Hong Kong’s leader has called on the public and private sectors to encourage employees to vote in the coming Legislative Council election, describing it as their social responsibility. At the ceremony to launch the election on Thursday, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu urged both public institutions and businesses to encourage employees to take part in
Shenzhen has outlined a plan to boost the combined market capitalisation of locally listed companies by 40 per cent to 20 trillion yuan (US$2.8 trillion) through 2027 by encouraging mergers and acquisitions within the technology industry. The city, home to some of China’s biggest tech companies like Tencent Holdings and Huawei Technologies, also aimed to
The PGA Tour has cancelled its season-opening tournament, The Sentry, after drought and water conservation issues on the Hawaiian island of Maui, and failing to find an alternative venue. The Sony Open in Honolulu will be the first tournament of 2026, taking place from January 15-18, the latest start to a season since the PGA
Welcome to the ninth edition of The Alternative Premier League Table, where each Thursday, Anantaajith Raghuraman analyses the entire division through a specific lens. After looking at each club’s disciplinary record last week, our focus this time is on ‘big chances’, defined by Opta as “a clear-cut goalscoring opportunity where a player is reasonably expected
Hong Kong Ocean Park does not rule out shutting down its Water World facility to prevent further deficit and will “actively consider” if the government is willing to take over operating rights, its chairman has revealed. Paulo Pong Kin-yee admitted on Thursday that the theme park’s HK$274.7 million (US$31.8 million) deficit over the past year
Just a month after U.S. President Donald Trump hailed “progress” in talks with China, the world’s two most powerful nations are scrambling to salvage a planned summit of their leaders, now just a week away, while trading blame for a spike in tension.
Joey Lynch Close Joey Lynch is a Melbourne-based sports journalist and AYA cancer advocate. Primarily working on football, he has covered the Socceroos, Matildas and A-Leagues for ESPN for over a decade. Oct 23, 2025, 01:12 PM The West Australian government remains adamant that Perth will host a Serie A match between AC Milan and
The Royal Mint has confirmed that 23.2 million of these coins, dated and minted in October 2023, will be released across the UK. The release is due to increased demand for the 5p denomination. This is the first time the 5p coin will bear the King’s official portrait. The Royal Mint said the release would
