Hong Kong woman loses HK$180,000 in K-pop star G-Dragon concert ticket scam
Published: 2:55pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 4:00pm, 4 Aug 2025 Scammers have conned a woman out of HK$180,000 (US$23,000) over tickets for Korean singer G-Dragon’s...
Amid Cambodia tensions, Thailand warns tourists: fly drones and face jail
Thailand has imposed a nationwide ban on drone flights for at least two weeks over fears that neighbouring Cambodia could use them to monitor...
Michelle Yeoh takes a shine to Labubu made for Hong Kong panda cubs’ birthday
Published: 2:18pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 3:02pm, 4 Aug 2025 Oscar-winning actress Michelle Yeoh has become the latest celebrity to take part in a Hong...
‘It’s all changed’: how the trade war turbocharged an American rare earth mine
Published: 2:00pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 2:54pm, 4 Aug 2025 For Joshua Ballard, the US’ trade war against China has been a game-changer. Advertisement The...
China trio hit by bacterial infection after eating ‘nutritious’ sheep placenta
Three people in China had to be hospitalised after they ate sheep placenta for “nutritious” purposes, sparking an online discussion about the custom. Advertisement...
New Zealand to Return to Marking Students With As, Bs and Cs
New Zealand is abandoning its National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA)—a complex system which awards “credits” for even simple tasks—and returning to marking students...
Cover-up or tragic fall? Malaysia wants answers after student’s death
Published: 1:48pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 1:55pm, 4 Aug 2025 When Zara Qairina Mahathir’s body was found in a drain outside her school dormitory in...
‘Mosquito control key to preventing chikungunya as vaccine not yet approved’
Anti-mosquito measures remain the most effective way to combat chikungunya fever in Hong Kong, health authorities have said, as the vaccine is neither widely...
Hong Kong prohibits financial dealings with 16 national security fugitives
Published: 12:38pm, 4 Aug 2025Updated: 12:44pm, 4 Aug 2025 Hong Kong authorities have introduced new punitive measures targeting 16 overseas activists wanted for alleged...