It’s Sunday. You remember an important payment you forgot to send, but when you try to access your online banking, the website is down. You turn to ChatGPT for a workaround, but the chatbot won’t respond. Resigned, you try to scroll through Instagram while finishing your coffee, but it won’t load. This has become a…
Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott had a banner year in 2025: She donated $7.2 billion, bringing her cumulative philanthropic giving through her organization, Yield Giving, to an eye-popping $26 billion across more than 2,700 gifts in just the past five years. In fact, Scott’s philanthropic giving in 2025 alone sum exceeds what many of the world’s…
The core of Ford Motor Company’s F European operations continues to be anchored in its Pro strategy, which remains a strong source of profitability, per the company’s fourth-quarter 2025 earnings transcript. The company is now beginning to see tangible benefits from scale collaboration with Volkswagen Group, particularly in the one-ton van segment, where shared scale…
Published on February 26, 2026 Image generated with Ai In a significant development aimed at enhancing international relations and boosting tourism, China has announced the addition of Canada and the United Kingdom to its list of visa-free countries. This new policy means that nationals from these two countries can now enter China for short stays…
Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s largest developer by market capitalisation, reported a 36.2 per cent year-on-year jump in first-half net profit to HK$10.25 billion (US$1.3 billion). Revenue rose 32 per cent to HK$52.7 billion for the six months ended December from a year earlier, while operating income increased 10.7 per cent to HK$13.4…
Company Logo Key market opportunities in the electric vehicle battery swapping sector include expansion driven by EV adoption in two- and three-wheelers, fleet electrification, and urban mobility growth. Government support, battery standardization, and smart city integration are critical, especially in Asia-Pacific, for rapid station expansion and service models. Electric Vehicle Battery Swapping Market Electric Vehicle…
The people who know Nvidia, Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla best are telling a worrisome story. For the better part of this decade, the bulls have been in firm control on Wall Street. While game-changing technology trends, such as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), have undoubtedly played an important role in…
Cristiano Ronaldo now owns 25% of second-tier Spanish soccer club UD Almería, a development that became public on Thursday. The Portuguese star is now fully stepping into club ownership despite the fact that his top‑level professional career isn’t over yet. Ronaldo is still under contract with Saudi team Al Nassr through June 2027. Could the…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong’s trade promotion body has opened applications for the 2026 edition of its Start-up Express programme, as efforts are stepped up to help local tech ventures break into overseas markets and secure commercial partnerships. Organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council…
CSIS’s ChinaPower Project article The Purges Within China’s Military Are Even Deeper Than You Think unpacks Xi Jinping’s unprecedented internal purge of the People’s Liberation Army, which extends far beyond previously understood levels. Around 2023, Xi initiated a second major round of purges—this time far bolder and more extensive than before… According to CSIS data…