Hong Kong to set up HK$10 billion I&T fund in bid to bring in HK$100 billion in investments
Goal is to systematically build an I&T ecosystem, John Lee says in policy address.
Hong Kong talent drive to focus on retaining 50,000 professionals each year
Chief Executive John Lee also calls for creation of more student hotels under bid to become international tertiary education hub.
Nigeria petrol tanker explosion kills more than 140 people
Deadly tanker accidents are common in Nigeria, Africa’s most populous country, where traffic regulations are not strictly enforced.
Hong Kong beats Singapore to No 1 in global ranking on economic freedom
Fraser Institute’s 2024 report of the Economic Freedom of the World measures 165 jurisdictions in five areas of assessment.
33,000 Hong Kong households to move under new scheme targeting substandard flats
Government intends to improve standards for city’s smallest flats but questions remain over how resettlement will be handled.
Hong Kong wine traders expect retail prices of high-end spirits to fall with lowered tax
Mixed responses from traders on benefits of slashed alcohol duty and unhappiness among the medical sector, but doctors on Legco support move.
Taiwan exchange group looks to animal ambassadors to ease tensions with mainland China
Straits Exchange Foundation suggests sending a pair of sika deer as peace offering following extensive PLA drills around the island.
One fifth of Australian women found to have been stalked: survey
A survey on personal safety found that 20 per cent of Australian women and 6.8 per cent of men have been stalked.
Hong Kong extends multi-entry mainland China visa for non-permanent residents to 5 years
City leader rolls out new measure aimed at boosting city’s appeal to foreign investors and reinforcing its international trading hub status.
China, Vietnam’s ‘friendly’ vow on South China Sea tensions shows mutual trust: analysts
The socialist states will benefit from party-to-party exchanges, observers say, but warn that maritime differences will persist.