Why China Gelao ethnic group required women to have 1 to 2 upper teeth removed before wedding
In China’s Gelao ethnic group, an old custom required brides to have one or two upper teeth removed before marriage, supposedly to avoid bringing...
Temperature in Hong Kong to drop to 14 degrees and remain cool till midweek
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Tanzania biotech firm NovFeed wins 7th Africa’s Business Heroes award in start-up bonanza
A record 32,000 entrepreneurs took part in the 2025 African Business Heroes summit in Rwanda on Saturday, in the seventh annual edition of the...
Bump in nostalgia sales, but 183-year Hong Kong umbrella shop set to fold for good
At a packed and tiny storefront in Hong Kong’s Sham Shui Po, Yau Yiu-wai busily explains the best way to open and shut umbrellas...
From climate change to health, global problems need investors to step up
People love to hate governments, and they loathe having to pay taxes. However, from now on, we’ll have to embrace more state intervention and...
Hong Kong government ‘confident’ of finding site to rehouse Tai Po blaze residents
Published: 4:27pm, 13 Dec 2025Updated: 8:31pm, 13 Dec 2025 Hong Kong authorities have expressed confidence in swiftly identifying a location in Tai Po to...
‘I’ve grown up’: Hong Kong legislator Christine Fong disavows fiery mode of politics
Christine Fong Kwok-shan, a long-time district councillor in Hong Kong known for defending constituents’ rights with fiery and sometimes controversial political acts, has pledged...
Syria’s year of ‘epic’ transformation earns it Trump’s protection
A year after the curtain fell on the Assad regime’s five-decade reign of terror, Syria is emerging as a rare beacon of renewal in...
How China-built Ecowas headquarters is latest ‘concrete symbol’ of Africa ties
China is cementing its image as a lasting partner across Africa by gifting high-profile infrastructure, such as presidential palaces and parliament buildings. A key...