Trillion-dollar ambition: Saudi Arabia accelerates metal mining plans to cut oil reliance
Mining and metals giants from China, India and Australia are pumping billions of dollars of project investments into Saudi Arabia as the oil-rich kingdom...
The low-cost foam Chinese scientists say can remove up to 99.8% of microplastics from water
Chinese scientists have developed a foam that can remove up to 99.8 per cent of microplastics in water, offering a cost-efficient way to tackle...
How Hong Kong’s drum festival is getting everyone marching to the same beat
Published: 4:30pm, 7 Dec 2024Updated: 7:24pm, 7 Dec 2024 Homemaker Emily Cablas Anane and her two sons have been playing Chinese drums as a...
Hong Kong worker survives plunge from seventh floor after landing on truck
Published: 4:17pm, 7 Dec 2024Updated: 6:08pm, 7 Dec 2024 A construction worker survived a plunge from the seventh floor of a multi-storey car park...
Hong Kong Olympian Camille Cheng discusses sacrifices, challenges and ‘impostor syndrome’
Hong Kong Olympic swimmer Camille Cheng Lily-mei said she suffers from “impostor syndrome”, as she discussed her challenges and sacrifices at TEDxTinHau Women on...
Why China’s TikTok is under fire as Romania cancels presidential run-off
A geopolitical firestorm is erupting within the European Union and Nato ranks, and Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok is caught in the middle. Advertisement...
Ex-China gymnast Wu Liufang gains 3.5 million fans in a day after sexy dance ban lifted
Former Chinese gymnast and world champion Wu Liufang gained 3.5 million followers in a single day after her social media account was reinstated following...
Pentagon Adopts New Strategy to Counter Drones
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin signed the classified strategy, which will incorporate drone systems as a key part of how the Pentagon approaches war....
Singapore jails man who attempted to rape Thai disco singer
A man who attempted to rape a Thai disco singer in Singapore was sentenced to nine-and-a-half years in prison and six strokes of the...