Cantopop star Sammi Cheng’s Kai Tak Stadium concerts postponed over stage glitch
Appreciation shows to be held in place of concerts, with ticket holders given option to seek refund or keep passes for rescheduled event
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Cantopop star Sammi Cheng’s Kai Tak Stadium concerts postponed over stage glitch
Appreciation shows to be held in place of concerts, with ticket holders given option to seek refund or keep passes for rescheduled event
· Theodora Yu
MUFG and JCB court rich Southeast Asians with luxury card for Japan visits
Mitsubishi UFJ Bank and JCB are aiming to attract wealthy customers in Southeast Asia to spend more money in Japan. (Source photos by Akira Kodaka and Kosuke Imamura)
· TSUBASA SURUGA
China's state-directed absorption of local bank highlights debt pressure
Ding Xiangqun, the newly appointed head of the National Financial Regulatory Administration, speaks at the Lujiazui Forum 2026 in Shanghai on June 17.
· Staff Writer
China’s latest nuclear reactor goes live, first in Greater Bay Area with Hualong One tech
New reactor at Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant launches as Guangdong sees a growing number of reactors built across the province
· Frank Chen
China’s latest nuclear reactor goes live, first in Greater Bay Area with Hualong One tech
New reactor at Taipingling Nuclear Power Plant launches as Guangdong sees a growing number of reactors built across the province
· Frank Chen
Global investors pivot from access to scale in yuan operations, anchored by Hong Kong
Three quarters of respondents expect to increase yuan allocations over the next one to two years
· Daisy Wu
Global investors load up on yuan for portfolio diversification: HSBC survey
Three quarters of respondents expect to increase yuan allocations over the next one to two years
· Daisy Wu
Indonesia deports 92 Chinese nationals, issues lifetime entry bans in anti-scam crackdown
The Chinese nationals were arrested in May in connection with an alleged online gaming and investment fraud syndicate operating from Batam
· SCMP’s Asia desk
Indonesia deports 92 Chinese nationals, issues lifetime entry bans in anti-scam crackdown
The Chinese nationals were arrested in May in connection with an alleged online gaming and investment fraud syndicate operating from Batam
· SCMP’s Asia desk
After the frontlines: Palmyra’s fight for cultural and economic revival
By the time the Islamic State (IS) captured Palmyra in 2015, Syria had already endured years of civil war.
· Middleeasteye
Japan's Sapporo to invest $643m in Carlsberg Singapore venture
Japan's Sapporo Breweries said on July 6 that it will invest $643 million in a Singapore-based joint venture to be set up with Danish beer maker Carlsberg. (Source photos by Sae Kamae and Reuters)
· Staff Writer
Arada launches property investment platform with $5bn target | The National
Sharjah-based developer Arada has launched a new investment platform that aims to manage $5 billion in assets within four years as it seeks to channel institutional capital into real estate opportunities across the Gulf.
· The National
World Cup Fans Drive Spending Surge In These US Host Cities
Bank of America has released new aggregated credit and debit card data showing that the World Cup is already driving a noticeable increase in retail spending activity across the tournament's 11 U.S. host cities.
· Tyler Durden
Manus on Markets: Why Opec+'s latest output increase isn't shaking oil markets | The National
From tariff turmoil and stock shocks to market meltdowns, the global financial system has never been in such flux.
· Manus Cranny
ABC barred from reporting high-profile sports figures’ ‘crude descriptions of sexual acts’
The ABC has warned of a risk to investigative journalism after three professional sportsmen got a court order barring the broadcaster from publishing a story revealing their group chat messages sharing “crude descriptions of sexual acts and domestic violence”.
· Kishor Napier-Raman
Cruz Hewitt has 'unfinished business' at Wimbledon
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How an Asian-majority city passed the US' first permanent data center ban
MONTEREY PARK, California -- Last year's holiday season turned out to be a chaotic one for Hrag Balian and his wife. The couple, who moved to Monterey Park in 2021, learned in early December that the local government was on the cusp of approving the construction of a nearly 23,000-sq.-meter data center in their city.
· Staff Writer
The Philippines is now upper-middle income. Why doesn’t it feel that way?
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UAE Central Bank fines foreign bank Dh1.8m for regulatory breach | The National
The UAE Central Bank has slapped a Dh1.82 million ($490,000) fine on the branch of a foreign bank operating in the country for regulatory violations.
· The National
South Korean prosecutors indict four major refiners over allegations of oil price collusion
South Korean prosecutors on Monday indicted four major domestic oil refiners for violating fair trade laws, alleging they colluded to drive up domestic fuel prices following the Middle East conflict.
· Jenny Lee
EasyJet shares soar 10% as budget airline agrees $7.3 billion Castlelake takeover
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· CNBC
EU should learn from China’s energy tech, say heads of 2 of France’s largest power firms
The EU can learn from China’s tech knowledge and speed capability in both renewable and nuclear power sectors
· Xiaofei Xu
EU should learn from China’s energy tech, say heads of 2 of France’s largest power firms
The EU can learn from China’s tech knowledge and speed capability in both renewable and nuclear power sectors
· Xiaofei Xu
S. Korea stresses need to resume FTA negotiations with Mexico at vice-ministerial talks
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's vice foreign minister on Monday emphasized the need to resume long-stalled negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) with Mexico during talks with his Mexican counterpart, the foreign ministry said.
· Oh Seok-min
Seoul stocks end lower on foreign selling ahead of Q2 earnings
Seoul shares ended lower Monday as foreigners continued to offload local stocks ahead of major companies' second-quarter earnings releases. The Korean won fell against the US dollar.
