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Africa is emerging as fertile ground for Beijing’s drive to make the yuan a major international currency and reduce reliance on the US dollar, as…
Snooker stars not in Hong Kong just for low tax, immigration chief says
Hong Kong’s immigration chief has rejected claims that world‑class snooker players are using a local talent scheme primarily to cut their tax bills, saying zero‑tax…
Impact of US trade policy shifts on Hong Kong ‘primarily psychological’: Paul Chan
Changes in US trade policy and interest rate trends will significantly affect Hong Kong’s economy but the impact will be “primarily psychological”, the finance chief…
Indonesian earthquake survivors recount chaotic escape: ‘house collapsed on me’
Melania Nius was at her husband’s hospital bedside on Indonesia’s Flores Island when a powerful quake shook their town to its core, sending patients fleeing…
Heatwave to persist in Hong Kong before thunderstorms set in midweek
Scorching weather will persist across Hong Kong on Sunday and Monday, with maximum temperatures climbing to 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit) before a low-pressure system…
Bead Street’s fraying legacy: craft hub faces uncertain future as shops bow out
In a cramped handicraft shop in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po neighbourhood, 70-year-old Jen Kwong was sifting through reels of embroidered and sequinned ribbons while…