaping even higher as worries rise that the...
How will China adjust Israel ties as US-led strikes on Iran reshape Middle East?
China is expected to rebalance its ties with Israel as US-Israeli air strikes on Iran reshape the region’s security landscape, but analysts say it...
Hong Kong boy, 14, held over online videos, photos depicting abuse of cats
Hong Kong police have arrested a 14-year-old boy on suspicion of animal cruelty in connection with graphic images and videos circulating online that depicted...
Hong Kong government says golf course flats study has ‘no legal effect’ in appeal
A government lawyer has said that an environmental study on the impact of building 12,000 public flats on part of Hong Kong’s oldest golf...
Iran war could ‘significantly disrupt’ China’s methanol imports: analysts
China could potentially face shortages of methanol – a vital input for several industries – if the Iran war drags on and causes lengthy...
EU strips AI, chips and quantum from industrial plan aimed at countering China
The European Union’s ambitious industrial policy to challenge China has been gutted, removing AI, semiconductors and quantum computing from a list of strategic technologies...
China’s AI red-packet battle burns through US$1 billion – but will users stick around?
In an unprecedented Chinese New Year marketing blitz, Alibaba Group Holding, Baidu, ByteDance and Tencent Holdings spent an estimated 8 billion yuan (US$1.1 billion)...
Will the Iran crisis feature in foreign policy talks at China’s ‘two sessions’?
Iran is unlikely to dominate the agenda at this year’s national legislative sessions but it is likely to feature in policy discussions, according to...