Nvidia CEO’s whirlwind Taiwan tour: from Lunar New Year banquets to night market visits Jensen Huang met top industry leaders, including TSMC founder Morr ... read more
Elon Musk causes stir with hand gesture at Trump inauguration Tech billionaire caused controversy with a gesture that appeared similar to a Nazi salute – ... read more
France seizes tonnes of ‘aphrodisiac honey’ from Malaysia The packets of honey and gels, often tainted with erectile dysfunction drugs, also entered Franc ... read more
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Over 100 Hongkongers report mild tremors after magnitude 6 quake hits Taiwan Quake struck Taiwan at 12.17am on Tuesday at a depth of around 10km. Tue, 21 ... read more
Trump pardons over 1,500 January 6 US Capitol riot participants US president repeatedly pledged during his election campaign to pardon those who took part ... read more
Trump signs TikTok executive order delaying app ban, threatens tariffs Trump extends TikTok ban deadline by 75 days, threatening tariffs on China if Beiji ... read more
Hong Kong is embracing change to revitalise its tourism sector While upgrading its abundant visitor attractions, the city is also developing new source ma ... read more
Initial reaction to Trump speech muted in China but space competition could rise The US president focused on domestic issues but his pledge to lead race t ... read more
Kindergarten kids in China who played husband and wife at school tie knot 20 years later Loving duo’s paths did not cross until many years after their ‘pu ... read more
Unvaccinated Hong Kong girl, 14, in critical condition after contracting flu The special boarding school pupil who experienced fever and discomfort on Jan ... read more
Hong Kong urged to launch all-in-one app to improve tourist experience Industry leaders call for more engaging experiences as tourism minister Rosanna Law ... read more
Tourism, student housing to give Hong Kong’s hotel assets a bump, experts say A promising year awaits hoteliers as tourism rebounds and owners looking to ... read more
How US-Philippines quiet show of South China Sea strength sent ‘a clear message’ As the world’s attention turned towards Washington and Donald Trump’s ina ... read more
Marco Rubio on track to take office quickly as US secretary of state Rubio, who would succeed Antony Blinken, has accused China of cheating its way to sup ... read more
Chinese consumer sentiment nears ‘tipping point’ after stimulus barrage: UBS Domestic brands and private labels stand to benefit as households save less a ... read more
Ishiba hopes for ‘enduring’ Japan-US ties as Trump returns to power Japan’s PM eager to hold his first in-person summit with Trump to set baseline for bil ... read more
Immigration crackdown and Paris Agreement pull-out among first acts of second Trump term Nearly 100 executive orders, extending to energy, TikTok and trad ... read more
Beijing’s US$3.2 trillion question: how much of China’s forex reserves go to Hong Kong? The central bank’s pledge to increase reserve holdings of the Hong ... read more
Donald Trump goes light on China on Day One, except where the Panama Canal is concerned In his inaugural address, the US president also discusses tariffs ... read more
Donald Trump returns to tariffs, Panama Canal, theme of ‘winning’ in inaugural address ‘I return to the presidency confident and optimistic that we are at ... read more
Founder of Chinese developer Zhenro faces action on ‘suspected illegal activities’ Ou Zongrong placed under legal compulsory measures after restructuring ... read more
Trump taps Republican Mark Uyeda as acting SEC chairman, White House says Uyeda takes over from Gary Gensler, Biden’s SEC chairman whose agenda led him to ... read more
Hong Kong’s dollar peg is an important bulwark against volatility Scrapping it would shake confidence, jeopardise reliability and introduce currency volat ... read more
Palestinian President Abbas ‘ready to work’ with Trump on two-state solution Abbas congratulated Trump on his inauguration, saying: ‘We are ready to work ... read more