Hot-air balloons in the shapes of animals such as a panda, dinosaur and rabbit will fly against the Hong Kong skyline as part of a coming four-day megafestival in September, along with nightly concerts starring Cantopop singers such as Joey Yung Cho-yee and Leo Ku Kui-kei. The organiser said on Monday that it expected the…
New York, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cyabra Strategy Ltd. (“Cyabra”), the AI-powered platform for real-time disinformation detection, has uncovered a coordinated Iranian state-backed bot network designed to infiltrate and influence online discourse around Scottish independence. Active between May and June 2025, the campaign aimed to manipulate UK political sentiment, promote Iranian-aligned narratives, and…
Synopsis “France and the UK both have huge ambitions for technology to boost economic growth and strengthen national security,” technology minister Peter Kyle said in a statement. Reuters Britain and France will jointly develop advanced navigation and timing systems aimed at protecting critical infrastructure from hostile threats, including signal jamming seen in the Ukraine conflict,…
President Macron has concluded his remarks by telling the UK and France to work “hand in hand” to overcome the challenges of our times. Addressing MPs and peers, Macron said he wanted to “renew the French people’s message of friendship and fraternity” and picked out King Charles for praise for his love of France. He…
The bosses of UK statistics bodies are back in front of MPs for another grilling on the crisis at the Office for National Statistics this morning. At a bruising encounter last week Simon Hoare, the Conservative chairman of the public administration and constitutional affairs select committee, said that Sir Ian Diamond, the former ONS boss,…
LONDON and SINGAPORE, July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Fast-growing fintech company Finmo has received approval from the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to operate as an Authorised Electronic Money Institution (EMI). This strategic milestone marks a major step in Finmo’s global expansion as it establishes the United Kingdom as a core operational hub for its…
US President Donald Trump, apparently impatient with the slow progress of negotiations, on Monday slapped 25 per cent unilateral tariffs on Japan and South Korea and equal or higher import taxes on several other nations ahead of a self-imposed Wednesday deadline. Analysts said the move shows that the mercurial American leader is using threats to…
Hong Kong-based Link Asset Management has said it is “streamlining a small number of roles and positions” as part of an efficiency drive in response to a “challenging operating environment” amid reports that the firm has been conducting lay-offs. Economists said the move by the firm, which owns 150 properties in Hong Kong, mainland China…
The UK has fully re-established relations with Syria 14 years after severing ties with the former government of Bashar al-Assad, MEE reported. Foreign Secretary David Lammy was photographed shaking hands with the country’s new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa in Damascus. “The UK is re-establishing diplomatic relations because it is in our interests to support the new…
Hong Kong-based Link Asset Management has said it is “streamlining a small number of roles and positions” as part of an efficiency drive in response to a “challenging operating environment” amid reports that the firm has been conducting lay-offs. Economists said the move by the firm, which owns 150 properties in Hong Kong, mainland China…