Japan Locks In Male-Only Emperor Rule
Japanese lawmakers enacted a historic revision to the 19th-century Imperial House Law on July 17, expanding who can be members of the imperial family...
Hong Kong welcomes US move to let national emergency declaration expire
Published: 11:20pm, 17 Jul 2026Updated: 12:22am, 18 Jul 2026 The Hong Kong government on Friday welcomed the Trump administration’s decision to allow a national...
Tai Po fire: corrupt players exploited loopholes in regulations, inquiry hears
An administrative “honour system” that relied on Hong Kong’s private sector to regulate itself created oversight loopholes and left obvious fire hazards at the...
Tai Po fire inquiry legal team calls for bamboo scaffolding to be phased out
Published: 10:41pm, 17 Jul 2026Updated: 11:50pm, 17 Jul 2026 The legal team for an independent committee examining the cause of Hong Kong’s deadly Tai...
J.K. Rowling condemns Amnesty for branding her women’s crisis centre anti-rights
Britain’s charities regulator is looking into concerns about an Amnesty International report that branded a women’s centre for sexual violence victims founded by Harry...
Negeri Sembilan snap poll threatens to chip away at Malaysian state’s tech hub goals
Negeri Sembilan’s bid to turn itself into Malaysia’s next hi-tech industrial hub is heading into an unusual political stress test, as a royal dispute...
China’s Biggest Fiscal Crisis: 58M Abandon Social Security, Businesses Choose Jail Over Payments
Against the backdrop of severe financial pressure, China’s tax authorities have upgraded their tax inspection system nationwide this year. They are not only checking...
China blasts ‘unfounded smears’ as Trump’s election claims threaten diplomatic thaw
US President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack on China late on Thursday (Washington time), accusing Beijing of interfering in US elections in a...
UK’s next prime minister Andy Burnham vows to ‘give hope back’ to Britons
Andy Burnham vowed Friday to “give hope” back to the British people as he was confirmed as the ruling Labour Party’s new leader, set...