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HKSTP delegation bags 15 awards at top invention show

HKEJ - Apr 24, 2018 5:55pm

A dozen partner companies and “incubatees” of Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) brought home 15 awards from this year’s International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva, the world’s most prestigious innovation show. The awards include...
Google collects more data on users than Facebook does: report

HKEJ - Apr 24, 2018 3:30pm

After Facebook’s Cambridge Analytica scandal, Alphabet-owned Google’s data practices may be under fire next. Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Christopher Mims explains how the search engine giant hoovers up user data through apps, web browsing,...
HK and China: Travelling in different directions

Sean Darby - Apr 24, 2018 2:11pm

North Asian equity markets face a stark choice: follow the Fed or follow China. The Fed is expected to hike rates at least three times in 2018 while the economy experiences fiscal easing. In contrast, China...
ZTE owes its investors an apology

SC Yeung - Apr 24, 2018 11:31am

ZTE Corp. could be going through an existential crisis at the moment after the US Commerce Department barred American companies from selling technologies and components to the Shenzhen-based telecommunications equipment maker for seven years. The export...
Why the A-H share gap may narrow further

Ronald Wan - Apr 24, 2018 10:17am

The AH premium index, a gauge of price gaps in dual-listed shares, has been falling rapidly recently after hitting a high of 138.96 points in the beginning of this year. The index tumbled to a low...
EU opens competition probe into Apple’s bid for music app Shazam

Apr 24, 2018 9:37am

EU antitrust regulators have opened an investigation into Apple’s bid for British music discovery app Shazam, concerned the deal might give the iPhone maker an unfair advantage in poaching users from its rivals, Reuters reports. Apple...
EU seeks to join US-China steel dispute at WTO

Apr 24, 2018 9:36am

The European Union asked on Monday to join a dispute brought by China to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over US import tariffs on steel and aluminum, Reuters reports. The Trump administration had set duties of...
Google parent delivers forecast-beating quarterly results

Apr 24, 2018 9:26am

Alphabet Inc, the corporate parent of Google, on Monday reported first-quarter sales and profit that topped analyst forecasts, thanks to strong ad sales and a change in accounting for investments in startups, Reuters reports. Net income...
What exactly is the game world football is playing?

Simon Chadwick - Apr 24, 2018 9:02am

Recently, in the space of one week, two reports emerged about FIFA-related developments that could profoundly affect the future direction of world football. The first report concerned proposals for an extension of the Club World Cup,...
Wikipedia adds page previews for faster comprehension

Apr 23, 2018 6:17pm

Wikipedia has added a new feature to save users’ time and facilitate a better of understanding of the subject being searched. Page previews have been introduced in the English version of Wikipedia since last Tuesday, Engadget reports,...

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WORLD

What exactly is the game world football is playing?

Simon Chadwick - Apr 24, 2018 9:02am

Recently, in the space of one week, two reports emerged about FIFA-related developments that could profoundly affect the future direction of world football. The first report concerned proposals for an extension of the Club World Cup,...
US allies press Trump to preserve Iran nuclear deal

Apr 24, 2018 8:52am

Western allies stepped up pressure on US President Donald Trump to keep alive the international nuclear deal with Iran, saying it is extremely important to uphold the 2015 agreement. French President Emmanuel Macron, who arrived in Washington...
Nine dead, 16 injured as van plows through Toronto crowd

Apr 24, 2018 8:31am

A man plowed a van into pedestrians along a busy sidewalk in Toronto on Monday, killing nine people and injuring 16 in one of the most violent incidents in recent Canadian history. Officials declined to answer...
US export ban on ZTE is a wake-up call for China’s tech sector

Ko Tin-yau - Apr 23, 2018 4:23pm

With Tencent (700) and Alibaba now the fifth and seventh most valuable listed company in the world, and Huawei and ZTE (00763.HK) occupying the top and fourth position among global telecommunications equipment makers, China seems to...
Despite drug war failure, Duterte winning Filipinos’ support

Simon Shen - Apr 23, 2018 12:19pm

Earlier this month the Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte paid a flying visit to Hong Kong. During his short stay, Duterte not only wowed the hundreds of Filipino domestic workers who had flocked to meet him in...

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Hong Kong

Smartphone accident sparks panic on MTR train

A mobile phone is reported to have caught fire and emitted smoke inside a commuter train in Hong Kong late Monday, sparking panic among the passengers. According to Apple Daily, the incident took place...
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Policeman killed on duty accorded funeral with full honors

A senior constable who was fatally knocked down by a truck last month while on duty was given an official police funeral on Monday, with top officials attending the event to pay their respects....
HK$2.8 mln frozen in anti-money laundering drive: HKMA’s Yuen

Hong Kong has over the past 10 months frozen around HK$2.8 million in funds that were suspected to be linked to money laundering or terrorist financing, according to Arthur Yuen Kwok-hang, deputy chief executive...
Senior secondary pupils offered chance to be ‘shadow officials’

Senior secondary school students in Hong Kong will have an opportunity to observe the city’s top government officials closely and gain insights on what it takes to run the city, thanks to a summer...