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The Standard is Hong Kong's biggest circulation free English daily newspaper. From the paper format to the latest digital format, it delivers the most updated news to readers round the clock, all at no cost. The Standard is the "First Free English Daily Newspaper" in Hong Kong.
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'This is the test': All eyes on US Fed to tackle high inflation
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (719+ words) The US Federal Reserve goes into a key rate-setting meeting this week with markets expecting policymakers to pull the trigger on a rate hike to tackle persistently high inflation -- and analysts say central bank chief Kevin Warsh's credibility is on…...
China’s exports expand 25 percent in August, underpin economic growth
6+ day, 9+ hour ago (408+ words) China's export growth picked up pace last month, remaining a key driver for an economy that is still grappling with tepid domestic demand and external uncertainties. China's exports expanded 25 percent year-on-year in August in U.S. dollar terms, matching forecast and accelerating…...
South Korea's Lee calls for conditions to resume US-North Korea dialogue
1+ week, 5+ day ago (253+ words) South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Wednesday that conditions should be created to resume dialogue between the United States and North Korea, according to the presidential Blue House. Lee, speaking at a meeting of overseas advisers on Korean…...
What are Iran's options to retaliate as open warfare resumes with the US?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (520+ words) The United States launched a new wave of attacks on Iran late on Tuesday six months into a deadlocked conflict, prompting Iranian missile fire at what it called U.S. assets in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait and Iraq. Here are other ways Iran…...
US to urge hands-off AI regulation at G-20, official says
1+ week, 6+ day ago (394+ words) The U.S. will aim to persuade G-20 members to take a hands-off approach to regulating AI, according to a Trump White House official, at a gathering of industry titans and commerce ministers that begins on Tuesday in North Carolina. Leaders are convening…...
Hong Kong stocks edge lower by midday, with insurance companies dragging
3+ week, 6+ day ago (166+ words) Hong Kong stocks edged lower by midday break on Tuesday, with insurance stocks slumping. The benchmark Hang Seng Index dropped 165 points, or 0.65 percent, to 25,287, with the half-day market turnover reaching HK$136 billion. Tech gauge fell 1.99 percent to 4,686 points. Alibaba (9988) and…...
How has the US-South Korea relationship evolved under Trump?
3+ week, 6+ day ago (748+ words) U.S. President Donald Trump's order to scale back joint military drills with South Korea has revived one of the most contentious issues from his first term, underscoring how his deal-focused approach continues to test the more than 70-year-old alliance. Here's a…...