US lawmakers want to know: Who’s calling the shots in the president’s multi-billion-dollar stock-trading spree? In a letter sent to President Donald Trump on Wednesday, US Senator Elizabeth Warren and US Representative Robert Garcia, who is the head of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, aired concerns about Trump’s recent trading activity. In…
Hong Kong has conducted its first large-scale drill at the revamped Huanggang border crossing, with authorities describing traffic flows at the facility as smooth. About 1,000 civil servants from more than 20 departments mobilised for Thursday’s drill. They were instructed to travel by public transport to the Hong Kong port area of the revamped Huanggang…
I today discovered a feature tucked away in the System Settings app that I never knew existed: you can set different default languages for individual Mac apps. If you already knew this, then there’s nothing to see here, move right along. But otherwise, this is how it does (and doesn’t) work … There are many…
Pep Chavarria is in the game! The newest addition to the Blues squad has had his price confirmed in Fantasy Premier League (FPL). Pep is a Blue, and now he’s in FPL. After joining on a deal until 2031 from Rayo Vallecano, Chavarria is excited to get started at Cobham. The Spaniard will cost…
China’s first domestically built large cruise ship, the Adora Magic City, is ready to sail from the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area for the first time on an international journey on Thursday evening, marking a major milestone for the country’s cruise industry as the vessel expands its operations to southern China’s shores. The 323.6-meter-long, 135,500-tonne…
Microsoft is steadily retreating from China as geopolitical tensions, US export controls and Beijing’s push for domestic technology undermine its business, talent retention and long-term prospects in the market. Microsoft has been retracting its presence in the Chinese market. In the last five years, at least 15 Microsoft branches, offices and joint ventures in China…
If I were building a portfolio from scratch today, the financial stocks I’d buy first would be Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA -0.21%) (BRKB -0.22%) and Robinhood Markets (HOOD +4.65%). One brings ballast when markets get choppy, while the other offers long-term growth potential that could beat the market. Here’s why they’re at the top of my…
From left to right: HKICPA president and CPPCC member Stephen Law, HKICPA chief executive and registrar Arthur Lee. Credit: Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants. The Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants (HKICPA) has set out seven policy recommendations in its submission to the public consultation on Hong Kong’s first five-year plan for…
The tournament from February 2 to 7 will feature Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad. Published On 13 Aug 202613 Aug 2026 The 2027 Spanish Super Cup will be held in Turkiye at Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium, the Spanish Football Federation has announced. The Final Four tournament will take place from February 2…
Aug. 13, 2026, 9:05 a.m. ET Ford Motor Co. said it’ll end production of Lincoln vehicles in China for the U.S. market as a part of plans to grow the manufacturing of the luxury brand here starting in 2030. Lincoln has built the Nautilus SUV in China since 2024 when it moved production to its…