HSBC cuts prime rate by quarter point in second round of tonic for Hong Kong economy
Rate cut could lighten monthly mortgage repayment by HK$709 for a typical HK$5 million, 30-year loan priced at prime minus ...
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US is about to learn the meaning of unrestrained presidential powers, as watered-down checks and balances are offered on a plate to returnee
Neither bullets nor ballots could stop the return of Donald Trump. Now we are about to witness how constitutional restraints ...
US-China ties in ‘more challenging place’ after Trump win: Singapore’s PM Wong
The two major powers have ‘consequential decisions’ that they will have to make with consequences on the future global order.
Senior Beijing official calls for ‘concrete action’ as he meets Hong Kong tycoons
Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office head meets real estate tycoons and urges them to ‘recognise their responsibilities’.
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US chip restrictions hinder AI ambitions of China’s top chip foundry, CEO says
The chief executive of China’s top foundry said on Friday that the company cannot take full advantage of surging demand for ...
Why travelling to Japan with a disability is not the problem many people believe it to be
Japan has made big steps in accessible travel, one expert says, while bodies like Accessible Japan and TokudAw help those ...
How Japan’s innovative Nakagin Capsule Tower is finding new life
The Tokyo structure’s dismantling in 2022 saw a number of its capsules repurposed globally – even at Hong Kong’s M+ – ...
Rioters who stormed US Capitol await Trump pardons
January 6 defendants are celebrating Trump’s victory and hope he makes good on his campaign trail promise to pardon them.
Jilted man stabs woman, her father to death in Malaysia’s Penang
A man killed a woman and her father in Malaysia’s Penang state before attempting to take his own life in what is believed to ...
No passing on the left? MTR Corp tries to change how Hongkongers use escalators
The MTR Corporation launched the initiative on Friday as it revealed there were more than 400 accidents recorded in the first nine months of the year involving its station escalators. The company said ...