The Hong Kong government has appointed veteran politician Jeffrey Lam Kin-fung to chair the board of directors of the Hung Shui Kiu Industry Park Company – the first entity established to accelerate the development of the Northern Metropolis project. The Development Bureau said on Friday that the board of directors comprises five bureau chiefs and
Mark Hamill’s latest social media post about Donald Trump struck a nerve far beyond his usual audience. The White House fired back, reigniting a familiar feud between the Star Wars actor and the current administration. Mark Hamill criticized by the White House over a deleted post on Donald Trump The White House slammed Star Wars
Pet owners need to keep some things in mind for a safe trip with animals or be ready to face fines, according to an expert. Make sure you don’t fall into the common traps If you’re travelling with pets, a simple mistake can lead to fines(Image: Getty Images/Stock Photo) If your summer travel plans include
We look ahead to Sunday’s crucial La Liga clash at Camp Nou with our Barcelona vs Real Madrid prediction and preview. Will Hansi Flick’s team clinch the title by seeing off their fierce rivals in El Clásico? Barcelona vs Real Madrid: The Key Stats The Opta supercomputer is backing La Liga leaders Barcelona to win
Two potential 2028 Democratic presidential contenders are heading to Canada on Saturday for a summit with Prime Minister Mark Carney and center-left politicians from Europe. Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., will speak alongside liberal politicians from other Western democracies at the event, which was organized by the Center for American Progress. Their focus:
The Friday Ad5 rounds up five campaigns worth your time — the work that made us stop scrolling, raise an eyebrow, or occasionally feel something we weren’t expecting. This week’s lineup has a little of everything: a 10-minute love letter to Hong Kong, a powerful road safety idea you might not have expected, a fictional
Today’s Highlights 📌 Top story — scroll down for more updates Datadog Just Crossed $1 Billion in a Quarter — and It’s Accelerating 4:28 pm — DDOG +31.33% today (-1.03% after hours) By Sanmeet DeoTeam Rule Breakers The monitoring software company didn’t just hit a milestone this quarter, it announced that its best days might
CHISINAU, May 8 (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Friday there was no exact date yet for opening formal talks on Moldova’s accession to the bloc, although the EU wanted to move fast on the matter. “We haven’t set that date, but it’s clear that we need to move fast,”
Some research here from SquareTrade on smartphone fraud; One in ten Europeans have experienced financial losses through smartphone theft or fraud, with some losing up to €25,000, according to new research from device protection provider SquareTrade, an Allstate company. The research shows widespread concern about smartphone‑related risks. Nearly half of Europeans (47%) worry about physical theft of
Aston Villa captain John McGinn says his side must shed the “nearly men” tag and become legends by ending the club’s 30-year wait for silverware with Europa League success. Villa booked their place in their first major European final since the club won the European Cup in 1982, 44 years ago, with an emphatic 4-0
A sign supporting the Reform UK political party is displayed in a residential street on the eve of local and mayoral elections in England and devolved parliamentary elections in Wales and Scotland in London | Photo Credit: Reuters Friday (May 8, 2026) morning in the U.K. was looking grim for Prime Minister Kier Starmer and
Fans cheer from stands during the Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 final cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on June 3, 2025. (Photo by Arun SANKAR / AFP) / — IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE – STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE — (Photo by ARUN SANKAR/AFP
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Small Business Summit in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 4, 2026. Kylie Cooper | Reuters President Donald Trump has said he will give the European Union until July 4 to ratify its trade agreement with the U.S., threatening to raise tariffs
A new intergovernmental mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong has resolved a maritime dispute between parties from mainland China and Singapore this month, as more states have joined the organisation since its launch last year. Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah, secretary general of the International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed), revealed the achievement on Friday at a summit,
The market signals from U.S. stocks on May 7 were clear: the热度 of AI and technology sectors remains strong, but short-term volatility in semiconductors has significantly increased. The three major US stock indices retreated from their intraday highs that day. The S&P 500 Index closed down 0.38%, while the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index fell by 2.7%.
