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Standard Chartered plans to increase its investment in wealth centres and hiring in Hong Kong, mainland China and Taiwan to gain more affluent clients, a senior executive said, adding that it doubts…
Commissioner for Belt and Road Nicholas Ho has said that an upcoming summit on the country's global infrastucture and economic development initiative aims to be more relevant to small and medium-sized…
Britain's business minister, Jonathan Reynolds, said he would meet Jaguar Land Rover's CEO this week to discuss job cuts at the country's biggest carmaker, amid reports it is looking to shed 4,000…
In August, two high-profile activists were found guilty in a national security case along with the organisation they once led – the now-dissolved Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China.
The University of Hong Kong (HKU) has replaced its student “Democracy Wall” with digital displays, after the campus bulletin board was left largely empty for years. The wall, located outside the main library, was boarded up in August.
Argentine President Javier Milei has called for a Hong Kong-style Handover of the disputed Falklands from the UK. In an interview with The Economist published after a TV speech he gave last Thursday, Milei said: “The UK did this with Hong Kong, so why not find the agreement so that sooner or later the islands […]
Lan Xiaohuan is a professor of economics at China Europe International Business School. His book, How China Works: An Introduction to China’s State-led Economic Development, has sold millions of copies in China and has been translated into multiple languages.
Before boarding my flight to Boston late last month, I spent the better part of three days doing something I never imagined I would do in more than 30 years of covering China: scrubbing my phone. Old emails, screenshots, WeChat threads that might be read the wrong way, anything that could be misconstrued in an airport interview room – all…
Roche Diagnostics Hong Kong general manager Ronald Lo is pushing the city beyond reactive medicine towards a prevention-led system powered by automation, AI and empowered patients. For Ronald Lo, diagnostics are about time. Time gained through early detection. Time saved by avoiding unnecessary treatment.
Radically rewriting world and Chinese history without solid proof could threaten China’s international image and national identity, a leading Communist Party journal has warned. There has been a growing trend to promote a less Western-centric view of history in recent years, while Beijing has also been keen to promote the idea that…
China rolled out a package of capital injections worth about 360 billion yuan (US$54 billion) on Sunday for the country’s largest state-owned insurers and state banks, marking a step towards Beijing’s long-flagged plan to build itself into a global financial powerhouse.
China is rapidly expanding a flight-test facility deep in its western desert, satellite imagery has revealed, a push that analysts say could help fast track the development of its next-generation military aircraft as air-power rivalry with the United States intensifies.
The owners of an American Bully are challenging the authorities’ classification of “fighting dogs” after their pet, a breed strictly controlled in Hong Kong, died during neutering, a procedure they undertook amid a crackdown on non-compliance.
A dangling digital art installation at Hong Kong’s airport has resumed operation after technicians added extra support cables and disabled its motion system. The Airport Authority said on Sunday that inspections confirmed the five electronic displays suspended in Terminal 2 met safety standards and were cleared to restart showing content.
Hong Kong police have arrested a man in connection with a scam in which at least 14 people were hired to “sell flags” for an animal concern group after they were spotted carrying fake donation bags and mixing with registered volunteers to collect money from passers-by.
Elite British universities are prioritising authentic curiosity and academic resilience over rigid test prep and “perfect personal statements”, top admissions officials have told an education summit in Hong Kong.
In the fourth instalment of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on Hong Kong’s growing wellness trends, Lo Hoi-ying examines how telehealth is reshaping access to care, as practitioners warn it cannot fully replace in-person diagnosis.
Chief Executive John Lee has hailed horse racing as a unique cultural symbol of Hong Kong and a key driver to the city’s mega event economy.
The government is pushing open access to location-based data to support Hong Kong's smart city push, with Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn highlighting new applications that range from…
Financial Secretary Paul Chan on Sunday said an upcoming Belt and Road Summit would reinforce Hong Kong’s role as a critical hub for helping enterprises go global.
From low-quality “slop” such as soap operas starring humanlike cats and dating shows featuring anthropomorphic fruit, to increasingly slick productions realistic enough to pass for live action, artificial intelligence-generated video dramas have become almost inescapable on Chinese social media feeds.
The US government owns 9.9 per cent of Intel, converted out of US Chips Act grants, alongside a golden share in US Steel, US$400 million in the rare earth mining firm MP Materials and stakes in roughly 30 firms worth US$26.7 billion.
US stocks fell and Treasury yields rose on Friday after the government reported that employers unexpectedly added 162,000 jobs last month, which could increase chances that the US central bank will…
The US job market rebounded in August as employers added a surprising 162,000 jobs, and the unemployment rate stayed at a low 4.1 percent.
The global artificial intelligence boom recently crossed a landmark threshold: autonomous agents now consume more than five times as much data as human users, triggering a surge in processing costs…
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