American athleisure brand Alo Yoga has taken over a large waterfront commercial space in Hong Kong after being vacated by a British luxury food retailer, with analysts saying “experience-led” wellness brands are emerging as rare bright spots in an otherwise uneven retail recovery. The local debut of the brand at the 7,000 sq ft, two-storey…
Hong Kong health authorities have warned parents not to “blindly follow” overseas changes to childhood immunisation schedules, including the flu and hepatitis B birth dose, after the US scaled back its routine vaccine recommendations for infants. The Health Department’s Centre for Health Protection issued the warning on Wednesday in response to a controversial overhaul by…
The reported US seizure of a ship allegedly carrying Chinese-made dual-use components to Iran might signal Washington was “testing the waters” on reviving an old tactic to pressure Beijing’s ties with its adversaries, but such moves risked breaching international law, analysts said. An American special operations team boarded a ship from China bound for Iran…
A bipartisan commission focused on the rule of law and human rights in China is recommending that the US Congress scale up immersion programmes for Mandarin and other languages spoken on the mainland in American high schools and universities. The recommendation, made as part of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China’s (CECC) annual report, comes as…
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — Students at the Coder School in northwest Las Vegas are learning technology skills through robotics and coding programs designed to prepare them for future careers. The Silicon Valley-based program helps students develop creativity through hands-on technology education. Students are creating app ideas that could be used in real-world applications. Andrew Arriola,…
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. Although they have roiled markets, there’s no question that President Donald Trump’s trade policy actions have boosted the federal government’s customs revenue. The good news is that this additional money coming in should help reduce the…
The decision to suspend new port fees on Chinese-built, owned, or operated vessels starting on Monday has drawn sharp criticism from Democrats, who say it undercuts US President Donald Trump’s claims of being tough on China. They are not alone in pushing back. While shippers see the move easing costs and boosting trade, labour unions…
At a meeting in Brussels last month, foreign ministers from the European Union’s 27 member states sat down to discuss the bloc’s plans for the Indo-Pacific region. The conversation, according to several people familiar with it, lasted just seven minutes. It is perhaps unsurprising, then, that officials, diplomats and experts are groaning about the lack…
The first in-person summit between Chinese and American leaders since US President Donald Trump’s return to office marked a symbolic reset in the balance of power between the two rivals, yielding a time-bound agreement to pause escalation in their intensifying trade conflict. From freezing new tariffs and rare earth export controls to resuming key US…
NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — An American missionary has been kidnapped in Niger’s capital, Niamey, according to security sources and local media. The unidentified man was kidnapped overnight Tuesday into Wednesday by three armed individuals in a Toyota Corolla and was probably driven out of town, according to a security source with direct knowledge of the…