Hong Kong is strengthening its global financial leadership with a revamped digital asset strategy and a booming stock market. Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary Paul Chan has launched the city’s second major push into the digital asset space. After the initial push in 2022, which attracted dozens of crypto companies and laid the regulatory groundwork, Chan…
Beijing has begun moving its citizens in Iran to safety. On Tuesday, buses carrying Chinese nationals departed the capital, Tehran, heading toward Turkmenistan, the state-run China News Service reported on Wednesday. According to China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 791 Chinese citizens have so far been brought to safe areas, and more than 1,000 others are…
Following the announcement in early June, Google is more widely rolling out Scheduled Actions to the Gemini app on Android. Scheduled Actions let you run a prompt at a specific time, day, date, or after an event. To create, just “provide details about when and how often you want to schedule the action” in the…
Photo: Arnold Jerocki/FilmMagic Jeff Bezos and his alive girl, Lauren Sánchez, are finally tying the knot in Venice. Guess Portofino is played out? The couple are set to say “Si, lo voglio” this month, but Venetians aren’t entirely keen. Protests have broken out decrying not just the wedding but tourism in general ruining the City…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.08%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI) (DIA) is down -0.06%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.28%. The Federal Reserve opted to hold interest rates steady at their current range of 4.25%-4.5% following its latest meeting, despite anticipating higher inflation and slower economic growth; however,…
FreshRealm is recalling pre-made chicken fettuccine alfredo meals sold at Kroger and Walmart over concerns the ready-to-eat meals could possibly be contaminated with listeria, the Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday. According to a notice from the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), FreshRealm, which provides meals to retailers and food delivery services like…
By Hoang Vu  June 18, 2025 | 02:55 pm PT Business jets (foreground) park at Hong Kong International Airport, Oct. 19, 2018. Photo by Reuters Hong Kong Airlines has canceled its flights to Kagoshima and Kumamoto in southern Japan for July and August due to an unfounded rumor predicting a major earthquake and tsunami in…
Sweater weather and summertime aren’t mutually exclusive. For starters, a breezy, open-weave knit makes an excellent beach cover-up. And a fisherman cotton crewneck or short-sleeved cashmere cardigan can help you combat an overactive office A/C. To expand your outfit options, we’ve shortlisted the best summer sweaters for the current season (and beyond). From airy sweater…
After dipping by more than 10% each earlier this year, the major stock market indexes are once again on the upswing. As of this writing, the S&P 500, the Nasdaq Composite, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average are between 2% and 6% below their all-time highs. With that in mind, let’s consider which breakout growth…
La Liga giants Barcelona have identified one of Danish football’s standout up-and-coming talents as a transfer target for next season. That’s according to Diario Sport, who point towards Mikkel Bro Hansen as the player in question. Bro Hansen, for his part, is a 16-year-old attacker, who has long been making a name for himself on…