Australia pushes tougher hate speech laws after Bondi Beach shooting
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese promised a sweeping crackdown on hate, division and radicalisation on Thursday after a mass shooting killed 15 people at...
US forces strike another alleged drug boat in eastern Pacific, killing 4
The US military said on Wednesday that it attacked a boat accused of smuggling drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing four people on...
Brazil’s Congress passes bill to cut Bolsonaro’s 27-year prison sentence
Brazil’s Senate on Wednesday passed a bill to slash the prison term of far-right former president Jair Bolsonaro, who was convicted of plotting a...
How Hong Kong charity helps injured workers get back on their feet
A charity in Hong Kong that quietly helps hundreds of injured workers every year will soon get much-needed financial support to assist more employees...
Housing and scholarship concerns test Hong Kong’s non-local student admission scheme
Published: 10:00am, 18 Dec 2025Updated: 10:17am, 18 Dec 2025 A semi-private school in Hong Kong has said accommodation arrangements and scholarships have to be...
China’s military calls for tip-offs as it targets corruption in air force procurement
The People’s Liberation Army has made a rare public appeal for tip-offs about procurement problems in its air force, as Beijing presses ahead with...
Despite lapses behind Tai Po fire, Hong Kong’s unity shows in a time of crisis
I grew up in Hong Kong’s Tai Po district and Wang Fuk Court was a stone’s throw away from my school. In the recent...
How young Chinese learned to stop worrying and love themselves
After a pandemic that swept through the world, an economic slump and record-breaking unemployment rate, young Chinese have finally learned to love themselves. The...
Bondi Beach attack: Philippines rejects ‘outdated’ violent extremism portrayal
There is no evidence indicating that the two suspects involved in the Bondi Beach attack received any form of military training while in the...