· Yonhap
China’s EV deliveries remain stuck in downward spiral, exacerbating industry worries
About 1 million electric or hybrid vehicles were delivered to customers in China in June, down 7 per cent year on year
· Daniel Ren
China’s EV deliveries continue downward spiral, exacerbating industry worries
About 1 million electric or hybrid vehicles were delivered to customers in China in June, down 7 per cent year on year
· Daniel Ren
The biggest myth about EVs is dying and sales are surging
One of the biggest reasons Australians have steered clear of electric cars – the fear that an ageing battery will die and cost a fortune to replace – is being undercut by a growing body of evidence that modern packs last far longer than early owners were warned.
· David Swan
ITV sells media and entertainment arm to Sky for £1.6bn
ITV is selling its media and entertainment divisions to Sky for £1.6bn in a deal that the companies say will create a strong rival to global streaming giants.
· Bbcnews
Seoul stocks end lower on foreign selling ahead of Q2 earnings
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Seoul shares ended lower Monday as foreigners continued to offload local stocks ahead of major companies' second-quarter earnings releases. The Korean won fell against the U.S. dollar.
· Choi Kyong-ae
(2nd LD) Detroit Tigers trade S. Korean reliever Go Woo-suk to Minnesota Twins: reports
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· Yoo Jee-ho
ClearVue targets Qatar greenhouse boom with solar glass
ClearVue Technologies has secured an independent validation trial at Qatar University of its power-generating greenhouse glass, which could open the door to a Middle Eastern food-security market expected to top US$100M (A$144M) this year.
· Doug Bright
Bangladesh power cuts deepen as government struggles to pay bills
The past two weeks have seen daily intentional power cuts in Bangladesh of between about 600 megawatts and 3,350 MW -- a much higher upper level than earlier this year. © Reuters
· SYFUL ISLAM
Dalaroo homes in on source of Greenland rare earths
Dalaroo Metals’ 2026 exploration campaign at its Blue Lagoon critical minerals project in southern Greenland is already bearing fruit, with geological mapping identifying multiple potential hard-rock sources for its previously discovered, widespread rare earths mineralisation.
· Murray Ward
AI's energy crunch exposes China's battery edge
Korean battery-makers are betting on North American production, chemistries to carve out an edge in ESS market
· Byun Hye-jin
Hanjin Logistics chief calls for fairer market for women entrepreneurs
Hanjin Logistics said Monday that President Emily Cho delivered a keynote speech and participated in a panel discussion at the 2026 ICSB World Congress, one of the world's leading international conferences on small business and entrepreneurship.
· Jeon Ji-woo
Hong Kong targets 2026 securities law overhaul to boost Reits, IPOs
Government says it seeks to upgrade its listing regime later this year, boosting the city’s financial hub status and market transparency
· Enoch Yiu
Hong Kong targets 2026 securities law overhaul to boost Reits, IPOs
Government says it seeks to upgrade its listing regime later this year, boosting the city’s financial hub status and market transparency
· Enoch Yiu
Samsung chip division employees to receive 100 pct bonus amid AI supercycle
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- Employees of Samsung Electronics Co.'s semiconductor business will receive performance bonuses of up to 100 percent of their base salary for the first half of this year, the company said Monday.
· Kim Han-joo
‘Each party is owed money’: Stax orders in limbo, company up for sale
Stax customers who placed orders around the time the activewear business collapsed will have to wait on the uncertain outcome of negotiations between receivers and the array of lenders and suppliers owed money.
· Jessica Yun
Released from Iranian prison after 804 days, Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert has a message for Iran
Dr. Kylie Moore-Gilbert traveled to Iran in 2018 for an academic conference and left 804 days later, after a ten-year espionage sentence, stints in Evin and Qarchak prisons, and the prisoner swap that finally brought her home. In her conversation on the JPost sits down with... podcast, the Australian-British Middle …
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Lee pushes faster chip investment as Gwangju site emerges for Honam cluster
Since 2017, I have covered South Korea’s political and economic landscape as a reporter, with a focus on foreign affairs, inter-Korean relations and security.As a foreign affairs reporter, I closely follow developments from the Ministry of Unification, the Foreign Ministry and the Defense Ministry, tracking shifts i…
· Jung Min-kyung
Fuel prices rise again with diesel, kerosene hikes on July 7
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· lkyu0285
EcoPro BM marks first decade as global cathode supplier
EcoPro BM said Sunday it marked the company's 10th anniversary with a promotional campaign highlighting a decade of growth, investment and technological innovation.
· Lee Han-gyoul
Soft-touch gambling reforms will keep money flowing to media giants, sports
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· Elizabeth Knight
New phone sign-ups face tougher ID checks
South Koreans buying a new mobile phone with a new subscription or switching carriers will now face tougher identity checks, as authorities move to curb fraudulent activations linked to identity theft and financial crimes.
· Jie Ye-eun
Tanzania looks to Korea to expand tourism and business ties
South Korea is a priority market for Tanzania's Go Eastern Strategy that aims to attract tourists and business relationships, officials from the country's embassy in Korea and tourist board said at the Destination Tanzania Roadshow in Seoul on Monday.
· Sanjay Kumar
China's leading chatbots to ditch AI personas as Beijing tightens rules
Tencent, Alibaba and ByteDance are all moving to align with China's new rules on AI personas. (Source photos by Getty Images)
· Staff Writer
Four refiners indicted over alleged W14.2tr fuel collusion after US-Iran war
South Korean prosecutors indicted the country’s four major oil refiners Monday on fair trade charges, including allegations that two of them colluded to raise fuel prices after the outbreak of war between the United States and Iran in March.
· Yoon Min-sik