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Capital

Luxembourg City

Head of State

Grand Duke Henri

Head of Government

Prime Minister Luc Frieden

Erdal Calar, father of the dead train attendant Serkan Calar, holds a picture of the victim in the courtroom of the Regional Court of Zweibruecken, western Germany last month. Photo: AFP

Germany

Germany jails man 10 years for fatal attack on train conductor

The man had attacked the conductor after being found without a ticket, hitting the conductor so hard that he later died of brain haemorrhage.

9 Jul 2026 - 7:10PM

European Union

Swedish minister brings baby to EU meeting, a first for the bloc

25 Jun 2026 - 9:03PM

China-EU relations

EU leaders ask Brussels to come up with new trade weapons to counter China shock

19 Jun 2026 - 7:23PMvideocam

US-China relations

US investment returning? Chinese data shows double-digit growth in early 2026

Other rapidly growing sources of foreign direct investment included Luxembourg, Switzerland and France, Ministry of Commerce says.

25 May 2026 - 7:32PM

US companies increased their investment in China in the first four months of this year. Illustration: Reuters

Banking & finance

Chinese banks outpace rivals in Hong Kong wealth growth, Huatai HK CEO says

Booming listings and rising outbound investment demand are accelerating growth for Chinese players, SFC data shows.

18 Mar 2026 - 9:31AM

Hong Kong economy

Number of registered companies in Hong Kong reaches record 1.56 million in 2025

According to Companies Registry, 195,343 were newly registered local and redomiciled firms, while 99,406 dissolved over the same period.

16 Jan 2026 - 9:08PM

Italy

Italian police raid Amazon sites in probe involving Chinese goods

E-commerce giant Amazon is suspected of acting as a ‘Trojan horse’ in Italy customs fraud case, court document says.

25 Nov 2025 - 1:44PM

Amazon is under investigation in Italy for alleged smuggling of Chinese goods, sparking EU-wide probes and tax evasion concerns. Photo: Reuters

Banking & finance

Franklin Templeton introduces tokenised money market fund in Hong Kong

The launch marks the first project under the HKMA’s Fintech 2030 strategy, aimed at introducing tokenisation products in the city.

5 Nov 2025 - 6:05PM

Banking & finance

HSBC to set aside US$1.1 billion for potential Madoff fraud payouts

Facing uncertainty over eventual cost of lawsuits related to the Ponzi scheme, bank announces provision in its third-quarter earnings.

27 Oct 2025 - 4:14PM

China-EU relations

Opinion | How China’s self-driving cars are shaping Europe’s tech sovereignty

Europe has become a proxy battleground between competing visions of AI governance as China makes inroads in the autonomous vehicle market.

20 Oct 2025 - 8:30PMvideocam

Visitors view an autonomous driving car during the World New Energy Vehicle Congress in Haikou, Hainan province, on September 27. Photo: Xinhua

Ukraine war

EU to end Russian gas imports by 2027 in major energy shift

Hungary and Slovakia, the EU members still importing Russian gas via pipeline, were the only nations to oppose the new, majority-backed ban.

20 Oct 2025 - 7:14PM

Oil barrels and a pump jack are seen in front of EU and Russia flag colours. Photo: Reuters

Royalty

Luxembourg’s Guillaume sworn in as grand duke after his father abdicates

Grand Duke Guillaume, 43, takes over from his father Henri, 70, who had served for 25 years in the largely symbolic role.

3 Oct 2025 - 6:33PM

Banking & finance

As China keeps cutting US Treasury holdings, where are its investments going?

With China’s holdings at their lowest since 2009, analysts said the country’s central bank could be turning to European assets and gold.

19 Sep 2025 - 3:16PMvideocam

China-EU relations

Flagging imbalances in China, EU chamber urges course correction in 5-year plan

Exhorting the need for a ‘new, productive development model’, latest chamber position paper airs members’ grievances.

17 Sep 2025 - 5:01PMvideocam

Some of China’s manufacturing industries, including the new-energy sector, have been plagued by low-price competition, or involution. Photo: Xinhua

China's military weapons

Western leaders parse China military parade displaying national pride

US President Donald Trump says America deserves more credit for helping China gain its freedom.

4 Sep 2025 - 10:45PMvideocam

Military personnel take part in a parade in Beijing on Wednesday to commemorate the 80th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender. Photo: AP

Autonomous vehicles

Pony AI, nearing full-year robotaxi goal, eyes European markets

Pony AI is also trialling its technology in South Korea, where it has obtained nationwide permits for robotaxi operations.

