Hong Kong authorities have referred 15 suspicious cases under a government subsidy scheme to law enforcement over the past three years, while also conducting random checks on 1,860 projects funded by the programme. Secretary for Innovation, Technology and Industry Sun Dong, in a written reply on Wednesday to a lawmaker’s questions about the suspected abuse…
Hong Kong authorities have expressed “grave concern” and pledged to conduct a special audit of the maintenance capabilities of the MTR Corporation after services were disrupted two times in three months on the same line due to faults that left engineering trains stranded on the tracks. A lawmaker on Monday also called on the city’s…
US President Donald Trump has launched a global trade war, erecting a protectionist barrier around the world’s largest economy, roiling markets and heightening fears of inflation and recession. It is unprecedented since the second world war. China, facing import tariffs of a further 34 per cent, has condemned them and vowed a resolute response. Asia…