China’s Mars mission leaves US for space dust with Nasa at least 4 years behind
China’s lead in the race to bring rocks back from Mars has grown by a big margin, with Nasa’s updated timeline for the return...
Tibet Hit by 6.8 Quake: Villages Razed, Highways Damaged, Everest Shut, Locals Survive in Wild
At around 9 a.m. on January 7, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Dingri County in Shigatse, Tibet. The quake caused significant casualties and widespread destruction,...
Singapore detains 3 ‘radicalised’ men over potential local attacks, to fight against Israel
Singapore said on Thursday it had detained three men since October who were preparing to travel to the Middle East to fight against Israel,...
Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns URA over leaked details of 199 tenants, owners
Published: 7:16pm, 9 Jan 2025Updated: 8:01pm, 9 Jan 2025 Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has served a warning letter to the Urban Renewal Authority (URA)...
Biden Is a Great-Grandfather
LOS ANGELES—President Joe Biden added a new title on Wednesday: great-grandfather. His granddaughter, Naomi Biden Neal, gave birth to her first child, a boy,...
China, Congo draw up a road map for Xi Jinping’s US$50 billion Africa investment pledge
China and the Republic of Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, have formulated “a timetable and road map” for how President Xi Jinping’s US$50 billion...
3 arrested, HK$20 million of Ice seized in Hong Kong drug lab raid
Published: 6:52pm, 9 Jan 2025Updated: 6:54pm, 9 Jan 2025 Three Hongkongers have been arrested in a police crackdown of a drugmaking facility in a...
Indonesian court’s ‘unfortunate’ ruling on citizens’ religion sparks discrimination fears
Indonesia’s top court has drawn fire from rights campaigners for rejecting a bid that sought recognition for atheists and non-believers on identity cards, amid...
AI set to reshape the world, Alibaba founder Jack Ma tells Chinese rural teachers
Alibaba Group Holding founder Jack Ma on Tuesday reiterated his expectation that artificial intelligence (AI) is set to reshape the world over the next...