Chief Executive John Lee said the territory was a haven of ‘safety, stability and development’ amid global uncertainties and shifting geopolitics

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The general unemployment rate stood at 1.9 percent in the March-May period, while the rate excluding migrant workers was at 2.5 percent
Notably, the birth allowance, a one-off payment, has increased by 20 per cent, from 5,418 patacas to 6,500 patacas, in a bid to lift the city’s low birth rate
The tech giant is rolling out free, open-source variants of its Ernie 4.5 model – responding to its domestic rival DeepSeek
Parliamentary debate over the kingdom’s controversial Entertainment Complex Bill, last delayed back in April, has been postponed for another month
He addressed leaders from across Africa, businesspeople, bankers and more, gathered in Luanda for the latest edition of the US-Africa Business Summit
The landmark review pooled data from two dozen studies to assess associations between cannabis use and cardiovascular health risks
The agreement could mean a temporary end to the government’s controversial plan to build an artificial island from construction waste in waters off Hac Sa Beach
The US-headquartered bank is winding down its business in Macao due to ‘strategic policy adjustments,’ ending a connection that dates back to 1902
Officials say 84 individuals from eight different lists are vying for 14 directly-elected seats, while 14 candidates from six lists are competing for 12 indirectly-elected seats
The supervision of radio taxi services has been slammed in a damning audit report with the transport chief ordering an internal probe, vowing ‘zero tolerance’
The Huanggang Port is undergoing a major revamp that will see its footprint shrink dramatically and clearance procedures speed up to just five minutes