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Hong Kong Launches First Five-Year Plan, Accelerates EV Industry Transition, and Allocates HK$4 Billion for Tai Po Fire Victims Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po delivered the 2026-27 Budget today. Faced with the challenge of record-low land revenue (HK$17.5 billion) in public finances, the...

Hong Kong's Mark Six lottery draw on February 24, 2026, produced a classic "birthday combination" that led to a massive surge in winners and a significant payout burden for the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC). The winning numbers were 2, 3, 4, 10, 13, 23 (main balls) with extra number 12—all...

Panama's government issued a decree on February 23, 2026, formally revoking the concession rights of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison Holdings (長和集團) to operate two strategic ports at the entrances of the Panama Canal. The Panama Maritime Authority (Autoridad Marítima de Panamá) has been authorised...

US President Donald Trump proposed sending a medical ship to Greenland to provide care for residents who he claimed lack adequate medical attention, but the offer was swiftly turned down by Greenland's Prime Minister Múte B. Egede. On February 21, 2026, Trump announced the plan via social media...

The United Kingdom has refused to grant permission for the United States to use British military bases—including RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire and the joint UK-US base on Diego Garcia—for any potential military strikes against Iran, according to a report by The Times. The decision stems from...