HONG KONG: Seven autumn trade fairs, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), opened here Wednesday, showcasing a range of cutting-edge tech products, solutions, services and intelligence. The…
HONG KONG: Thousands of Hong Kongers were ordered to stay in their homes on Saturday for the city's first coronavirus lockdown as authorities battle an outbreak in one of its…
HONG KONG: Hong Kong on Monday said it would ban all flights from Britain following the discovery of a new and highly infectious strain of the coronavirus there. "From midnight…
HONG KONG: In the quarter of a century since Sony launched the groundbreaking PlayStation, video games have exploded into the biggest form of entertainment in the world, and analysts say…
UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan, speaking for 55 countries at a U.N. panel, has said that Hong Kong affairs are China's internal matters, and underscored the importance of non-interference in the domestic…
BRUSSELS: EU leaders will hold a special summit next month to discuss Europe's complicated relations with China, an official document showed on Thursday. The leaders will meet in Berlin on…
HONG KONG: Markets were mixed Friday at the end of another torrid week for investors, who are growing increasingly concerned about US lawmakers' failure to even hold talks on a…
HONG KONG: Asian stocks advanced Tuesday following another record close on Wall Street, with investors cheered by forecast-beating US data and hopes for fresh stimulus for the world's top economy.…
HONG KONG: Asian investors traded cautiously Wednesday after the previous day's strong rally, with optimism over a possible vaccine tempered by profit-taking and concerns about the slow progress being made…
BEIJING: Developing Asia will barely grow in 2020 as containment measures to address the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic hamper economic activity and weaken external demand, according to a new set…
SAN FRANCISCO: US Justice Department officials has recommended that a high-capacity undersea data cable system proposed by Google and Facebook bypass Hong Kong, citing potential national security concerns following China's…
HONG KONG: Twitter on Friday said it had removed tens of thousands of "state linked" accounts used by China, Russia and Turkey to push their own propaganda, sow misinformation or…
HONG KONG: Police here today shot and wounded one protester with a live bullet as the pro-democracy unrest continues. According to hospital sources, the 18-year-old wounded protester is in critical…
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan is eyeing an export target of 100,000 metric tonnes of mangoes this year in return for $80 million in foreign exchange. The country's total mango production is expected…
SYDNEY: Media companies are responsible for defamatory comments made on their Facebook pages, an Australian court said in a landmark ruling Monday. The New South Wales Supreme Court ruled that…
HONG KONG: Oil prices extended gains Monday as rising US-Iran tensions fuelled supply concerns, while Asian equities also edged up ahead of a crunch meeting between Donald Trump and Xi…
HONG KONG: Oil prices stabilised Friday following the previous day's surge fuelled by tensions between the United States and Iran, while Asian equities turned negative as investors took their foot…
HONG KONG: The dollar extended losses and Asian markets enjoyed another day of gains Thursday after the Federal Reserve indicated it could soon cut interest rates. The softer slant from…
HONG KONG: Asian stocks edged down Friday, despite modest gains on Wall Street overnight, as US President Donald Trump's sudden announcement of tariffs on all Mexican imports saw Tokyo shares…
HONG KONG: Concerns about the worsening Huawei row and the broader China-US trade war put pressure on Asia equities on Tuesday, with analysts warning the crisis could rumble on for…
HONG KONG: Asian markets extended a global sell-off Tuesday following hefty losses on Wall Street that came in response to China's hike in tariffs on $60 billion of US imports,…
HONG KONG: Markets in Asia were largely down in morning trade on Monday as the lack of a US-China trade deal cast a cloud over the market. Investors watched the…
WASHINGTON: A former CIA officer could spend the rest of his life behind bars after pleading guilty on Wednesday to spying for China, the Justice Department said. Jerry Chun Shing…
HONG KONG: Stocks were generally lower in Asian trade on Tuesday as investors move cautiously ahead of a deluge of corporate results later in the week. Tokyo stocks were trading…
