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Byline: BARRY CHOI COST OF LIVING Personal finance and travel expert at moneywehave.com. He was previously affiliated with Air Miles, Aeroplan, American Express and PC Optimum but currently has no [...]

Introduction Orthoebolavirus zairense, the virus responsible for Ebola virus disease (Ebola), has caused the largest filovirus outbreaks worldwide; the average Ebola case fatality rate is approximately 50% (1). Currently, two [...]

Byline: Celine Choi Published August 9, 2024 'Twisters,' a stand-alone sequel to the 1996 blockbuster 'Twister,' raises the question, Can sequels recreate the magic of a classic? Directed by Lee [...]

Byline: BARRY CHOI Personal finance and travel expert at moneywehave.com. He was previously affiliated with Air Miles but currently has no relationship. When Air Miles parent company Loyalty Ventures filed [...]

Recycling can have big environmental benefits. For one thing, it keeps unwanted objects out of landfills or incinerators, where they can produce potent greenhouse gasses and potentially hazardous pollutants. Even [...]

Firms striving to meet ambitious decarbonisation targets across Asia-Pacific may crash straight into a shortage of environmentally certified office space by 2030, according to a forecast by real estate consultancy [...]

Defence Minister Dong Jun took a tough line on Taiwan and a veiled swipe at the Philippines in his debut at an international security forum yesterday. Addressing defence officials and [...]

Washington was seeking a “new convergence” in resolving disputes through dialogue, “not coercion and certainly not through so-called punishment”, US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said yesterday, stressing the importance [...]

The Chinese and US defence ministers held a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore yesterday, the first in-person meeting between ministers occupying the posts since [...]

State-owned carmaker Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC) said it plans to intensify its push into Hong Kong’s ­electric-vehicle market by setting itself an ambitious target of 4,000 sales in the city [...]

A new certification course will be launched in Hong Kong focusing on the environmental, social and governance (ESG) requirements of the city’s bourse operator to ensure the quality of local [...]

Green building organisations in Hong Kong have launched a global certification standard to promote sustainability, as practitioners seek opportunities overseas and look to strengthen the city’s credentials. The Building Environmental [...]

American and Chinese defence officials are expected to meet at a global security forum in Singapore tomorrow, with tensions in the South China Sea likely to dominate the discussion. The [...]

The US started delivering unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to its military this month as part of its programme to counter China’s growing defence capabilities, a senior Pentagon official said. Military [...]

An industry-led working group backed by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has launched a public consultation on a voluntary code of conduct for providers of environmental, social and governance [...]

Environmental sustainability is a leading concern for the younger generation, and they have been pushing businesses to take more action on climate change, according to a Deloitte survey. Around six [...]

The world’s largest double-decker bus maker, Alexander Dennis, said electrification was the future for Hong Kong’s bus fleet and hoped to roll out more electric models for the city to [...]

The coastguard seems to be conducting regular life-saving training to cement its presence at a contested South China Sea shoal, saying it has “normalised” the exercises to ensure the safety [...]

Schneider Electric is eyeing a ­massive surge in sales of electric- vehicle (EV) chargers in Hong Kong amid a rapid adoption of the emissions-free cars in the city. The French [...]

President Xi Jinping’s visit to Serbia was likely to increase hi-tech weapons ties between the two countries, and intensify a “competition for influence” in the Balkans between the United States [...]

China’s largest insurer Ping An Insurance (Group) has sold HK$392 million worth of its shares in London-based HSBC in an apparent tantrum days after reports that the bank’s largest shareholder [...]

China used a railway to deliver troops to the Gobi Desert for its first ever joint army drill with Mongolia, the defence ministry said, in a sign of growing strategic [...]

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Byline: BARRY CHOI Charlevoix, Que. || Glamping - camping with luxury accommodations and facilities - has taken off with domes and yurts in this region, an hour's drive from Quebec [...]