13 Aug 2025 - 4:15PM

Italy

Legal battle looms over Italy plan to build world’s longest suspension bridge

Italy this week approved a US$15.8 billion bridge linking Sicily to the mainland, amid concerns over its scale, seismic risks and environmental impact.

8 Aug 2025 - 3:09PM

China-EU relations

Video | China-EU trade tensions

Trade relations between China and Europe are marred by unresolved issues, from tit-for-tat tariffs to EU concerns over Chinese dominance of rare earths supply.

6 Aug 2025 - 4:06PMvideocam

China-EU relations

Exclusive | EU chief for Asia-Pacific set to leave role after China summit, sources say

Niclas Kvarnström will return to Sweden to take up a senior position in the government, according to people familiar with the situation.

15 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM

Space

Opinion | A few small steps for Hong Kong, a giant leap for China’s space sector

The city is well suited to advance China’s commercial ambitions in the cosmos and play a leading role in reforming outdated legal frameworks.

13 Jul 2025 - 9:30AMvideocam

European Union

EU’s von der Leyen loses court case over secret Pfizer texts

Wednesday’s ruling is likely to affect how the EU’s executive arm treats text messages in the future.

15 May 2025 - 10:28AM

The New York Times had asked the court to force the disclosure of a message exchange between European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer’s CEO that could show how a costly vaccine deal was struck in 2021. Photo: via AP

Royalty

Who are Luxembourg royals Princess Charlotte and Prince Alexandre of Nassau?

Princess Charlotte of Nassau’s year began on a happy note with a new job at Chanel and her wedding to Mansour Shakarchi, but now she’s mourning the death of her ‘valiant’ 22-year-old brother.

11 Mar 2025 - 6:00AM

The late Prince Frederik (centre) with his older siblings Prince Alexandre and Princess Charlotte of Nassau. Photo: @polgfoundation/Instagram

Banking & finance

Luxembourg can facilitate dialogue between world’s superpowers: finance minister

Gilles Roth says trade should not be fragmented amid tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East.

4 Feb 2025 - 10:43AM

Bonds

Hong Kong and Macau link bond systems to create larger market

Four new bond issuances worth 3.2 billion patacas (US$401 million), plus 18 secondary-market transactions, settled on first day of linkage.

21 Jan 2025 - 6:41PM

CK Hutchison

CK Hutchison’s Wind Tre unit faces Italian tax probe in €3.4 billion asset sale

The alleged evaded taxes would amount to about €132 million for 2022 on the sale of mobile phone towers, according to a document.

20 Dec 2024 - 11:59AM

Italy’s finance police is investigating Wind Tre, the country’s third-biggest phone company, for alleged tax evasion. Photo: Shutterstock

United States

Ex-US House speaker Pelosi has hip replacement surgery in Germany after fall

The senior lawmaker is ‘well on the mend’ after tripping at an event in Luxembourg and fracturing her hip.

15 Dec 2024 - 3:48AM

Former US House speaker Nancy Pelosi waves to the crowd on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago in August. Photo: AFP

United States

Ex-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, 84, hospitalised after injury in Luxembourg

Earlier this week, Republican leader Mitch McConnell, 82, was hurt after falling in the Capitol.

14 Dec 2024 - 2:15AM

Google

Google wins EU ads abuse case, overruling €1.5 billion fine

The EU’s Google cases marked the centrepiece of antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s bid to rein in Silicon Valley.

19 Sep 2024 - 10:10AM

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Luxembourg

Germany jails man 10 years for fatal attack on train conductor

The man had attacked the conductor after being found without a ticket, hitting the conductor so hard that he later died of brain haemorrhage.

Swedish minister brings baby to EU meeting, a first for the bloc

EU leaders ask Brussels to come up with new trade weapons to counter China shock

US investment returning? Chinese data shows double-digit growth in early 2026

Other rapidly growing sources of foreign direct investment included Luxembourg, Switzerland and France, Ministry of Commerce says.

Chinese banks outpace rivals in Hong Kong wealth growth, Huatai HK CEO says

Booming listings and rising outbound investment demand are accelerating growth for Chinese players, SFC data shows.

