34 h. ago Hong Kong’s Link Asset Management cuts jobs amid retail headwinds

Hong Kong-based Link Asset Management has said it was “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 was conducting lay-offs. Economists said the move by the firm, which owns 150 properties in Hong Kong, mainland China and other countries, could reduce costs and maintain profits amid the sluggish retail sector performance in the city. Link told the Post that its approach remained...

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4 d. ago PwC’s China Woes Hit Hong Kong Legal Affiliate, Partners Depart, Firm to Rebrand

PwC’s China Woes Hit Hong Kong Legal Affiliate, Partners Depart, Firm to Rebrand  Law.com

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6 d. ago Alleged rape of Kolkata student sparks debate over women’s safety in India

The alleged rape of a law student at a Kolkata college – less than a year after a trainee doctor’s rape and murder sparked national outrage – has reignited debate over women’s safety in India and triggered political infighting in West Bengal’s ruling party. The latest case took place on June 25 at South Calcutta Law College, where the student was allegedly lured to stay after hours by Monojit Mishra, a temporary college staff member who is also a former student previously affiliated with the...

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6 d. ago Top cyber firm warns new digital threats from China unlike any ever encountered

Top cyber firm warns new digital threats from China unlike any ever encountered  Washington Times

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7 d. ago PwC Names Batch of New Hong Kong, China Partners to Revive Firm

PwC Names Batch of New Hong Kong, China Partners to Revive Firm  Bloomberg.com

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7 d. ago New York/New Jersey holds firm in May as Trump advances China and Canada trade talks

New York/New Jersey holds firm in May as Trump advances China and Canada trade talks  WorldCargo News

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7 d. ago China teen forced to do 1,000 squats at delinquent centre suffers kidney failure

The story of a 15-year-old boy in China who was forced to do 1,000 deep squats as a punishment, leaving him needing a kidney transplant, has sparked outrage online. The tragic tale began in August 2023, when the boy, identified by the pseudonym Ajun, from Guilin in Guangxi province, southern China, was caught stealing 3,500 yuan (US$500) in cash from a parked car. However, because he was under 16, the minimum age for criminal prosecution, the police sent him to Yongqing School for “corrective...

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1 week ago Chinese monk ‘Papa Wu’ famous for support of orphaned babies faces fraud probe

A Chinese Buddhist monk, affectionately known as “Papa Wu” due to his more than a decade of charitable work – including the care of hundreds of abandoned children – has been detained by police for alleged fraud. The accusation involves the misappropriation of funds totalling more than 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million). This shocking revelation has sparked intense discussion online, with many expressing disbelief and outrage. Wu Bing, 48, also known by his monastic name Monk Daolu, hails from...

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1 week ago Malaysian student murder: 3 arrested, all known to the victim

Malaysian police have arrested three suspects in connection with the murder of a 20-year-old university student in Cyberjaya, the country’s flagship tech hub. The killing has sparked outrage and renewed scrutiny of campus security. Maniishapriet Kaur Akhara was found dead in her dormitory on Tuesday, with authorities later revealing that the accommodation complex lacked basic security measures such as closed-circuit television cameras. In a statement on Friday, Sepang district police said they...

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1 week ago China AI chip firm Biren raises new funds, plans Hong Kong IPO, say sources

China AI chip firm Biren raises new funds, plans Hong Kong IPO, say sources  Reuters

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1 week ago ‘Racist’ post against Malaysian Chinese general gets rebuke – from Islamist PAS

Malaysia’s Islamist party has decried a “racist” statement by one of its leaders, who has been widely criticised for including a picture of the country’s first ethnic Chinese three-star general in a social media post warning of the political rise of the nation’s largest minority group. Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) grass roots leader Zaharudin Muhammad sparked outrage over a post on his Facebook page on Tuesday, in which he wrote a hypothetical news story of Malaysia welcoming its first...

