Hong Kong gym’s CCTV by doorless toilet among 200 surveillance complaints
Published: 7:30pm, 17 Dec 2025Updated: 7:59pm, 17 Dec 2025 A Hong Kong fitness chain was cautioned by the city’s privacy watchdog after it installed...
Are these the first pictures of China’s new military transport plane taking to the skies?
China’s newest transport aircraft has conducted its maiden flight, images circulating on social media suggested, as the People’s Liberation Army moves to update its...
UK rejoins Erasmus student exchange programme in post-Brexit reset under PM Keir Starmer
Britain is to rejoin the European Union’s popular Erasmus student exchange programme almost five years after leaving the scheme following Brexit, a joint UK-EU...
China warns platforms on monopolistic tactics such as ‘lowest-price’ requirement
China’s market regulator has warned that internet platforms demanding merchants offer the “lowest price across the internet” may face antitrust action, as Beijing steps...
Xiaomi launches open-source model to compete against DeepSeek, Moonshot, OpenAI systems
Chinese smartphone and electric vehicle (EV) giant Xiaomi has released and open-sourced a new artificial intelligence model, MiMo-V2-Flash, that is expected to match up...
Ukraine war: US readies new Russia sanctions if Putin rejects peace deal
The US is preparing a fresh round of sanctions on Russia’s energy sector to increase the pressure on Moscow should President Vladimir Putin reject...
Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Stadium lifts city’s status as a major sports and entertainment venue
The 50,000-seat Kai Tak Stadium is transforming Hong Kong into a major sports and events destination, as it drives repeat tourism, supports retailers and...
Vietnamese woman’s death amid raid in South Korea spurs demand for visa policy change
Published: 6:29pm, 17 Dec 2025Updated: 6:50pm, 17 Dec 2025 The death of a Vietnamese woman in Daegu after she reportedly tried to evade a...
Hong Kong police probing HK$88,000 in burned banknotes seen falling from building
Published: 6:27pm, 17 Dec 2025Updated: 6:42pm, 17 Dec 2025 Hong Kong police are investigating the source of more than HK$88,000 (US$10,280) in banknotes seen...