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China’s top brokerages step up global push as overseas profits surge

Citic, CICC and Guotai Haitong among those broadening cross-border deal-making and committing fresh capital to international arms as Beijing backs stronger investment banks.

A Citic Securities sign is seen at a branch in Beijing. Photo: Reuters

China Economy

In Focus | China’s elderly need long-term care. Will a new insurance scheme provide it?

Diplomacy

Trump praises China for being ‘relatively inactive’ in Strait of Hormuz crisis

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HKIS settles out of court and breaks ties with US-based church co-founder

Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod had accused Hong Kong International School of serving only the rich and privileged and amassing excessive reserves.

The Hong Kong International School’s campus at Tai Tam. Photo: Dickson Lee
The HKIS campus in Repulse Bay. Photo: Sun Yeung

Diplomacy

US university to pay US$2.1 million over claims it didn’t disclose China ties

Justice Department alleged Ohio State failed to reveal employees’ links to China in applications for federal grant funding.

The settlement relates to Nasa and NSF grants that provided funding to Ohio State University from November 2012 to August 2023. Photo: Shutterstock

Diplomacy

US targets China’s global trade surplus at G20 meeting ahead of Xi-Trump summit

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent raises concerns over China’s ‘excessive imbalances’ just weeks before crucial bilateral meeting.

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US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends the G20 Finance Ministers’ meeting in Asheville, North Carolina, on Monday. Photo: Reuters

People

Thailand eyes economic boost as massive US fleet nears port call

Pattaya has faced a grim low tourist season, driven in part by the economic downturn triggered by the Iran war.

People walk along a street lined with bars and entertainment venues at Jomtien Beach, in Pattaya City, Thailand, in June. Photo: Reuters
A US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Indian Ocean on August 22. Photo: US Navy/Handout via Reuters

Business

Why Hong Kong’s strategic advantages attract global talent

In partnership with:Hong Kong Talent Engage
Married couple Robert Lay and Emma Li, who are both finance industry veterans, moved to Hong Kong from New Zealand with their children in 2023.

China Business

What’s driving the surge in foreign positions across yuan-traded Chinese stocks

Foreign exposures to yuan-traded stocks jump by a third, with QFII data showing holdings surging to more than US$40 billion.

Financial market movements are shown on a footbridge screen in Shanghai. Photo: AFP

South Asia

Nepal floods: meet the principal whose quick thinking saved 900 students

More than 4,400 remain missing in Nepal and China after the devastating flash floods, unleashed after a glacial collapse in the Himalayas.

Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School principal Rajendra Dawadi talks on his mobile phone in Trishuli Valley in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Monday. Photo: AP
Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School is destroyed in Wednesday’s deadly flash floods and landslides. Photo: Rajendra Dawadi/Reuters
Damaged buildings are seen where the Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School once stood along the Trishuli River on Friday. Photo: Reuters

East Asia

US Treasury’s Bessent calls on Japan to boost yen through interest rate hikes

A weak yen, which has pushed up import prices and broader inflation, has been blamed in part on the slow pace of rate hikes by the BOJ.

People walk past a foreign currency indicator board showing the rate of the US dollar against the Japanese yen in Tokyo on August 3. Photo: EPA
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to the press during the G20 Financial meetings on Monday. Photo: Getty Images/AFP
Prices of items are displayed at a retail store in Tokyo on July 28. Photo: Reuters

Politics

He called staff ‘human trash’. Now another Japanese mayor falls

The fall of Yokohama’s mayor suggests the end of an era for local Japanese leaders treating staff and public funds with contempt.

Former Yokohama mayor Takeharu Yamanaka speaks to reporters following a meeting with supporters on Friday. Photo: Kyodo

Travel & Leisure

Safe travels: how tourists are reacting to war, fuel prices, geopolitical strife

Regional conflicts and high fuel prices are affecting travel patterns as people prioritise flexibility and bypass trouble spots.

Passengers check a departure board at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, on June 8, 2026. Geopolitical tensions and conflicts are altering how people plan their trips. Photo: TNS

Politics

The laptop, the social media user and the false alarm in Taiwan over a Beijing ‘spy’

Persistent fears of mainland infiltration risk raising unnecessary suspicion and eroding public trust, analysts say.

The controversy erupted after a social media user photographed a man holding a laptop on a Taipei Main Station metro platform on Saturday, with the screen displaying the words “2nd Theatre Photosynthesis System” in simplified Chinese. Photo: Handout

Banking & Finance

Shein shares plunge 10% in Hong Kong debut following US$1.7 billion listing

The fast-fashion retailer sold 280 million shares at HK$48.56 each, according to an exchange filing Monday.

A customer holds shopping bags with the Shein logo. Photo: Reuters

United States & Canada

Woman fatally shot by police after deadly stabbing spree in New York’s Times Square

One victim was killed and another was wounded; NYPD says suspect had a history of mental illness.

People gather as NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hold a press conference at the scene. Photo: Reuters

Education

Elite Hong Kong schools urged to raise the bar, challenge high-ability students

External reviewers find top schools must design more demanding lessons for top performers and adjust difficulty for struggling students.

Students attend physical education class at Tin Shui Wai Methodist Primary School. Photo: Sam Tsang
The Education Bureau’s External School Review reports assessed 68 secondary and primary institutions. Photo: RTHK

Football

Lionel Messi retires from Argentina’s international team

Messi, who captained Argentina ⁠to the World Cup title in 2022 and ⁠the final in 2026, said the decision ‘hurt’ but ‘the time has come’.

Argentina’s Lionel Messi cries at the end of the World Cup final football match against Spain in New Jersey, US in July. Photo: AP

United States & Canada

US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll resigns after 18 months on the job: White House

No reason was given for Driscoll’s departure but tensions with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported.

Dan Driscoll has stepped down as US Army Secretary, the White House said on Monday. Photo: AP
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Diplomacy

Can Chinese sleeper hit Dear You conquer the US box office next?

After grossing nearly US$300 million in mainland China, its North American release will test its popularity beyond Chinese-speaking diaspora.

A still from Dear You, the hit Chinese film shot in southern Teochew dialect. Photo: Handout
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