Chinese warships and aircraft monitored a US naval vessel’s transit through the Taiwan Strait on Wednesday “in accordance with law and regulations”, in a show of military discord just weeks [...]

Hong Kong-based financial services platform Gome Finance Technology (Gome Fintech) has unveiled plans to acquire mainland game developer and publisher CashBox Group Technology for HK$200 million as part of a [...]

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) start-ups are developing tools to allow firms to calculate the carbon emissions from small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) and suppliers along their value chains, to [...]

Sustainable packaging firms in Hong Kong are enjoying more business as the ban on disposable plastic takeaway containers has pushed food and drink companies to opt for environmentally friendly alternatives. [...]

Hong Kong needs to implement a carbon tax for building owners and use more environmentally friendly construction materials to reduce the carbon footprint of the city’s concrete jungle, according to [...]

The United States Navy’s push for co-production of warships with South Korea and Japan could drive Beijing’s “wariness” against the increased naval capacity of the trilateral partnership, according to analysts. [...]

China’s latest stealth bomber is “nowhere near” compatible with US platforms and is “not really” a concern for Washington, according to a Pentagon intelligence official, who cited engineering design challenges [...]

China’s “breathtakingly fast” development in space is a “cause for concern” for the United States Space Force, the country’s space commander has warned. At a press briefing yesterday, General Stephen [...]

Hong Kong could do more to help finance the transition of high-emitting sectors and heavy-polluting industries to more sustainable business ­activities as a hub for the region, Financial Secretary Paul [...]

Biodiversity is set to become a key part of mandatory nature-related financial disclosures around the world after a vote today by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). The ISSB, set [...]

Global military expenditure recorded its steepest rise in 15 years amid ongoing wars in Europe and the Middle East, while East Asia saw the largest defence spending in a decade [...]

Hong Kong’s representatives to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) business advisory council plan to use the platform to showcase the city as more than just a finance hub. The city [...]

Washington’s military links with Seoul and Tokyo may be targeted mainly at North Korea but is also likely to unnerve China, adding impetus to the “transactional” relations between Beijing and [...]

New questions have been raised about China’s military presence at a Cambodian naval base, after a US think tank reported that two Chinese navy ships had spent over four months [...]

Beijing may further militarise the South China Sea, analysts say, after the “surprising” deployment of a US mid-range missile launcher in the Philippines, putting mainland China and Taiwan in striking [...]

This week’s talks between the Chinese and US defence ministers are not expected to “change the dynamic” in the South China Sea even if they help reduce the risk of [...]

The potential expansion of Aukus may increase defence pressure on China as it faces more hi-tech defence technology, including hypersonic weapons, but Beijing could expect little in the way of [...]

China and Vietnam have agreed to set up a new navy hotline, with observers saying the move may be a message to Manila as territorial tensions flare with Beijing in [...]

Washington is “out of time” as Beijing quickly catches up to American military capacity while a full-year annual budget faces delays in Congress, according to a top United States Air [...]

All financial institutions licensed by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) to carry out regulated activities should be required to submit environmental, social and governance (ESG) reports that cover their [...]

Washington’s deployment of ground-based launchers for its medium-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time in nearly four decades is a “warning” to Beijing against military advancement and [...]

Coca-Cola has announced the launch of 500ml bottles made completely out of recycled plastic for its namesake fizzy drink in Hong Kong, as part of a push to reduce its [...]

South Korea’s newest home-grown fighter jet, which has recently been approved for mass production, is set to be viewed by Beijing “primarily as a threat” to its own arms trade, [...]

On a small plot of farmland in the western New Territories, just across the border from the mainland, a series of pumps directs agricultural waste water from a nearby river [...]

A new heavy attack helicopter is expected to play a critical role in any potential People’s Liberation Army operations against Taiwan or India, according to analysts. The first images of [...]

South Korea’s “value-based diplomacy” could see the country come more closely into line with the United States and its other allies in its policy towards China after Seoul played host [...]