CDC Director Departs Agency Weeks After Taking Office
Less than a month after she was sworn in, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez is no longer with the agency,...
DNC Summer Meeting Ends Early After Minneapolis School Shooting Nearby
The Democratic National Committee (DNC) abruptly ended its summer meeting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, after news broke of a mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic...
Louisiana AG Urges Supreme Court to Reject Map With 2 Black-Majority Congressional Districts
Redistricting based on race is unconstitutional, Louisiana’s attorney general told the Supreme Court on Aug. 27 in a preview of arguments that the state...
Searing pain, fever and fear: a Hong Kong reporter’s chikungunya ordeal
Published: 10:00am, 28 Aug 2025Updated: 10:15am, 28 Aug 2025 While the term “chikungunya” might have been unfamiliar to many in Hong Kong until the...
Why have stablecoins triggered caution from former China central bank governor?
Former Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan has urged a more measured tone amid a global surge of interest in stablecoins, calling for a...
Chinese envoy warns against sowing ‘fear and hostility’ as US plans visa revamp
Beijing’s top diplomat in Washington on Wednesday warned against undermining of people-to-people relations just hours after the US government proposed a sweeping revamp of...
‘Inappropriate’: Japan urges China to curb AI videos on wartime emperor
Japan has called on the Chinese government to take steps against a surge of artificial-intelligence videos on Chinese social media mocking Emperor Hirohito, the...
What Hong Kong’s coming AI institute must do to make a difference
Hong Kong stands at a crossroads in the global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape. With advanced digital infrastructure, world-class universities and proximity to the mainland’s...
Hong Kong to consider issuing No 1 typhoon warning signal on Thursday night
Published: 9:28am, 28 Aug 2025Updated: 9:29am, 28 Aug 2025 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...