The latest government measures are merely ‘a drop in the ocean’, and rebuilding homebuyers’ confidence in the presale system is a precondition for any revival, analysts say.
Once seen as propaganda tool, agency apps and websites disappear as funding cuts, staff shortages and internet trolls make maintenance a ‘burden’.
The meeting, to be held during the Shangri-La Dialogue next week, will be the first between Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and Admiral Dong Jun since they spoke on the phone in April.
Post camps out at taxi ‘black spot’ and goes on undercover cab rides, finds no sign of drivers overcharging, refusing to take passengers or not using their meters.
Online Chinese typing tools built on pinyin input – once thought unsuited – and using the power of predictive text allow phone and computer users to type in Chinese faster than anyone can in English.
Thames Valley Police share update after completion of postmortem for Trickett’s death, saying: ‘we can confirm the death is not being treated as suspicious’.
The first fire ants discovered in Japan were at ports in 2017, with the insects apparently entering via shipments from mainland China, Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.
Alibaba’s Tmall Luxury Pavilion is the first e-commerce platform to collaborate with major luxury groups such as LVMH, Richemont and Kering, uplifting sales for high-end brands using new digital strategies.
Singapore Airlines is liable for up to US$170,000 per person, under a convention, which governs aviation rights and compensation to passengers after an accident. However, there can be scope for larger damages.
‘Glory to Hong Kong’ no longer available on Apple Music or Spotify, even with use of VPN, indicating takedown not limited to Hong Kong.
Transport Minister Anthony Loke wants Malaysia to tap into Thailand’s rail network and connect all the way to Laos and China.
Jitsuko Katsumata, daughter of late manga master Fujuko F. Fujio, says she is excited to see first-hand how Hongkongers will engage with exhibition of Doraemon figures.
Prosecutors say the fugitive businessman bought a mansion, a yacht, expensive cars and two US$36,000 mattresses with money from fraudulent investment schemes.
Alibaba has emerged as a major backer of Moonshot AI, one of China’s hottest artificial intelligence start-ups, holding a 36 per cent stake in the firm.
The discussions, which will take place in California, will concentrate on industrial decarbonisation, carbon markets and clean energy deployment.
The drug Ozempic is magical for aiding weight loss but comes with risks, says author Johann Hari, who describes choosing the drug over obesity, despite its potential downsides, in his book Magic Pill.
A top laundry detergent producer in China has been forced to pull a recent advertisement in which it suggested strongly that washing clothes was the job of women after a public backlash.
The Russian president has indicated he would be ready to settle for what land he has now and freeze the conflict at the current frontlines.
In Southeast Asia, Chinese EV builders from established giants like BYD and Great Wall to start-ups such as Hozon are offering discounts in a bid to take on Japanese rivals whose petrol cars dominate the market.
New Frontier, chaired by Hong Kong’s former financial secretary, said it has completed the acquisition of the Hong Kong Integrated Oncology Centre as part of its expansion in the healthcare industry of the bay area.
Events designed to boost Hong Kong’s economy and tourism run the gamut from high fashion, art and architecture to sports, technology and business.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan will first visit France then move on to US – his second trip there in six months – accompanied by delegates from Hong Kong, Macau and Guangdong province.
The city has contributed to the GBA’s academic research and development in fields of strategic importance such as biomedicine, artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
‘No government in its right mind’ would want China’s collapse, but what China and the US want from each other is unlikely to materialise ‘any time soon’, warns David Lampton, China watcher since the times of Deng Xiaoping.
The risk of cross-Strait conflict with mainland China appears to be chipping away at Taiwan’s long-held dominance in the semiconductor industry, underpinning a sense of urgency in diversifying hi-tech supply chains.
Ma, one of the country’s hottest fiction authors, combines thrilling plots with historical detail to create stories that are ‘both exciting and plausible’, winning acclaim as young people embrace cultural heritage and ‘China-chic’ trend.
Famous for his celebrity-packed chain of Chinese restaurants, 85-year-old Michael Chow talks about facing prejudice, and why he wants to be known as the world’s greatest living artist.