The Hong Kong commercial property market has been in a slump since mid-2019, making banks increasingly wary of refinancing the sector over the past few years, especially those that are smaller second and third-tier developers. As a result, some second and third-tier developers as well as private investors have been forced to sell property to…
China’s state broadcaster CCTV has come under fire over a short film that romanticises food delivery jobs. The film told viewers that such jobs offer “the freedom to enjoy the scenery along the way” and “brings delivery workers closer to their dreams”. Netizens slammed the video for glorifying hardship and suffering, describing it as being…
Two men from a village in southwestern China witnessed their friend drown in a reservoir, and rather than alerting the authorities, they took him home, placing him in his bed as if he were merely asleep. The sister of the deceased recently recounted to the Chinese media outlet Lizhi News the distressing sequence of events…
You can think of the just-announced Steam Frame as a wireless VR headset for your PC, or a Steam Deck for your face. But another way to think about it is that Valve is finally entering the mobile realm. The Frame doesn’t just run Windows games on its Arm-based Qualcomm Snapdragon chip — Valve will…
There is no more chaotic activity than willfully entering a grocery store without a list. I know. Some people thrive on vibes-based grocery shopping. They can come up with meals on the fly, buy what’s on sale and work around that, or follow some bizarre “3-3-2-2-1” rule or whatever I’m always seeing on Instagram. I…
Stocks and the price of gold fell Wednesday, as momentum on Wall Street reverses. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index sank 0.5%, though it’s still within 1% of its all-time high set this month. The Dow Jones industrial average dropped 334 points, or 0.7%, from its record set the day before, while the Nasdaq composite…
Diane Keaton, whose effortless naturalism made her a perfect foil to so many live-wire actors of the 1970s in movies such as “The “Godfather,” “The Godfather Part II” and “Annie Hall,” has died. She was 79. Her death was first reported by People and confirmed by The New York Times. In an extraordinary run during…
Most stocks ticked higher on Friday, sending Wall Street to more records. The S&P 500 edged up by less than 0.1% to close out its seventh winning week in the last nine, and the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 238 points, or 0.5%. Both added to their all-time highs set the day before. The Nasdaq…
Wall Street ticked higher on Monday as technology stocks recovered some of their losses from late last week. The Standard & Poor’s 500 added 0.3%. The Dow Jones industrial average rose 68 points, or 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.5%. All three are near their all-time highs set a week ago. Big Tech stocks…
Hong Kong’s rail operator has requested a report after a subcontractor allegedly procured and installed tiles manufactured in mainland China, instead of a German-made brand specified in the contract. In a reply to the Post on Sunday evening, the MTR Corporation confirmed that it had received complaints after a media report alleged that the contract…