Hong Kong stocks drop after PBOC dashes hopes of China stimulus moves
Hong Kong stocks fell on Tuesday after a high-level briefing on Monday failed to deliver the easing measures some investors had anticipated. Advertisement The...
US says Russia’s nuclear arms treaty extension offer sounds ‘pretty good’
Published: 10:15am, 23 Sep 2025Updated: 10:21am, 23 Sep 2025 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday offered to voluntarily maintain the limits on deployed strategic...
Lee defends South Korea’s military autonomy in ‘message’ to US
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung has slammed as “submissive” the notion that Seoul cannot defend itself without American troops, in a message aimed at...
China’s rejection of Nvidia chips a turning point in global tech race
When US tech giant Nvidia unveiled its B40-series chips for China – stripped-down versions of its more advanced H20 line – many in Washington...
Huawei’s computing cluster to power AI projects, challenge US platforms
Huawei Technologies’ quest for greater computing power for artificial intelligence projects is expected to rest on the firm’s latest supernode computing cluster systems, as...
Human fingernails used in TCM to detox, heal wounds after sterilisation in China
A Chinese woman who has been collecting her fingernail clippings since childhood to sell for 150 yuan (US$21) per kg has sparked curiosity online....
Hong Kong could incur millions in building repairs from Ragasa damage: experts
Hong Kong building owners could incur millions of dollars in costs and require a year to repair glass curtain walls damaged by storms, experts...
Protests over Japan-US military drills in Okinawa expose domestic rifts
Protests that disrupted a major Japan–US military exercise in Okinawa have drawn strong condemnation from the Japanese defence minister, conservative media and the public....
Beijing tackles drug price wars with new tendering rules in anti-involution push
Beijing’s new rules for state-led bulk tendering of medical drugs are the latest example of its “anti-involution” drive to combat cutthroat competition, a move...