China’s Xi seeks closer ties with Finland on green energy, peace plan for Ukraine

Visa-free entry also among top pledges from Chinese President Xi Jinping as he meets Finnish counterpart Alexander Stubb in Beijing.

Xi Jinping urges Chinese officials to make all-out effort to hit annual growth targets

Beijing has already unveiled a series of stimulus measures, with more expected amid a final push to reach this year’s ‘around 5 per cent’ target.

TikTok CEO vows to earn global trust, as app challenges US ban

Chew Shou Zi calls earning local trust around the world “a big challenge” for TikTok at a summit in Riyadh.

6 suffer food poisoning after eating tiramisu at Italian restaurant in Hong Kong’s Wan Chai

Victims developed symptoms of abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting and fever, with two hospitalised, health authorities say.

Hong Kong start-ups eye funding under new accord with Beta Lab of Saudi Arabia

Start-ups with expertise in artificial intelligence, biotech and green energy can contribute to Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification agenda.

‘Trump victory’ meme stock surges in China as buzzwords outweigh fundamentals

‘It’s fair to say that China’s stock market still lacks maturity, and investors often act irrationally,’ think tank researcher says.

Hong Kong court orders recovery of HK$1.85 million in lawsuit against JPEX crypto company

District Court rules platform breached its duty, ‘wrongfully’ transferred away plaintiffs’ assets to other unknown crypto wallets.

Intel

Intel set for sharp drop in quarterly revenue as US chip maker struggles to bounce back

The once-iconic American semiconductor giant is expected to report this week an 8 per cent decline in quarterly revenue to US$13.02 billion.

How election lies and China fears lead to bad outcomes for the US

Amid false narratives and lies, the world’s most important bilateral relationship is destabilised and serious policy blunders are made.

Downtown Oslo tram derails and plows into shop, injuring 4

The tram driver, who is among those injured, is considered a suspect in the case.