Charging for waste: Hong Kong needs action, not more procrastination
More than a decade and hundreds of trials after the first public consultation on waste charging, the government still has not ...
Hong Kong court hears Jimmy Lai’s finance chief approved payments to tycoon’s assistant without knowing where the money was to be spent
Royston Chow, former Next Digital chief financial officer, said he handed over millions of dollars to Lai’s assistant Mark Simon, but had no idea how it would be spent.
Indonesia’s rights groups call for transparency in nation’s purchases of foreign spyware: ‘anyone can be a target’
The “murky ecosystem” of buyers, sellers and brokers has also made it hard for public procurement oversight on such purchases ...
Hong Kong attracts US$832 million in investment from life-science technology firms setting up or expanding
The investments, which will yield 3,200 jobs, come amid government efforts to enhance Hong Kong’s position as an innovation hub in the field.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s Serbia trip ‘timed to increase tensions’ with West, US envoy says
Xi’s arrival and remarks published in Serbia coincided with 25th anniversary of US air strike that killed three Chinese ...
7kg weight loss in 7 days thanks to clinic’s mix of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine, and detox diet
Doctors at the Original Mayr health resort in Austria combine traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine to diagnose ...
Leader of alleged 2019 Hong Kong bomb plot tells court team not told of potential danger or where explosives would be
Dragon Slaying Brigade’ leader Wong Chun-keung tells High Court plot accomplice had never told him exactly where two 2019 ...
US House quickly defeats Marjorie Taylor Greene’s effort to oust Speaker Mike Johnson
Democrats joined Republicans in a 359-43 vote, avoiding a replay of the chaos in October when predecessor Kevin McCarthy was ...
FTX says most customers will get all their money back, less than 2 years after catastrophic cryptocurrency collapse
FTX said in a court filing it owes about US$11.2 billion to its creditors. The exchange estimates it has between US$14.5 ...
Hackers breach computer systems of International Baccalaureate authority in bid to ‘cancel’ exams
Hack comes as authority trying to contain cheating scandal that has outraged students, including some in Hong Kong.
Hamas says it will not compromise further with Israel to win Gaza ceasefire
Palestinian militant group Hamas said on Wednesday it was unwilling to make more concessions to Israel in negotiations over a ...
Global family offices flock to Hong Kong as property, stock market and Greater Bay Area opportunities act as magnet
The removal of property curbs, a stock market rebound and growing opportunities in the Greater Bay Area are attracting an ...