A strong wheat harvest in India is rapidly replenishing stocks, meaning the country will be able to meet domestic demand without imports this year, contrary to market talk that it would need overseas ...
Exclusive: China flexes military muscle with East Asian naval activity, sources say
China has flexed its muscles this month by sending an unusually large number of naval and coast guard vessels through a swathe of East Asian waters, according to security documents and officials, in ...
China’s Xiaomi shares jump after record profit and revenue
HONG KONG (Reuters) -Xiaomi shares jumped as much as 3.4% on Wednesday after it reported record first-quarter revenue and profit and said its shift towards higher-end products from smartphones to home ...
EU companies more concerned about China slowdown than tariffs
European companies in China have ranked a domestic slowdown in the world’s second-largest economy as a bigger challenge for them than the trade war, underlining the hurdles for Beijing as it ...
Residents pick up the pieces after deadly blast at China chemical plant
By Nicoco Chan, Go Nakamura and Xihao Jiang GAOMI, China (Reuters) -Residents near a chemical plant in eastern China were taking stock on Wednesday of the damage to their homes after a huge and still ...
China being provocative, ignoring olive branches, top Taiwan policymaker says
China is being provocative with an "extreme pressure" campaign against Taiwan and is intentionally ignoring the island's olive branches and goodwill, its top China policy maker told Reuters, as ...
Property prices rise as mortgage rates slip
Hong Kong home prices ended four months of decline and edged up in April, government figures showed on Wednesday, as falling mortgage rates helped ... ( read original story ...)
Cathy Chui, ‘hundred-billion daughter-in-law’ of late Hong Kong billionaire Lee Shau Kee, remembers him as devoted family man
Cathy Chui, daughter-in-law of the late Hong Kong property tycoon Lee Shau Kee, became emotional as she reminisced about her father-in-law in a TVB interview over the weekend. ( read original story ...)
I was 35 and single — so I took myself on a honeymoon to the Maldives
The two I saw were no exception. The trendy Standard brand has beloved hotels in New York, Miami, LA and London, but the November-opened Maldives property is its only resort (from $475/night ... ( read original story ...)
I spent a week at a 5-star hotel in the Maldives — here’s how much it really costs
At Breeze, the lobster (£31), as well as the steak sandwich (£18) were divine, while the Beach Club blew me away with their cob salad (£14), asparagus (£9), nachos (£9) and classic burger and chips ... ( read original story ...)