35 h. ago Specialized, sophisticated SMEs listed with Beijing Equity Trading Center hit 1,000

Specialized, sophisticated SMEs listed with Beijing Equity Trading Center hit 1,000  Xinhua

Events

4 d. ago Students, workers, domestic helpers hit by Hong Kong fire get HK$20,000 payout

Students, workers and domestic helpers affected by the deadly Hong Kong blaze that claimed 151 lives will each receive a payout of HK$20,000 (US$2,570) as part of government relief efforts. Donations to the government’s relief fund have reached HK$1.6 billion. The authorities on Monday also announced grants ranging from HK$50,000 to HK$100,000 for the dozens of people injured in the fire. Aid continued to pour in from the authorities and private sector after last Wednesday’s deadly fire at Wang...

Economics

4 d. ago Soldiers deployed in Sri Lanka, Indonesia as Asian flood toll tops 1,000

The toll in deadly flooding and landslides across parts of Asia climbed past 1,000 on Monday as hardest-hit Sri Lanka and Indonesia deployed military personnel to help survivors. Separate weather systems brought torrential, extended rainfall to the entire island of Sri Lanka and large parts of Indonesia’s Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia last week. Much of the region is currently in its monsoon season, but climate change is producing more extreme rain events and turbocharging...

Events

9 d. ago ‘Pressure from China’: US, Philippines take cyberwar games to the next level

The United States and the Philippines are preparing to hardwire advanced cyber operations into the heart of their annual war games, signalling a shift from merely talking about digital threats to practising how to fight through them. Jennifer Schmidt, head of the US embassy’s information and communications technology unit, said specialised training ranges and sophisticated threat-emulation software would be incorporated into next year’s Balikatan drills so troops could rehearse defending...

Events

9 d. ago Are US, Philippines preparing for a future cyber ‘confrontation’ with China?

The United States and the Philippines are preparing to hardwire advanced cyber operations into the heart of their annual war games, signalling a shift from merely talking about digital threats to practising how to fight through them. Jennifer Schmidt, head of the US embassy’s information and communications technology unit, said specialised training ranges and sophisticated threat-emulation software would be incorporated into next year’s Balikatan drills so troops could rehearse defending...

Politics

4 w. ago Beijing pushes fund managers to launch more equity funds in bid to revive markets

Beijing pushes fund managers to launch more equity funds in bid to revive markets  Private Equity Insights

Politics