Southern China will be among areas at risk as high nitrogen levels continue to deplete clean water supplies, researchers in Germany and Netherlands say in paper for Nature Communications.
Consumer Council says highest amount linked to a single complaint stands at about HK$24,000 over Argentinian footballer’s absence from match on Sunday.
Critics have accused PM Anwar of abandoning his reform agenda as anger grows over the reduced sentence for ex-leader Najib for corruption linked to the 1MDB scandal.
China’s population is expected to plunge by 20 million to 1.39 billion by 2035, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), after it suffered a second consecutive annual decline in 2023.
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US club issues response to ‘headlines and negativity’ over Lionel Messi Hong Kong no-show, says sorry, and hopes fans will one day welcome team back to the city.
Supervisor dismissed after investigation which began with student claims of fabricated data and manipulated peer reviews.
Huawei Technologies’ European Supply Centres feature 5G, AI and cloud-computing innovations that offer real-time capacity data, with self-driving vehicles running round-the-clock operations.
Of the 30 cities monitored in the Savills World Prime Residential Index, 17 will see price declines, with Hong Kong projected to see the highest drop of up to 10 per cent and as much as 3.9 per cent in Singapore.
A judge said Goh Jin Hian failed to spot three ‘red flags’ that should have triggered his inquiry into the financial position of now-insolvent marine fuel supplying firm IPP.
Tuesday’s court ruling affirms the former president is no different legally than any other US citizen. Donald Trump has until February 12 to appeal to the US Supreme Court.
Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said military infrastructure in Batanes province will be ramped up to ‘ensure the overall safety and integrity of our nation’.
A short ban on ride-hailing services at one of China’s busiest airports has generated concerns that other ‘sweeping’ regulatory moves could be in the pipeline, throttling consumer confidence and blunting economic growth.
Swifties splurging on tickets, merchandise, food and other related activities during the four-day concerts in Tokyo projected to reach US$230 million.
Jakarta should also look at improving domestic economic opportunities to avert a brain drain, analysts say.
Third meeting of Economic Working Group also covered financial cooperation within the G20 framework, industrial policies and debt issues.
Chen Liren, 27, had been hospitalised since his arrest on January 16 for beating his wife, Yu Xuanyi, another Google employee, to death in their home in Santa Clara, California.
Liu Pak-wai, an economics professor and former government adviser, says city’s 6 per cent debt-to-GDP ratio could easily go up to 10 per cent without problems.
Canberra says the business visa programme remains open despite widespread reports in the past weeks saying it had been ‘axed’.
Examination authority to set up two assessment centres to let 110 candidates sit university entrance exams in mainland China.
Readers discuss the Shenzhen government’s intiatives to improve the city, and the effect of an influx of tourists on ordinary people’s lives.
Hong Kong and mainland Chinese banks are preparing for a new cross-border payment regime that will make it easier for Hong Kong and Macau homebuyers to transfer the funds they need to purchase property in the Greater Bay Area.
Piony Leung, who will take the helm in April, plans to increase the number of outlets in mainland China by two-thirds.
Lax enforcement, anaemic fines and tremendous financial rewards for rule-breakers have allowed the problem to fester, but experts say there is much the government can do.
E-commerce giants Shein and Temu flourish as parcels surpass quarter of a trillion dollars in value annually amid push to tighten de minimis provision.
Mexico has been the beneficiary of more Chinese investment in recent years, and its preferential status with its northern neighbour has provided a way past US tariffs. But there are other benefits – and risks – analysts say.
Cash-strapped owners are taking out loans with rates of up to 29 per cent, with luxury properties in areas like The Peak and Repulse Bay as collateral.
