Hong Kong stocks hit a four-year high on Monday, led by technology companies, as investors bet that sluggish economic data would prompt stimulus measures while rate-cut expectations lifted sentiment and US-China talks entered a second day. The Hang Seng Index added 0.3 per cent to 26,463.48 at noon trading break, the highest level since August…
TAIPEI (Reuters) -China is intentionally mischaracterising World War Two-era documents to put pressure on and isolate Taiwan given those agreements made no determination of the island’s ultimate political status, the de facto U.S. embassy in Taipei said. The 80th anniversary of the war’s end has been marked by a bitter dispute between Taipei and Beijing…
Kathmandu, Nepal – As Nepal burned on Thursday after two days of deadly unrest that ousted a government accused of corruption, thousands of young people gathered in a heated debate to decide their nation’s next leader. To them, the country’s mainstream politicians across the major parties were discredited: 14 governments representing three parties have taken turns…
The Government has not yet publicly tested the mobile phone-based SMS emergency warning system which it implemented nearly two years ago. Last Sunday, the UK government carried out its second national test of its emergency alert system. Millions of phones across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland loudlyrang out and vibrated shortly after 3pm. In…
Petty Officer 1st Class Kyle Jefferson, a native of Jacksonville, serves the U.S. Navy assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 26. Jefferson graduated from White Oak High School in 2019. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Jacksonville. “Growing up in a military town taught me a…
The U.S. and Britain will sign an agreement to make it quicker for companies in both countries to build nuclear power stations when U.S. President Donald Trump visits this week, according to the U.K. government. The nuclear partnership is one of several economic deals that Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s administration intends to announce in an…
The Traitors host Alan Cumming has a pitch for Donald Trump. After accepting the Emmy on Sunday for best reality competition series on behalf of The Traitors, Cumming was asked backstage in the press room who he thinks should join the show. “I’m sure our president would be very good on the show … having…
Record 15-time kings of Europe Real Madrid open their new Champions League campaign on Tuesday against Marseille hoping they now have the coach and squad to reconquer the throne. Madrid refreshed their squad this summer with several new signings at a cost of around 170 million euros ($200 million) and hired former midfielder Xabi Alonso…
Concept stocks in cloud computing continue to show an upward trend, with Oracle’s massive computing power orders shaking the market, and North American cloud vendors raising their capital expenditure budgets. According to Zhitong Finance APP, the Hong Kong stock market’s Hang Seng Index rose by 1.53%, gaining 398 points to close at 26,484 points; the…
PARIS — French fashion brand Iro has streamlined operations and bolstered its executive ranks as it revamps its collections amid ongoing turbulence in the accessible luxury segment. Isolde Andouard, who took over as chief executive officer of Iro in 2024, has spearheaded the reorganization, earlier this year appointing the brand’s first artistic director: Nicolas Rohaut,…