Economy
Adrian Cheng, former scion of Hong Kong’s NWD, expands K11 brand in Xiamen
Oct 5, 2026

Adrian Cheng, former scion of Hong Kong’s NWD, expands K11 brand in Xiamen

Adrian Cheng Chi-kong, former heir apparent to Hong Kong’s New World Development (NWD), is expanding his K11 cultural retail business in mainland China, launching a venture of his own as his family’s ...

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Soldiers Seriously Wounded In Iranian Drone Strike Say Military's Medical System Failed Them
Oct 5, 2026

Soldiers Seriously Wounded In Iranian Drone Strike Say Military's Medical System Failed Them

The soldiers’ criticism comes against the backdrop of years of disinvestment in the Middle East by multiple administrations who sought to end U.S. involvement in the region....

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Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 5)
Oct 5, 2026

Daily Debrief: What Happened Today (Oct 5)

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MS NOW Airs Not 1, Not 2, But 3 Scathing Trump Supercuts On Iran
Oct 5, 2026

MS NOW Airs Not 1, Not 2, But 3 Scathing Trump Supercuts On Iran

The montages exposed just some of the president’s contradictions on the conflict he launched in February, and which shows no signs of ending....

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Singapore’s digital economy employs 222,000 and accounts for 20% of GDP: IMDA
Oct 5, 2026

Singapore’s digital economy employs 222,000 and accounts for 20% of GDP: IMDA

Sector grew to S$144 billion in 2025 from S$136 billion the year before...

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Building owners' corporation fined over worker's death
Oct 5, 2026

Building owners' corporation fined over worker's death

An owners’ corporation in North Point was fined HK$149,000 at the Eastern Magistrates’ Courts on Monday for violating safety regulations over the deadly fall of a worker who had been pruning a tree. ...

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Robert De Niro And Mark Ruffalo Deliver A Blistering One-Two Against Donald Trump
Oct 5, 2026

Robert De Niro And Mark Ruffalo Deliver A Blistering One-Two Against Donald Trump

“They are very f**king stupid. I mean, really stupid. They’re stupider than I ever thought,” De Niro said of the Trump administration....

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Singapore 9-month investment banking fees hit 5-year high of US$693.8 million
Oct 5, 2026

Singapore 9-month investment banking fees hit 5-year high of US$693.8 million

M&A fees lead expansion, surging 23.7% to US$256 million...

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8 more firms from Belt and Road Initiative countries apply for IPOs in Hong Kong
Oct 5, 2026

8 more firms from Belt and Road Initiative countries apply for IPOs in Hong Kong

Eight more companies from countries belonging to Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative have applied to list in Hong Kong, the city’s trade promotion chief has revealed. Frederick Ma Si-hang, chairman of ...

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Ma says TDC to step up pivot to Central Asia
Oct 5, 2026

Ma says TDC to step up pivot to Central Asia

Trade Development Council chairman Frederick Ma on Monday said the body would consider scaling up its presence in Central Asia. He said the TDC had already set up an office in Almaty, Kazakhstan’s ...

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