IT IS SOMETIMES said, not least by President Donald Trump, that America and China are now the G2, a duo of superpowers leading the world. That is a grim thought. One has a leader who treats allies like patsies and is ripping apart the institutions that underpinned global stability for decades. The other has an
Fundamental Background The structural deficit in the silver market has now persisted for a sixth consecutive year. According to forecasts by the Silver Institute, the gap between supply and demand in 2026 is expected to reach 67 million ounces, forcing the market to rely on accumulated reserves. However, the demand picture remains uneven. Industrial consumption
Blake Lively, who had been involved in a lengthy legal dispute with her It Ends With Us co-star and director Justin Baldoni, has spoken out following the settlement of the case. Lively’s lawyers, Michael Gottlieb and Esra Hudson, released a statement describing the settlement as a major victory for the actress. Blake Lively’s lawyers share
Spurs start the weekend with their Premier League future back in their own hands following back-to-back away wins at Wolves and Aston Villa. With three matches remaining, last season’s Europa League winners are 17th on 37 points – one more than 18th-placed West Ham. If Arsenal and Spurs both win, West Ham will be four
Stay on top of the latest political news with our View from Westminster newsletter Get the latest political headlines with our free email Get the latest political headlines with our free email Polling guru Sir John Curtice said the incoming results at the local elections so far indicate the “fracturing of British politics”. He explained
The chief engineer of a Chinese-owned oil tanker attacked near the Strait of Hormuz says it is “still unclear” who fired on the vessel. Chinese media Caixin reported on Thursday, local time, it was the first known attack on one of the country’s oil tankers since the outbreak of the Iran war. The Marshall Islands‑flagged
President urges all-out rescue, seeks answers as accident claims 26 lives Firefighters work on-site on May 5, 2026 following an explosion the previous day at a fireworks plant in Liuyang, Hunan province, which left 26 people dead and 61 injured. (PHOTO / XINHUA) President Xi Jinping demanded a prompt investigation and proper handling of the
HANGZHOU, China, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — On April 29, 2026, the photography exhibition Cycling the Silk Road: From Morocco to China opened at the Fashion Gallery of the China National Silk Museum. The exhibition serves as a prelude to the 2026 Silk Road Week, for which Morocco is the Guest Country of Honor. His
Jakub Porzycki | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. tech stocks are back in vogue after another stellar earnings season, but Morningstar analysis suggests the sector offers the best value to investors in years. Market chatter in 2024 and 2025 frequently referenced fears of a “bubble” emerging in the top end of the U.S. equity market,
Nigel Farage suggested Reform UK was on course for a general election victory after taking council seats from Labour in early local election results. Sir Keir Starmer’s party was haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight, in a set of contests that could prove decisive for his premiership. You can follow MyLondon’s live election
Commentary: Banning phones in schools is the first and most important step to addressing the addiction U.S. students have to their electronic mobile devices. Drazen Zigic/Getty Images Syndicated Teenagers report checking their cellphones 100 times a day, including at school. Offering instant access to social media, games and more, smartphones have the power to severely undermine
The prize will see six students and their teachers will embark on a seven-day study trip to Nanjing, China, later this year Students Shine in Méihua Cup Chinese Learning Competition. Pictured are the Mayor of the County of Cork, Cllr. Mary Linehan Foley, Pat KcKelvey, Director of Schools of Cork Education and Training Board with
The fireworks explosion occurred in Liuyang, Hunan, known as China’s fireworks capital. (AFP pic) BEIJING: The death toll has risen to 37 from 26 and one person remains missing after a fireworks factory explosion in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, state news agency Xinhua said today, in the deadliest blast reported in China since
By Hoang Vu  May 7, 2026 | 10:11 pm PT People crossing a street during busy evening traffic in central Hong Kong. Photo by AFP A 69-year-old American woman died after falling from a hotel in Hong Kong, with at least seven people injured in the incident. The incident occurred at Hotel Indigo Hong Kong
Luke Littler beat Luke Humphries to claim a third successive night win and a record-equalling sixth victory of the season in the Premier League. The 19-year-old set the record last year and now has two more nights in the league phase to break it. The win in Leeds backed up victories in Liverpool and Aberdeen
ZURICH, May 8 (Reuters) – Swiss voters are evenly split on whether to back a referendum proposal to restrict Switzerland’s population to 10 million, an opinion poll showed on Friday. The Swiss government is opposed to the initiative championed by the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) that goes to a vote on June 14, saying
Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov’s visit to China on 6–7 May 2026 goes far beyond routine bilateral diplomacy. At first glance, it is a working trip linked to the eighth meeting of the China-Uzbekistan Intergovernmental Committee on Cooperation. In reality, however, the visit reflects a much deeper process: China is rapidly consolidating its position in
A small handful of psychological concepts transformed our understanding of the world, and each other. Firstly, Sigmund Freud’s discovery of the unconscious. Alongside that, Carl Jung’s hypothesis of the collective unconscious. Comedian Munya Chawawa’s fantastic documentary Wrestling With Trump (Channel 4, Tuesday, 10pm) offers a startling new idea: that the American president’s bullish political style has
As the European markets navigate a landscape marked by stalled geopolitical negotiations and fluctuating oil prices, the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index has remained relatively stable, reflecting cautious investor sentiment. In this environment of economic uncertainty and steady interest rates from central banks, dividend stocks can offer a measure of stability and income potential for
Reform UK has surged in the UK local elections after taking council seats from the Labour Party, with Keir Starmer’s party haemorrhaging seats as local authorities began declaring overnight. Nigel Farage‘s Reform UK gains exceeded 210 seats when results were in from 37 of the 136 councils in the early hours of Friday, while Labour
The US Non-Farm Payrolls report may be today’s headline event on the economic calendar, but markets are behaving as though the real story lies thousands of miles away in the Strait of Hormuz. For much of the past two days, investors had embraced a growing “peace trade,” betting that Washington and Tehran were moving closer
