The Australian sharemarket soared the most since April as the Democrats’ sweeping US election victory fuelled optimism the Iran war could end soon, sending oil prices plunging.

US asset manager Federated Hermes has opened its office in Hong Kong, after two years of preparation, joining a wave of international financial giants competing for growth in the Asia-Pacific region. The company, which managed US$884 billion worth of assets as of September, considered a Hong Kong office two years ago and its board approved a plan a year later. Its office in the Nexxus Building in Central adds to its Asia-Pacific footprint in Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. “Hong Kong is a premier...

Former Politburo member and Xinjiang Communist Party chief Ma Xingrui has been indicted on bribery charges dating back to the late 1990s, Chinese state media reported on Thursday. As one of the 24 members of one of the party’s innermost circles, the 67-year-old Ma is among the most senior Chinese officials investigated in the country’s sweeping anti-corruption campaign. He is also the fourth Politburo member to have faced corruption charges since President Xi Jinping came to power in late...

A former commander of China’s paramilitary force has been stripped of his senior political advisory roles, becoming the third consecutive head of the People’s Armed Police to fall from grace over the past 15 years. General Wang Ning, 71, was formally removed as a standing committee member of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and vice-chairman of its foreign affairs committee on Wednesday. The top political advisory body revoked his membership during its closing...

A senior government doctor has been found guilty of professional misconduct over a dangerous driving conviction and his failure to report it promptly to Hong Kong’s medical watchdog. The Medical Council ordered that a warning letter be issued to Dr Edmond Ma Siu-keung, head of the infection control branch at the Department of Health’s Centre for Health Protection, following a disciplinary inquiry on Thursday. The inquiry heard that Ma was convicted of dangerous driving at Sha Tin Court on...

Kuniko has struck gold-silver mineralisation in all 11 drill holes across two campaigns at its NSW Commonwealth-Silica Hill project ahead of a December resource update.

The mathematics competency level of Hong Kong’s Primary Three pupils has hit an all-time low in a citywide assessment by authorities, while their English performance reached a record high. Results for this year’s Territory-wide System Assessment (TSA), released on Thursday, showed passing rate for mathematics for Primary Three students fell to 84.7 per cent, down 0.7 percentage points from a year earlier. The latest result was a record low since the assessment began in 2004. The mathematics...

ClearVue and US partner Silfab Solar have won a US$500,000 grant from the US Dept of Energy to develop high-efficiency solar spandrel technology for the US market.

Police allege Jean Hunt poured snail pellets into her friend’s curry lunch after she brought it into work to share with her colleagues.

Three years after Myer left the Brisbane CBD, the future of David Jones is now uncertain.

Teachers say they are grappling with how to introduce their youngest students to financial concepts when they have not seen their parents use cash.

The accused killer is in the witness box after the Crown closed its case in his NSW Supreme Court trial in Sydney.

The Redlands mayor quit last week citing a culture of bullying and harassment.

David Jones’ owners have appointed administrators, which is expected to trigger an extensive restructure of the company and thousands of job losses.

The father-of-two has been remembered by friends and family as “one of the most amazing men you could ever meet”.

The woman’s partner was allegedly wounding himself with a knife when officers responded.

The hyped Melbourne start-up is slashing more than 100 jobs in the same week two of its three co-founders said they were leaving the business.

The Age presents first-time 3D visualisations showing how suburbs could rise under Labor's activity centre program the Coalition wants to scrap.

The collapse of David Jones is expected to give its rival Myer a boost, as reflected in the surging Myer share price.

Manue Daniels, interim chief executive of the Western Australian Fishing Industry Council, spoke during the Inquiry into the impact of the Demersal Fishing Ban on Thursday.

Right Resources has uncovered multiple tungsten targets at its Moonlight prospect in NSW, with rock chips returning high grades of up to 0.61 per cent tungsten trioxide and anomalous gold.

Any doctor who performs a banned procedure will face “disciplinary action”, obstetricians were told in a meeting with Calvary Health Care leaders.

The ex-partner of Annastacia Palaszczuk is accused of raping a woman at his Burleigh Heads apartment earlier this year.

Investigative journalist Kate McClymont has described an unlikely coincidence discovered during a conversation with a complainant in the indecent assault and sexual touching trial.

This article was first published on November 6, 1976. Concorde arrives, softly, softly by Mark Giles The supersonic age hit Hongkong yesterday (November 5, 1976) – not with a bang, as many expected, but with a whisper. Concorde, the Anglo-French airliner, arrived from Manila on a demonstration flight with Mrs Imelda Marcos, wife of the Philippine President, as special guest. While the aircraft stopped over before returning to the Philippines, the First Lady and her party found time to do some...

Jailed Hong Kong opposition activist Joshua Wong Chi-fung has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars for his role in a global campaign to instigate sanctions against mainland China and the city in the aftermath of the 2019 anti-government protests. The High Court ruled on Thursday that Wong and fugitive ex-lawmaker Nathan Law Kwun-chung had partly contributed to the imposition of sanctions and adverse measures against mainland and Hong Kong officials which significantly undermined national...

Dr Lachie McKeeman, running as an independent candidate in the Victorian seat of Benambra, has spoken out against political violence after a bullet hole was found in one of his campaign signs.

The bulk of Woodside’s employees are based in Western Australia.

Major delays to NextDC’s flagship Melbourne facility left it vulnerable to an “opportunistic” raid by two rivals seeking to buy up to 10 per cent of the company.

The owner has been banned from being an approved manager of the venue for two years following the decision from the State Administrative Tribunal.