Why no US release for Palestinian-Israeli documentary hailed as one of 2024’s best?
Basel Adra, a Palestinian, and Yuval Abraham, an Israeli, spent five years making a movie that depicts daily life in Adra’s ...
5 fun things to do in Shanghai in November 2024, including Expo Culture Park’s new feature
Shanghai is at its best in November, when the temperature averages 17 degrees Celsius (63 degrees Fahrenheit) and the ...
Hong Kong labour group seeks 5.5% pay rise next year after survey shows workers cut expenses
A major Hong Kong labour group has called for a salary increase of at least 5.5 per cent next year after a survey found more ...
Mongolian metal band The Hu sing odes to Genghis Khan and the sky god Tengri
An eight-man heavy metal band from Mongolia known as The Hu have done what few thought could happen in the 21st century: create a new genre of folk-metal music. Decked out in black war regalia ...
Beijing’s Xia Baolong to hold closed-door meeting to hear views from Hong Kong businesses
Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs will meet dozens of the city’s political and business leaders in Shenzhen on Friday ...
Chinese investors buy ‘Haersi’ stock as US election inspires meme trading
A vacuum-flask maker rises and falls with polls favouring Harris, while an aviation software company gets a Trump bump.
Hong Kong man, 82, falls to death while cleaning air conditioner rack outside window
An 82-year-old Hong Kong man was suspected to have fallen to his death while cleaning the air conditioner rack mounted ...
Singapore’s Pritam Singh to take the stand after court rules he has a case to answer
Singapore’s opposition leader Pritam Singh is set to take the stand in an ongoing criminal trial in which he is accused of ...
2 Chinese nationals shot in Pakistan’s Karachi, amid calls for heightened security
China has frequently demanded better security for its nationals working in Pakistan. Thousands of Chinese are in Pakistan to ...
Trump’s late-night pitch in Michigan, Democrats are ‘nauseously optimistic’
Republican nominee’s closing argument stretches into early hours of Election Day morning at battleground state rally.
Hong Kong’s 3-runway system to start operating on November 28
Hong Kong’s three-runway system will come into operation on November 28, the acting finance chief has announced, urging ...
Chinese AI firms are splurging on ads, report finds, as chatbot market gets crowded
Tech giants such as Alibaba and ByteDance along with start-ups spent US$70.2 million in the third quarter to promote ...