ATHENS, April 29 (Reuters) – Greece said on Wednesday it had agreed with Qatar to bolster cooperation in areas including trade, energy and defence, extending a deal first struck in 2024. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani discussed bilateral ties and investment opportunities in Greek infrastructure, energy and…
TAIPEI, April 29 (Reuters) – The Taiwanese minister in charge of the Coast Guard visited a second Taiwan-controlled islet deep in the South China Sea, she said on Wednesday, adding that complaints by Vietnam about her trip would not cause any regional tensions. Taiwan and China claim sovereignty over most of the South China Sea…
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX), operator of Asia’s third-largest stock market, reported a record quarterly profit in the first three months of 2026, buoyed by more new listings and increased turnover. Net profit rose 27 per cent to HK$5.19 billion (US$662 million) – or HK$4.10 per share – from a year earlier, the company…
BEIJING/TAIPEI, April 29 (Reuters) – Taiwan’s economy will see unprecedented opportunities should it agree to union with China, Beijing said on Wednesday as it continues to try to persuade Taipei to accept its rule, which President Lai Ching-te’s government has repeatedly rejected. China, which views democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory, has since late…
LONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday the Iranian ambassador to London had been summoned over what the government described as the Iranian embassy’s “unacceptable and inflammatory” comments on social media. Britain’s minister for the Middle East, Hamish Falconer, made clear that the embassy “must cease any form of communications that could be…
Hong Kong singer Hins Cheung has pledged to be a companion rather than a mentor to youngsters arrested during the 2019 anti-government protests during an event organised as part of a youth rehabilitation programme. The sharing session, themed “New Opportunity, New Journey”, was held at the Hong Kong Museum of History on Tuesday night. More…
April 28 (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia will host an exceptional meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Jeddah on Tuesday, the first in-person meeting of Gulf leaders since their states became a front in the Iran war two months ago. A Gulf official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the meeting aimed to craft a…
Last month, Whisky Hammer launched a new operational hub in Hong Kong. Daniel Milne, co-founder of the Aberdeenshire-based whisky auctioneer, tells Joyce Yip that the expansion into the city rides on its reduced spirits tax and a growing number of Asian buyers. In March, Aberdeenshire-based online whisky auctioneer Whisky Hammer expanded its Asia footprint with…
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Amid ongoing geopolitical tensions and fractured international relations, the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has launched a new School of Governance and Policy (SGP) that aims to foster dialogue and train a new generation of policymakers. The interdisciplinary school stands out by convening…
By Steve Holland and Christian Martinez WASHINGTON, April 27 (Reuters) – A U.S. official said on Monday that President Donald Trump is unhappy with an Iranian proposal because it did not address Iran’s nuclear program. “He doesn’t love the proposal,” the U.S. official said, referring to Trump. Earlier in the day, Trump discussed the proposal…