Hong Kong’s vast lead over Singapore as a listing venue appears unassailable, with even the Southeast Asian city’s home-grown companies heading north to raise funds, but the city state remains determined to improve its allure, according to bankers and analysts. IFBH, a Singapore-incorporated Thai firm that is the world’s second-largest bottler of coconut water, started…
As a nation, China sees itself as a rational, peaceful and stabilising force in an increasingly dangerous and fragmented global order. While such national characteristics may be relative and are mostly in the eyes of the beholder, they seem to be less debatable when compared with the erratic and unpredictable actions and policy flip-flops coming…
In 2007, a Chinese PhD student at the University of Cambridge launched a start-up with a former classmate focused on using speech recognition technology to help foreigners learn Chinese. A year later, Yu Kai and his team returned to China, aiming to draw on the country’s vast market and deep talent pool to propel their…
Hong Kong and Macau police have cracked down on a cross-border phone scam syndicate that defrauded victims of HK$22 million (US$2.8 million) across 168 cases. The operation resulted in the arrests of three men and four women in Macau, aged between 27 and 48, who were suspected to be involved in about 160 telephone scams,…
How do we “future-proof” Hong Kong’s built environment? For the design and construction industry in particular, this could be the most relevant question amid today’s grave challenges. In the global environment, military and tariff wars interrupt supply chains and the uncertain economic outlook hinders project investment and financing. These issues are complicated locally by a…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » China Set to Join US, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, UK, Ireland, and More in Implementing Tougher New Power Bank and Battery Regulations for 2025 Friday, June 27, 2025 In 2025, China is set to join several countries, including the US, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore,…
Home » CHINA TRAVEL NEWS » Shanghai, Singapore, Wellington, Munich, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, and Prague Lead the Way as the World’s Most Accessible Smart Cities for Forward-Thinking, Inclusive, and Seamless Travel Friday, June 27, 2025 Global Accessibility Index 2025: Transforming Urban Travel Through Inclusion As the summer travel season nears, the spotlight turns once again…
Jerry O’Callaghan, former chairman of JBS SA, center, speaks with a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images I am Spriha Srivastava, CNBC International’s executive editor for digital, and I am writing to you today from…
Home » AIRLINE NEWS » Middle East Flight Cancellations Now Surge Amid Israel-Iran Conflict; Hong Kong Routes Remain Unaffected Wednesday, June 25, 2025 The Israel-Iran standoff has heavily affected the world’s air travel with nearly 5% flights bound for the region canceled during June 2025. Of a total of 32,583 scheduled flights into major Middle East cities like Dubai, Tel Aviv, Doha, and Abu Dhabi, 1,552 flights have been canceled, according to aviation analytics…
An easy-going, family-first approach to life looks great on Singaporean actor-turned-illustrator Edmund Chen. Not only does he look much younger than his 63 years, he feels younger, too. In his youth, he starred in a string of Singaporean television drama series such as Sunshine After Rain (1987), the sci-fi romantic comedy Star Maiden (1988) and…