Japan, Philippines to fast-track transfer of navy destroyers
Japan’s defence minister pledged to deepen military cooperation with the Philippines during a visit Tuesday to Manila, aiming for the “early transfer” of Abukuma-class...
Traffic hit as truck catches fire in tunnel of Hong Kong’s mega bridge
Published: 9:23pm, 5 May 2026Updated: 10:59pm, 5 May 2026 An articulated truck caught fire inside the undersea tunnel of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge forcing...
Taiwanese President Returns From Eswatini Trip Amid China’s Interference
TAIPEI, Taiwan—Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te returned home on May 5 after a state visit to Eswatini, vowing that the island nation would not be...
Stalled Lawsuit Raises Questions About Safety, Availability of Abortion Pills
AD What to Know Mifepristone, one of the two drugs used in a medication abortion, is displayed at the Women’s Reproductive Clinic in Santa...
Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and successive US presidents have spent the better part of the past three decades warning that a nuclear-armed Iran...
Philippine VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment case heads to plenary vote amid coercion claims
The Philippine House of Representatives has moved Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment closer to a decisive vote, the first step in a week-long process that...
20% of Hongkongers feel ‘lonely’, with 520,000 self-isolating, survey finds
Published: 8:11pm, 5 May 2026Updated: 8:29pm, 5 May 2026 One in five people in Hong Kong feels “lonely”, with about 520,000 self-isolating and unwilling...
China targets top spot in supercomputing with fully domestic, CPU-only machine
China has unveiled a new supercomputer built from entirely home-grown CPUs, with the aim of beating the world’s fastest machine while sidestepping US export...
Hong Kong ‘block trade king’ exploited bank lapse to make HK$1.7 million, court told
Published: 7:18pm, 5 May 2026Updated: 7:45pm, 5 May 2026 A prominent hedge fund manager took advantage of a bank’s “wholesale collective failure” to prevent...