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2 w. ago Outrage as China live streamers pull teeth from black dogs to ward off evil spirits

A live streaming session in China during which the teeth of black dogs were extracted on air “raw and without anaesthesia” in an apparent attempt to ward off evil spirits has sparked public outrage. The online controversy began to unfold on June 12 when an online viewer surnamed Meng, from Jiangsu province in southeastern China, reported that she stumbled upon a live stream session in which people were prying open the mouths of black dogs and using crude tools to extract their teeth. At first,...

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2 w. ago China’s Hellobike sets up new robotaxi firm with Ant Group, CATL By Reuters

China’s Hellobike sets up new robotaxi firm with Ant Group, CATL By Reuters  Investing.com

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2 w. ago China's Hellobike sets up new robotaxi firm with Ant Group, CATL

China's Hellobike sets up new robotaxi firm with Ant Group, CATL  Reuters

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2 w. ago China’s C929 jet secures Western tech as manufacturer signs parts deals

China’s chief civilian aircraft maker has secured deals to buy Western-made parts for its first widebody jet – expected to resemble the Airbus A350 and Boeing 787 series – despite ongoing turbulence in trade and supply chains. The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (Comac) reached an agreement to work with French aerospace firm Safran on the development of the widebody C929’s brake controls, ice detection system, tyre pressure indicators and on-board oxygen system, according to reports...

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2 w. ago China firm sparks outrage by fining workers for looking in mirrors, eating at desks

A senior executive from a well-known home furnishing company in China has sparked online controversy by announcing a series of bizarre workplace rules. Among the strange requirements are fines for looking in the mirror and eating snacks during work hours. The rules also require staff to clock in six times a day. The controversy unfolded in May after it was revealed online that a senior executive in the e-commerce department of Man Wah Holdings Ltd, surnamed Liu, had issued a notice. It banned...

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3 w. ago Shanghai firm sues to liquidate Hozon amid EV maker’s financial struggles

The cutthroat competition in mainland China’s electric vehicle (EV) market threatens to sink Hozon New Energy Automobile, as the maker of Neta-branded cars faces a lawsuit from a Shanghai-based advertising agency that wants the debt-ridden company to be liquidated. According to a document recently published on the National Enterprise Bankruptcy Information Disclosure Platform, a court in Jiaxing, in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, is reviewing the bankruptcy case after Shanghai Yuxing...

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3 w. ago China zoo visitors slammed for ‘lucky’ tiger hair pulling, warned over provocation

A group of tourists who pulled out the hair of a tiger at a zoo in China, thinking it would ward off evil spirits, have sparked outrage online. On June 8, a viral video showed several visitors at a zoo in Liaoning province, northeastern China, pulling hair from the big cat’s belly and tail through a metal fence. The incident took place in a special zone where tigers often rest on top of a steel viewing tunnel. In the video, one of the tourists, a woman, is heard saying: “Let’s pull more! Tiger...

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3 w. ago Trump military parade set for Washington, while protests are planned around US

For the first time in more than three decades, the United States is holding a major military parade in the nation’s capital on Saturday – fulfilling a long-standing desire of US President Donald Trump and echoing displays more typically seen in countries like China, France and Russia. Showcasing the nation’s political divisions, though, the display in Washington will come on the same day as mass protests across the US. Trump sparked nationwide outrage just days earlier when he ordered thousands...

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3 w. ago ByteDance helps jewellery firm Lao Feng Xiang push AI glasses to China’s elderly

Social media giant ByteDance is helping the 177-year-old Chinese jewellery company Lao Feng Xiang develop a new generation of smart glasses, powered by artificial intelligence (AI), that feature real-time voice navigation and translation functions. Lao Feng Xiang debuted their initial line of wearable gadgets at Wednesday’s opening of the International Exhibition of Senior Care, Rehabilitation Medicine and Healthcare, the world’s biggest senior care expo, that is being held in the company’s home...

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