Number of registered companies in Hong Kong reaches record 1.56 million in 2025

According to Companies Registry, 195,343 were newly registered local and redomiciled firms, while 99,406 dissolved over the same period.

Italian police raid Amazon sites in probe involving Chinese goods

E-commerce giant Amazon is suspected of acting as a ‘Trojan horse’ in Italy customs fraud case, court document says.

Franklin Templeton introduces tokenised money market fund in Hong Kong

The launch marks the first project under the HKMA’s Fintech 2030 strategy, aimed at introducing tokenisation products in the city.

HSBC to set aside US$1.1 billion for potential Madoff fraud payouts

Facing uncertainty over eventual cost of lawsuits related to the Ponzi scheme, bank announces provision in its third-quarter earnings.

.css-1pcrwvc{color:#2aa191;}Opinion | How China’s self-driving cars are shaping Europe’s tech sovereignty

Europe has become a proxy battleground between competing visions of AI governance as China makes inroads in the autonomous vehicle market.

EU to end Russian gas imports by 2027 in major energy shift

Hungary and Slovakia, the EU members still importing Russian gas via pipeline, were the only nations to oppose the new, majority-backed ban.

Luxembourg’s Guillaume sworn in as grand duke after his father abdicates

Grand Duke Guillaume, 43, takes over from his father Henri, 70, who had served for 25 years in the largely symbolic role.

As China keeps cutting US Treasury holdings, where are its investments going?

With China’s holdings at their lowest since 2009, analysts said the country’s central bank could be turning to European assets and gold.

Flagging imbalances in China, EU chamber urges course correction in 5-year plan

Exhorting the need for a ‘new, productive development model’, latest chamber position paper airs members’ grievances.

Western leaders parse China military parade displaying national pride

US President Donald Trump says America deserves more credit for helping China gain its freedom.

Pony AI, nearing full-year robotaxi goal, eyes European markets

Pony AI is also trialling its technology in South Korea, where it has obtained nationwide permits for robotaxi operations.

Legal battle looms over Italy plan to build world’s longest suspension bridge

Italy this week approved a US$15.8 billion bridge linking Sicily to the mainland, amid concerns over its scale, seismic risks and environmental impact.

.css-1f6sr3w{color:#727272;}Video | China-EU trade tensions

Trade relations between China and Europe are marred by unresolved issues, from tit-for-tat tariffs to EU concerns over Chinese dominance of rare earths supply.

Exclusive | EU chief for Asia-Pacific set to leave role after China summit, sources say

Niclas Kvarnström will return to Sweden to take up a senior position in the government, according to people familiar with the situation.

Opinion | A few small steps for Hong Kong, a giant leap for China’s space sector

The city is well suited to advance China’s commercial ambitions in the cosmos and play a leading role in reforming outdated legal frameworks.

EU’s von der Leyen loses court case over secret Pfizer texts

Wednesday’s ruling is likely to affect how the EU’s executive arm treats text messages in the future.

Who are Luxembourg royals Princess Charlotte and Prince Alexandre of Nassau?

Princess Charlotte of Nassau’s year began on a happy note with a new job at Chanel and her wedding to Mansour Shakarchi, but now she’s mourning the death of her ‘valiant’ 22-year-old brother.

Luxembourg can facilitate dialogue between world’s superpowers: finance minister

Gilles Roth says trade should not be fragmented amid tensions in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Hong Kong and Macau link bond systems to create larger market

Four new bond issuances worth 3.2 billion patacas (US$401 million), plus 18 secondary-market transactions, settled on first day of linkage.

CK Hutchison’s Wind Tre unit faces Italian tax probe in €3.4 billion asset sale

The alleged evaded taxes would amount to about €132 million for 2022 on the sale of mobile phone towers, according to a document.

Ex-US House speaker Pelosi has hip replacement surgery in Germany after fall

The senior lawmaker is ‘well on the mend’ after tripping at an event in Luxembourg and fracturing her hip.

Ex-US House speaker Nancy Pelosi, 84, hospitalised after injury in Luxembourg

Earlier this week, Republican leader Mitch McConnell, 82, was hurt after falling in the Capitol.

Google wins EU ads abuse case, overruling €1.5 billion fine

The EU’s Google cases marked the centrepiece of antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager’s bid to rein in Silicon Valley.

Opinion | How China’s self-driving cars are shaping Europe’s tech sovereignty

Video | China-EU trade tensions