6 domestic helpers held for ‘running dirty, illegal dental clinic’ in Hong Kong
Hong Kong immigration authorities have arrested six foreign domestic helpers on suspicion of operating an unlicensed dental clinic in a hidden tenement flat in...
Hong Kong sets up inspection team to tackle illegal tutorial centre operations
An inspection task force will be established in Hong Kong to crack down on unauthorised collaboration between schools and tutorial centres, the education minister...
Malaysians embrace ‘babi’ banter as pig farming course goes viral
What began as an innocuous university course on pig farming has become Malaysia’s latest viral trend, with hundreds playfully tagging friends as babi –...
Chinese scientists transplant human brain cells to mice, boosting pleasure
Chinese scientists have found a way to turn human stem cells into dopamine-producing brain cells, transplanting them into mice and helping reduce depressive behaviour...
Ex-China monk makes legal bid to get US$28,000 from daughter for parental support
A man in China, who spent all his savings over 10 years as a monk, has sued his daughter for 200,000 yuan (US$28,000) for...
Calls for Hong Kong government to speed up probe into pricier water deal
Published: 1:52pm, 18 Aug 2025Updated: 2:54pm, 18 Aug 2025 Hong Kong authorities are facing mounting pressure to explain how a company offering more expensive...
New Zealand convicts its first spy: a soldier with white supremacist sympathies
A military court found a New Zealand soldier guilty of attempted espionage for a foreign power on Monday – the first spying conviction in...
Texas House Holds Call Session as Many Democrats Remain out of State
The Texas House of Representatives holds a call session for the legislative session at 11 a.m. on Aug. 16, while many Democratic state lawmakers...
Egypt’s Red Sea tourism push threatens last of green turtles’ wild habitats
In Egypt’s Wadi al-Gemal, where swimmers share a glistening bay with sea turtles, a shadowy tourism deal is threatening one of the Red Sea’s...