Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s largest property developer, received more than 21,000 cheques for 329 units at its massive Sierra Sea residential project in the New Territories, indicating that attractive pricing can drive home sales in the city despite economic jitters, according to agents. The first round of sales on Saturday will feature…
Published on Apr 18, 2025 10:24 AM IST US President Donald Trump said he is excited for his state visit to the United Kingdom. Trump suggested Buckingham Palace is setting a date for September for his second state visit to the UK. In February, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer handed Trump an invitation letter from…
US President Donald Trump has further raised tariffs on small parcels sent to the United States from mainland China and Hong Kong to 120 per cent from 90 per cent, as the stand-off between Washington and Beijing escalates. The increase came just a day after the US administration had tripled that rate from 30 per…
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China has vowed to “continue to take resolute measures” to protect its interests against what it called “suppressive” tariffs imposed by the United States. In a position paper released on Saturday evening, the Chinese foreign ministry said the US levies had “severely violated” the legitimate interests of other countries and “severely undermined the rules-based multilateral…
Apr 04, 2025 11:35 AM IST Economists warned that tariffs could risk trigger a recession in the German economy and drain around a half a percent of national output Top economists warned on Thursday that US President Donald Trump’s 25% reciprocal tariffs on German car imports from the European Union might bring back trade barriers…
Investors fear that the tariffs will cause inflation to accelerate and economic growth to slow. Financial advisors urge caution, noting that many of the effects are yet to be seen. “Right now, there are so many questions,” Catherine Valega, a wealth manager at Burlington-based Green Bee Advisory. “We’re talking about US exceptionalism — is that…
US President Donald Trump on Monday said if he is allowed to run for the third term, he would like to run against former Democratic President Barack Obama, ‘I’d love that’. Fox News’ asked Trump on Monday, “I know it’s hypothetical right now, but if you were allowed for some reason to run for a…
Elon Musk, Donald Trump’s adviser and tech billionaire, held a high-level meeting at the Pentagon on Friday, March 21. The Tesla chief demanded prosecution of any Defense Department officials found leaking “maliciously false information” about his visit, Reuters reported. For the first time after the meeting, Donald Trump admitted that Elon Musk’s business interests could…
A Hong Kong government spokesperson has warned external parties not to intervene in the ongoing trial of Jimmy Lai Chee-ying, a day after US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said getting the former media tycoon out of prison was a “priority”. The spokesperson said on Thursday evening that any countries, organisations or people trying to…