Mayeni JonesAfrica correspondent, Johannesburg Christian Parkinson / BBC Arnold Ncube was unable to complete his education because he could not prove he was South African Many people may take their birth certificate, or similar official papers, for granted – hidden in a drawer and rarely seeing the light of day – but for those without…
As 2025 comes to a close, the U.S. stock market has experienced a robust year with significant gains across major indices despite ending on a slightly downbeat note. In this environment, identifying growth companies with high insider ownership can be particularly appealing as insider confidence often signals potential for long-term success and alignment of interests…
From an exhibition that evokes childhood memories to a dining experience starring an overlooked ingredient, here are five things to do in Hong Kong this weekend as we turn the page into 2026. 1. The Beginning of the Moomins Celebrating the 80th anniversary of the beloved Finnish-Swedish characters, “The Beginning of the Moomins” is an…
1 Jamal Musiala is set to make his Bayern Munich return this month, half a year on since suffering a broken fibula and dislocated ankle in a FIFA Club World Cup match against Paris Saint-Germain. Sport Bild report that after training individually during the winter break, Musiala will be integrated back into team training, until…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sworn in at midnight and again hours later publicly, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani used his first day in office Thursday to hit the ground running with new executive orders targeting city landlords and housing development. And he said the city will take what he called…
The Kennedy Center has put a perplexing PR spin on the abysmal ratings for the latest TV broadcast of the Kennedy Center Honors, which was hosted by President Donald Trump. This year’s honorees at the MAGA-fied venue were Trump-friendly artists George Strait, Sylvester Stallone, KISS, Michael Crawford, and Gloria Gaynor. However, ratings for the event,…
Hong Kong – Hong Kong Airlines has teamed up with China Oriental Performing Arts Group and Elite Fun Entertainment Limited to mark the return of the acclaimed dance drama “Poetic Dance: The Journey of a Legendary Landscape Painting” to Hong Kong with a specially themed flight. The dance drama will run at the Grand Theatre…
Online dating companies are pivoting to Asia as swipe-right fatigue takes hold in North America and Europe. While the apps have been struggling in western markets, executives said they were growing in the region with rising numbers of women using the apps as stigma over online dating faded. “It’s become more troublesome to flirt and…
In some of the darkest days in the political relationship between Australia and China, trade became a tool to inflict pain. The early 2020s trade war saw China slap higher tariffs on Australian wine and barley, impose biosecurity measures against beef and timber, and ban lobsters and even some coal. It took four long years…
We have selected seven stories from this week’s news across Hong Kong, mainland China, the wider Asia region and beyond that resonated with our readers and shed light on topical issues. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. China builds a record-breaking hypergravity machine to compress space and…