Actor’s “Human Experiment” Claims & Ayumi Hamasaki Scandal Explode Online
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How Huawei could use a 2022 patent to make 2-nm-class chips without key tool
Huawei Technologies’ three-year-old patent for advanced patterning comparable with 2-nanometre grade technology without extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools has intensified speculation about a potential...
Scaffolding nets removed across Hong Kong as firms seek to meet 3-day deadline
Construction firms have started removing scaffold netting across Hong Kong to meet a three-day government deadline, after suspected false safety certificates for mesh were...
Kenya inquiry denounces ‘disturbing sexual misconduct’ at UK army base
A Kenyan parliamentary inquiry has denounced a “disturbing trend of sexual misconduct” at a British Army base in the east African country “marked by...
‘I truly repent’: 15-year jail term sought for South Korean ex-first lady
South Korea’s special prosecutors have sought a 15-year jail term for former first lady Kim Keon-hee, describing her as someone who has long been...
US Institute of Peace renamed after ‘greatest dealmaker’ Trump
Published: 11:18am, 4 Dec 2025Updated: 11:22am, 4 Dec 2025 The Trump administration has renamed the US Institute of Peace after President Donald Trump and...
Hong Kong’s connectivity, talent can foster legal cooperation: minister, expert
Published: 11:06am, 4 Dec 2025Updated: 11:47am, 4 Dec 2025 Hong Kong’s connectivity and talent pool could help facilitate international legal and economic collaboration, the...
From Diversity to Adversity, Parents and Experts Share Their Stories of Critical Race Theory
The subject of critical race theory made its way in and out of both schools and media in the past several years, but has...
Massachusetts Governor Signs Bill Imposing Tougher Penalties for Transit Worker Assaults
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey—joined by transit authority chief and interim Transportation Secretary Phil Eng, Senate President Karen Spilka, labor union leaders, and other officials—...