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More than half of middle-income households in Hong Kong believe house prices are poised to rally now that all of the restrictions in the market have been scrapped, according to a survey by Citibank.

Facing budget blowouts and new policy directions, local governments are finding ways to shed ‘iron rice bowl’ positions without mass redundancies.

Administration plans to provide 30,000 temporary homes by 2027-28 for families waiting at least three years for public housing.

Slamming China for capitalising on its manufacturing advantages to produce competitively priced exports is hypocritical and against the principles of free trade.

Undersecretary for Housing Victor Tai argues that it is impractical for government to set rent levels for individual subdivided flats.

The US, Europe and Japan will not gladly sacrifice their IMF quotas to give China and others more voting rights. But a failure to reform the organisation will worsen rifts and weaken its ability to deal with looming global crises.

How bad is the situation for these residents, and what hope do they have for the future?

A report that reviewed claims of alien encounters dating back to the 1940s concluded that most sightings were ordinary objects and the result of misidentification.

New York’s first murder of 2024 – an Asian man – is a reminder of the spectre of violence facing immigrants to the US. However, without more direct contact between the youngest and brightest from China and US, the outlook for better relations is bleak.

The US$212 million Chinese Meridian Project links hundreds of instruments across the country for end-to-end monitoring of solar activity.