Airport Authority reports ‘less than’ 5% cancellations despite Middle East war
Published: 4:37pm, 6 May 2026Updated: 4:39pm, 6 May 2026 Fewer than 5 per cent of Hong Kong flights have been cancelled in May and...
Asia must unite to avert an Iran war food crisis
Asia’s next food crisis is under way. After the US-Israeli strikes on Iran, shipping through the Strait of Hormuz collapsed, sending shock waves across...
All 90 Hong Kong lawmakers to visit Beijing for first time since 1997 handover
Published: 4:12pm, 6 May 2026Updated: 4:42pm, 6 May 2026 Hong Kong’s legislature is set to visit Beijing as a full body for the first...
Spain opens port to hantavirus-hit cruise ship as rare Andes strain confirmed
Published: 4:03pm, 6 May 2026Updated: 4:32pm, 6 May 2026 Spain has allowed a cruise ship hit by hantavirus cases and three deaths to dock...
Japan’s hikikomori recluses are growing old. So are their carers
Japan has long grappled with what to do about hikikomori – the social hermits who seal themselves off from the world, sometimes for years,...
China’s Wang Yi and Iranian FM back new regional security framework in Gulf
Published: 3:33pm, 6 May 2026Updated: 3:45pm, 6 May 2026 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has called for a swift reopening of the Strait of...
China builds world’s first ‘coal battery’, war on Alzheimer’s: 7 science highlights
We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks to help you stay informed. If you would like...
How India is cashing in on cows to beat cooking gas crunch
Published: 3:13pm, 6 May 2026Updated: 3:24pm, 6 May 2026 Across much of India, an energy crunch caused by the Iran war has prompted long...
‘Gunpowder, sparks’: volunteer hurt at China fireworks blast scene tells of clean-up risk
A rescuer at the site of an explosion that killed 26 people and injured 61 in Hunan’s Liuyang city has described the dangerous and...