Why China’s technical schools offer both hope and despair for jobless college grads
China’s technical schools offer hope to desperate university graduates who cannot find a job – but for many, the reality falls short of the...
Crowds of mourners gather in Tehran for Khamenei funeral procession
Published: 2:41pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 2:48pm, 6 Jul 2026 The funeral procession for Iran’s late supreme leader Ali Khamenei began in Tehran on Monday,...
Teen hospitalised after stabbing at Malaysian secondary school
Published: 2:28pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 2:43pm, 6 Jul 2026 A 15-year-old student was stabbed multiple times at a secondary school in Malaysia on Monday,...
At least 5 injured in crash between bus and luggage trailer at Hong Kong airport
At least five people have been injured in a collision between a bus and a luggage trailer at Hong Kong International Airport. A police...
Frugal, childless Chinese couple who split US$2.5 meals leave US$735,000 to sick children
A late childless couple in China donated five million yuan (US$735,000) to help 455 children with congenital heart disease, despite living an extremely frugal...
CCP Test Fires Ballistic Missile in South Pacific Hours After New Australia-Fiji Defence Pact
A submarine of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) has test-fired an intercontinental missile in the “high seas” of the Pacific, according to...
Hong Kong double-decker bus window smashed by tree branch, 1 passenger injured
Passengers on a Hong Kong bus have escaped unharmed after a tree branch struck the upper deck, shattering a side window. Police said they...
Sara Duterte’s ally Marcoleta arrested hours before her impeachment trial in Philippines
Published: 1:46pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 1:52pm, 6 Jul 2026 A Philippine senator who is an ally of Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio was arrested on Monday...
Hong Kong police arrest 13 in drink and drug driving crackdown during World Cup
Published: 1:32pm, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 1:34pm, 6 Jul 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested 13 people in a three-day operation targeting drink- and drug-driving...