Taylor Swift breaks streaming records with new ‘Showgirl’ album
Taylor Swift quickly set several streaming records on Friday with The Life of a Showgirl, her new album of bouncy pop songs about love,...
Mooncake sales on the wane as China’s consumers cut back on non-essentials
Early sales of mooncakes – a food traditionally distributed among families, workplaces and other social groups to celebrate China’s Mid-Autumn Festival – have softened...
Dried cricket mooncake filling sparks concerns in China about possible roach option
As this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, a type of novel mooncake has been launched that has attracted public attention in China because its filling...
Fake coup and CIA plot rumours in Philippines fuelling real political turmoil
A wave of fake news and conspiracy theories has taken aim at the Philippine military, with viral claims of coup plots, foreign interference and...
HK$90 million spent on Hong Kong pay-as-you-throw scheme ‘not wasted’: minister
Published: 1:00pm, 4 Oct 2025Updated: 1:28pm, 4 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s environment minister has defended the spending of HK$90 million (US$11.6 million) on promoting...
Pakistan offers US port access for critical minerals deal: report
Advisers to Pakistani army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir have approached US officials with an offer to build and run a port on the...
Another Appeals Court Upholds Block on Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order
A second federal appeals court has upheld a block on President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship restrictions, saying that the administration was likely to lose...
FEMA Suspends Emergency Preparedness Funds Until Population Counts Are Updated
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced on Oct. 3 that it stopped distributing emergency preparedness funds to states until they update their populations...
Hong Kong hotels packed for National Day break. So why is the industry worried?
Hong Kong’s hotels recorded occupancy rates of more than 80 per cent in the first three days of the National Day “golden week” holiday...