China’s top health official has called on Hong Kong to serve as a key pillar in promoting traditional Chinese medicine globally, as the city’s leader pledged to align local policies with the national development strategy in the field. At a launch ceremony for the Chinese Medicine Hospital and nearby testing institute on Tuesday, National Health…
Lyse DoucetChief international correspondent Reuters Iran’s rulers are confronting their most serious challenge since their own 1979 revolution. They’re now countering on an unprecedented scale – a ferocious security crackdown and near total internet shutdown has been unleashed on a scale unseen in previous crises. Some of the streets once engulfed by a roar of…
The 2000s are experiencing a nostalgia-driven renaissance in Hong Kong, spearheaded by the record-breaking time-travel action fantasy, Back to the Past. A big-screen sequel to the popular 2001 TVB drama A Step into the Past, the film has become a box office sensation since its release on December 31, 2025. Co-directed by Ng Yuen-fai and…
Roja Assadiand Sarah Namjoo,BBC Persian Public domain A protester holds up a picture of crown prince Reza Pahlavi in Kaj Square, north-western Tehran on Friday “I saw it with my own eyes – they fired directly into lines of protesters, and people fell where they stood.” Omid’s voice was shaking as he spoke, fearful of…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is said to be weighing up an early election, a move that could put her in a stronger position with both China and the United States if she secures a decisive win, according to observers. But a diplomatic thaw between Japan and China is not expected any time soon. Citing…
the majority of the Magnificent 7 tech giants performed worse than the S&P 500 Index. Nvidia under pressure from competition and slowing AI spending growth despite strong earnings. (Jan 12) : To beat the market in recent years, many investors applied a simple strategy: Load up on the biggest US technology stocks. It paid handsomely…
BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND – NOVEMBER 27: Donyell Malen of Aston Villa looks on with a cut on his head during the UEFA Europa League 2025/26 League Phase MD5 match between Aston Villa FC and BSC Young Boys at Villa Park on November 27, 2025 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) Roma are going…
Jan 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said any country that does business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on trade with the U.S., as Tehran grapples with its most substantial anti-government protests in years. Iran, a member of the OPEC oil producers group, exported products to 147 trading partners in…
One of Hong Kong’s largest developers, Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), has entered into a land deal worth around HK$1.4 billion (US$179.5 million) with the government for a site in Kwu Tung South, setting up one of the biggest housing projects in the Northern Metropolis. The company said on Monday that the site could yield…
AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File Actor and director Timothy Busfield has been missing for three days since a warrant was issued for his arrest for alleged child sex abuse of two boys on the set of one of his shows, and the U.S. Marshals have been called in to help search for him. Busfield, 68, rose…