Markets boosted by China-US truce extension, inflation in focus
Expectations are for CPI to come slightly above June’s reading, but analysts warned investors were walking a fine line with a forecast-topping print likely to dent rate cut hopes and…
Second Hong Kong school suspended over unauthorised courses aimed at mainland Chinese
Hong Kong education authorities have suspended a second private school in their crackdown on institutions collaborating with third-party agencies to help students from outside the city qualify for subsidised university…
Why are there more fights on Hong Kong flights? Conditions, social media blamed
Confined space, a lack of legroom, stress-provoking boarding procedures and airlines’ cost-saving measures are a recipe for conflicts among air passengers, observers have said, after another heated dispute on a…
Explainer | Beijing has been hit by deadly floods again. Is it unusual?
The rainy season in northern China traditionally arrives in July and August and this year it hit hard – again. In late July, the capital Beijing and neighbouring Hebei province…
Robotics’ ‘ChatGPT moment’ could come within 2 years, founder of China’s Unitree says
The “ChatGPT moment” for the robotics industry could arrive in as little as two years if powerful artificial intelligence technology develops to propel robots’ movements, according to the founder of…
Hit Chinese film about Japanese war crimes highlights ‘forgotten history’
China’s latest blockbuster movie depicting one of Japan’s worst war crimes, the 1937 Nanking massacre, has been described by the director as part of an “invisible battle” as part to…
12 arrested for allegedly selling fake G-Dragon, G.E.M. concert tickets in Hong Kong
Hong Kong and Shenzhen police have broken up a cross-border syndicate and arrested 12 people for allegedly scamming victims out of more than HK$100,000 (US$12,740) with fake tickets to local…
3 Hong Kong hikers, including boy, rushed to hospital after bee attack
Two Hong Kong hikers were taken to hospital by helicopter after being attacked by bees in two separate incidents on a hill in the southern part of the city on…
Hong Kong police search for prankster after HK$7,000 of ‘free nappies’ taken
Hong Kong police are searching for a middle-aged man in connection with false claims on social media that dozens of boxes of nappies temporarily left in a lift lobby had…
90% pass rate for Hong Kong’s mainland-based DSE pupils, exceeding city average
More than 90 per cent of Hong Kong students from four mainland Chinese schools met the city’s university’s minimum requirements in the local public exams, far exceeding the overall average…