Jailed banker ties roil Flavio Bolsonaro’s Brazil presidential hopes
Brazil’s right-wing presidential candidate Flavio Bolsonaro was riding high in the polls until the news broke of his ties to a banker jailed over...
Police probe theft of HK$8 million in luxury wines, other items from seaside home
Published: 2:33pm, 21 May 2026Updated: 5:10pm, 21 May 2026 Hong Kong police are investigating a burglary at a seaside luxury house in Tai Po,...
Anxiety, depression plague up to 66% of Hong Kong subdivided flat tenants: NGO
Published: 2:23pm, 21 May 2026Updated: 2:51pm, 21 May 2026 As many as two-thirds of 158 subdivided housing tenants supported by an NGO in Hong...
Alibaba signals next phase of AI growth from investment to commercialisation
Alibaba Group Holding’s heavy investments in artificial intelligence have moved beyond the “initial” phase and entered “full-scale commercialisation”, the Chinese e-commerce and cloud computing...
China woman develops 8cm throat ulcer after quickly eating hotpot, rupturing digestive system
A Chinese woman developed an eight centimetre throat ulcer after eating hotpot too quickly, prompting her doctor to warn about the risks of such...
Hong Kong privacy watchdog warns of fake retailer compensation call scam
Published: 1:54pm, 21 May 2026Updated: 3:22pm, 21 May 2026 Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has warned of a new scam in which fraudsters impersonate an...
Cambodia raids buildings linked to Chen Zhi, Chinese billionaire accused of scam empire
Cambodian authorities have raided two buildings in Phnom Penh’s Prince Plaza Centre, which is linked to extradited Chinese billionaire Chen Zhi, and detained 104...
Omega-3 could hurt the brain, China scores rare-earth find: 7 science highlights
Published: 1:44pm, 21 May 2026Updated: 1:47pm, 21 May 2026 We have put together stories from our coverage on science from the past two weeks...
Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha’s health declines amid ongoing medical battle
The medical condition of Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha has worsened as a result of multiple infections in several organs, with doctors unable to contain her...