23+ hour, 4+ min ago   (727+ words) chinadailyasia.com Lately, quite a few commentators have urged the HKSAR government to increase the size of housing units in Hong Kong, particularly Public Rental Housing (PRH) and Home Ownership Scheme (HOS) housing. This sounds great. Yet its unintended consequences…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (928+ words) Stronger cooperation among members seen as crucial to bolstering financial autonomy, resilience Ongoing efforts by BRICS members to strengthen payment and currency cooperation are seen as crucial to bolstering their financial autonomy and resilience amid growing concerns over the dollar-centric…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (290+ words) China has called on members of the Group of 20 to uphold free trade, promote economic globalization that is universally beneficial and inclusive, and create a favorable policy environment for international trade and capital flows, according to the Ministry of Finance....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (127+ words) JAKARTA – Indonesia's parliament on Tuesday confirmed Destry Damayanti as governor of Bank Indonesia, making her the first woman to head the country's central bank. Lawmakers unanimously approved Destry, along with Aida S. Budiman as senior deputy governor and Solikin M....

2+ week, 23+ hour ago   (767+ words) chinadailyasia.com Unprecedented momentum has gathered this year for Chinese green technology and sustainability. Driven by three far-reaching global waves, the forces propelling green enterprises to go global are rapidly gathering pace. Together, these three waves have sharpened the focus…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (345+ words) HONG KONG —Top global experts and healthcare leaders called for enhanced cross-border collaboration and integrated medical frameworks to address Asia's rapidly accelerating aging population at a two-day forum in Hong Kong that concluded on Tuesday. Over 80 prominent speakers from around…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (535+ words) The Trump administration is discussing additional trade penalties against Canada after Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled dollar-for-dollar retaliation to new tariffs imposed by the US on Saturday. Additional US escalation against its northern neighbor could include higher tariffs and other…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (290+ words) BRATISLAVA – Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Tuesday that the European Union (EU) should pursue "friendly competition" with China rather than treat the country as an enemy and put up barriers. Fico made the remarks after talks in Bratislava…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (223+ words) OTTAWA – The Canadian federal government on Tuesday announced retaliatory tariffs on over 700 US goods valued at CA$27.6 billion (about $20 billion), alongside a CA$7.5-billion assistance package for domestic businesses and workers. Canadian officials said the countermeasures match the total value…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (325+ words) Hong Kong’s free trade agreement with Peru will take effect on September 1, underscoring the special administrative region’s commitment to forging closer economic ties with trading partners in Latin America, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah said Tuesday....