Iran’s ‘anti-American’ rhetoric tests India’s balancing act at Brics meeting
Published: 1:20pm, 14 May 2026Updated: 1:22pm, 14 May 2026 Iran’s top diplomat, Abbas Araghchi, is expected to rally support for Tehran’s war against the...
Top-rated air cons in Hong Kong vary by 33% in cooling efficiency, watchdog finds
Published: 1:14pm, 14 May 2026Updated: 1:25pm, 14 May 2026 The cooling efficiency of 13 air conditioner models bearing Hong Kong’s top energy label can...
Pakistan commissions first Chinese-built Hangor-class submarine
On 30 April, the Pakistan Navy (PN) commissioned its first Hangor-class diesel-electric submarine, marking a further shift towards Chinese-origin naval and defence systems for...
Calls grow to hire locals as graduate jobs decline amid AI, economic pressures
Hong Kong industry leaders have called for priority hiring of local graduates and greater participation in overseas exchange programmes to address a shrinking job...
‘Miraculous’ rescue off US coast as 11 survive crash and 5-hour sea ordeal
All 11 people aboard a private plane that crashed at sea off central Florida survived the wreck and were rescued from their lifeboat hours...
Lead Microsoft AI scientist Li Hongzhi joins China’s Tongji University
Li Hongzhi, an award-winning former head of GenAI at Microsoft Asia, has joined Tongji University, one of China’s leading universities. Li started his first...
Thucydides Trap, personal touches – all you need to know from Xi-Trump summit so far
Published: 11:59am, 14 May 2026Updated: 12:13pm, 14 May 2026 Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun closed-door talks with his American counterpart Donald Trump following...
‘A flying White House’: Trump’s Air Force One fuels fascination in China
Published: 11:22am, 14 May 2026Updated: 11:40am, 14 May 2026 Even before US President Donald Trump touched down in Beijing on Wednesday, the first act...
Minnesota ‘Culture of Fraud’ Enabled More Than $9 Billion in Misused Taxpayer Funds, Panel Says
A “culture of fraud” infected Minnesota state agencies, resulting in more than $9 billion in taxpayers’ money squandered, a new legislative report says. “We...