Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday as investors assessed the record gains on Wall Street and the global impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as his 90-day tariff reprieve is set to expire next week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that there are…
Yesterday, I sat down with JET Charge’s Head of Future Business, Kristian Handberg. He wanted to share his insights on what’s driving the EV market following Australia’s recent federal election. During our long phone interview (he is based in Melbourne, I am in Brisbane), he told me about the shifts in buyers’ misconceptions about electric…
Hong Kong stocks fell after a government report showed manufacturing in China struggled to expand this month as US tariffs hampered exports, while traders braced for more volatility before a deadline on US trade deals. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.4 per cent to 24,182.95 at the local noon trading break on Monday, trimming this…
Aerial view of Seoul downtown city skyline with vehicle on expressway and bridge cross over Han river in Seoul city, South Korea. Mongkol Chuewong | Moment | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Monday as investors parsed details on trade negotiations and a slew of data points, including South Korea and Japan’s industrial output figures…
La Gazzetta dello Sport reports Massimiliano Allegri’s rules for the Milan pre-season, including two training sessions each day and mandatory breakfast and dinner at Milanello. Milan will start preparation for the 2025-26 campaign on Monday, July 7, the same day as Genoa and before any other Serie A club. Allegri’s rules for Milan pre-season Juventus…
Elliot Daly has a knack of timing a run to peak form in a Lions year and has repeated the trick this year to be a tourist for the third time. Daly skipped last summer’s England tour to Japan and New Zealand to be at the birth of his daughter but his career has been…
A private primary school that offers an international curriculum in Hong Kong has abruptly announced its closure at the end of July, leaving some parents anxious about whether they can get back their debenture worth about HK$200,000 (US$25,500) as promised. A check by the Post on Saturday found that the website of Think International School,…
A private primary school that offers an international curriculum in Hong Kong has abruptly announced its closure at the end of July, leaving some parents anxious about whether they can get back their debenture worth around HK$200,000 (US$25,500) as promised. A check by the Post on Saturday found that the website of Think International School,…
In the second of a two-part series on the national security law, we look at how the city has had to battle a negative narrative over the past five years. Read part 1 here. Soon after Hong Kong reopened in early 2023 as harsh pandemic restrictions were finally lifted, veteran lawmaker Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee…
Aerial view of Osaka Skyline Nikada | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets mostly rose Friday, tracking Wall Street’s gains after White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt downplayed the impending start of the tariff deals, which have weighed on investor sentiment. July 8 is when the so-called liberation day tariffs are set to take effect after…