‘This is an unhealthy environment’: Arctic researcher Li Xueke leaves the US for Hong Kong
For climate scientist Li Xueke, the decision to leave the University of Pennsylvania for Hong Kong was a pivot to the front lines of...
China urges easing of travel barriers as Apec tourism ministers meet in Macau
Published: 7:53pm, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 8:52pm, 27 Jun 2026 China will strengthen coordination with other countries to remove bureaucratic barriers and make travel more...
A Reckoning Over the Democratic Party’s Future Is Coming—the Question Is When
The Democratic Party has spent the past year winning elections without settling a basic question: what it wants to be. Its voters keep giving...
Tanker struck in Hormuz, as Iran and US trade attacks in worst escalation since peace deal
Published: 6:13pm, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 12:20am, 28 Jun 2026 A tanker reported being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday,...
AI K-pop video pulled after anti-drug message backfires for Hong Kong prison service
Published: 6:13pm, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 10:23pm, 27 Jun 2026 Hong Kong’s prison service has twice withdrawn an anti-drug video featuring a beautiful AI-generated virtual...
FTC Sues Group Behind Child Transgender Surgery ‘Playbook’: What to Know
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has sued an influential medical organization, seeking to prevent it from allegedly misleading patients about the benefits of “gender-affirming...
Discovery of fish-eating raptor in Argentina points to prehistoric links with China
Published: 6:00pm, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 6:22pm, 27 Jun 2026 Scientists have uncovered a new species of raptor in Argentina that sports the same telltale...
French heatwave packs hotels as city dwellers struggle to sleep
As France sweltered under one of the worst heatwaves ever recorded this week, city dwellers scrambled for any escape they could find, with many...
Why are Hong Kong, mainland universities rising in global rankings as US ones fall?
Published: 5:37pm, 27 Jun 2026Updated: 7:37pm, 27 Jun 2026 The global higher education landscape has shifted markedly over the past five years, with universities...