Hong Kong’s MTR Corp wins bid as part of group to build new Sydney station, properties
Published: 2:41pm, 8 Sep 2026Updated: 4:33pm, 8 Sep 2026 Hong Kong rail giant the MTR Corporation has won a bid as part of a...
Expand Hong Kong’s MPF investment choices, lure mainland pension funds: financial council
Published: 2:30pm, 8 Sep 2026Updated: 2:32pm, 8 Sep 2026 Hong Kong should consider allowing the Mandatory Provident Fund to invest in more asset classes,...
Vietnam’s To Lam visits Russia and France amid South China Sea tensions
Vietnam’s president and Communist Party chief travels to Russia and France this week, on a trip analysts say is designed to do double duty:...
Chinese scientists propose turning abandoned coal mines into underground farms
Chinese scientists have proposed developing “underground agriculture” in abandoned coal mine tunnels as part of a push to create a green, circular economy for...
China targets fourfold boost in AI computing capacity by 2030 in major tech push
China plans to deploy artificial intelligence computing clusters containing 100,000 accelerator cards and sharply expand the country’s intelligent computing capacity over the next five...
Chinese grandma who struggles with Mandarin sings in 6 foreign languages
A 62-year-old woman from southern China, who cannot speak standard Mandarin or recognise the English alphabet, has gone viral on social media for singing...
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities, wound dozens
Published: 1:52pm, 8 Sep 2026Updated: 2:25pm, 8 Sep 2026 A wave of Houthi attacks Tuesday on Saudi Arabia wounded more than 70 people and...
Beijing recommends 16 Hong Kong civil servants to UN roles, highest number to date
Published: 1:38pm, 8 Sep 2026Updated: 1:40pm, 8 Sep 2026 Beijing has recommended the largest-ever cohort of civil servants from Hong Kong to take on...
Minister defends Singapore Airlines’ Air India stake amid scrutiny, racist rants
Singapore’s transport minister on Tuesday defended Singapore Airlines’ investment in Air India, saying the city state’s flag carrier must grow overseas because there is...