Contractors suspended over ‘extremely serious’ Queen Mary Hospital lift defects
Hong Kong authorities have suspended the main contractor and lift subcontractor working on Queen Mary Hospital’s new clinical block from public works tenders after...
China blasts Japanese officials’ visit to Yasukuni Shrine on WWII anniversary
Published: 2:00pm, 15 Aug 2026Updated: 3:20pm, 15 Aug 2026 China has “strongly condemned” Japanese leaders for visiting the controversial Yasukuni Shrine and making an...
Ninth Circuit Rules Trump Admin May Direct DOJ to Investigate ‘Gender-Affirming Care’ Providers
A federal appeals court on Aug. 14 revived a Department of Justice (DOJ) subpoena seeking information from a Washington state provider of so-called transgender...
Extreme caution urged for Hongkongers as data privacy complaints jump 62% in AI era
Hongkongers should exercise extreme caution in guarding their personal data, especially during online shopping and membership sign-ups, the city’s privacy watchdog has said after...
Cyberport fills 50% of phase 5 offices with Lenovo, BrainCo among tenants: chairman
Published: 1:44pm, 15 Aug 2026Updated: 1:47pm, 15 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s fintech hub Cyberport has added 66,000 square metres of space in its fifth-phase...
Russia’s role in Middle East politics endures, shifts to being ‘secondary power’
Russia is confounding expectations that its influence in the Middle East would drastically decline after the downfall of Syria’s Assad regime in 2024. At...
Trump Highlights Record Drop in Violent Crime in Visit to NY Police Academy
GARDEN CITY, N.Y.—President Donald Trump on Aug. 14 announced record drops in violent crime across the nation during his first year back in office...
Judge Clears Way for Trump Admin to End Temporary Protected Status for Somalis
A federal judge in Massachusetts cleared the way for the Trump administration to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from 1,100 Somalis living in the...
South Korea’s president proposes formal end to Korean war talks with North
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung proposed talks with North Korea to formally end the long-running Korean war, as Pyongyang deepens ties with Russia...