The Musk-Ramaswamy duet is gearing up for one of the most ambitious reform projects in US political history. Appointed to president-elect Donald Trump’s proposed Department of Government Efficiency, their mission is to overhaul the government, make it smaller, streamline bureaucracy and ultimately transform the way America operates. It’s a grand vision to tackle some of…
THE Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, or the GBA, and the pivotal role it plays in furthering China’s modernization, deepening reform and opening up, and enhancing international partnerships with countries across the world, mostly with Asean countries, including the Philippines. China’s modernization drive is about internal development and creating an open, innovative and integrated modern…
On October 19, 1987, after three days of decline in the New York stock market, the Hong Kong market dropped by 10.5 per cent after a rise of 89 per cent in the previous 12 months. Black Monday had triggered a worldwide stock crash. In US dollars terms, eight stock markets declined by 20-29 per…
Businesspeople and entrepreneurs “are not bystanders” in Hong Kong, the city’s leader has said, vowing to lead different sectors to help boost the economy and improve livelihoods following his meeting with a senior Beijing official last week. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu made the pledge on Tuesday, days after hearing from Xia Baolong, director of…