SEOUL (Reuters) -North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told Chinese President Xi Jin Ping his country would steadily develop ties with China “no matter how the international situation may change” in a message sent on China’s national foundation day on Wednesday, state media reported. (Reporting by Jack … Source link
A strong and shallow 6.9 magnitude earthquake in central Philippines has killed at least 26 people and left over 140 injured, authorities said on Wednesday. The epicenter of the quake was about 19 kilometers (12 miles) northeast of the coastal city of Bogo in the central Cebu province. It was 5 kilometers (3 miles) deep…
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco city leaders are working to bring Chinese visitors back to the city. Luring visitors from China What we know: On the mayor’s balcony at San Francisco’s City Hall, Mayor Daniel Lurie and China’s Consul General to San Francisco, Zhang Jianmin raised the Chinese flag to honor Chinese National Day, honoring…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called on China to import Australian iron ore without hindrance after reports on Wednesday that a state-run Chinese iron ore buyer had told steelmakers and traders to temporarily stop buying shipments from global mining giant BHP. China Mineral Resources Group Co.’s move against the world’s biggest…
Hong Kong has once again displayed its resilience. The city retained its No 3 ranking in the Global Financial Centres Index, just behind New York and London, while initial public offerings surged eightfold in the first half of 2025. For the first time since 2019, Hong Kong held the top spot in global IPO fundraising….
42m agoWed 1 Oct 2025 at 2:22am Market snapshot at midday ASX 200: -0.4% to 8,812 points Australian dollar: -0.2% to 66.0 US cents Nikkei: -1.1% to 44,430 points S&P 500: +0.4% to 6,688 points Nasdaq: +0.3% to 22,660 points FTSE: +0.5% to 9,350 points EuroStoxx: +0.5% to 558 points Spot gold: +0.2% to $US3,866/ounce…
The US government is headed towards a formal shutdown, with last ditch efforts to pass a bill crafted by Republicans as a short-term measure to fund the government through November 21 failed. The Senate vote was 55 to 45 on Tuesday evening, while the Republicans need at least 60 votes to ensure the passage of…
Chinese courts are systematically weaponizing vague national security and public order laws to silence human rights defenders, Amnesty International said today in a new report exposing the judiciary’s central role in sustaining the Beijing authorities’ crackdown on fundamental freedoms. The research briefing, How could this verdict be ‘legal’?, published on China’s National Day, analyses more…
The heavy dividend payer has already done well for investors so far in 2025. Investors are bulled up on hypergrowth technology stocks right now, especially anything related to artificial intelligence (AI). I would guess that many readers have large exposure to these AI stocks that have been massive winners in the last few years. There…
More affluent buyers are likely to snap up luxury homes in Hong Kong in the coming months, according to agents, as the city’s booming stock market and government policies that attract well-heeled investors boost the outlook for the high-end property segment. “Some ultra-wealthy buyers have earned substantial profits from the stock market over the past…