Chinese scientists unearth 2,000-year-old cousin of chess played by royals and commoners
There is no game quite like chess, which is so beloved and intricate that millions of people around the world dedicate their lives to...
Global tourism push promotes Hong Kong as city to be ‘felt’ not just seen
Hong Kong is seeking to promote itself as a city that visitors “feel” rather than merely see under a new global tourism campaign highlighting...
Hong Kong police arrest woman, 19, over Kwai Chung bomb hoax
Published: 5:30pm, 19 Jul 2026Updated: 7:25pm, 19 Jul 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested a 19-year-old woman for falsely claiming to have planted explosives...
Did fear of US force Indonesia’s ‘slap in the face’ to Iran?
When Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was laid to rest in Tehran earlier this month, Indonesia, home to more Muslims than any other nation on Earth,...
Lebanon’s president to meet Trump, push for Israeli withdrawal
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will make his first trip to the White House this week to present a plan to US President Donald Trump...
Singapore’s Kenneth Jeyaretnam, Reform Party leader, dies aged 67
Mr Kenneth Jeyaretnam, secretary general of the Reform Party (RP), has died, his wife said on Sunday. He was 67 years old. Jeyaretnam died...
Changzhou says it is building China’s first city-level clean-power AI token factory
The Chinese city of Changzhou is building what it claims will be the country’s first city-level “green token factory”, as local governments race to...
Chinese literary prodigy stripped of master’s degree over plagiarism, sparks 200 million views
A writer from central China once hailed as a “literary prodigy” has had her master’s degree revoked for plagiarism. Jiang Fangzhou, 36, grew up...
Hong Kong will press ahead with dog-friendly dining despite backlash, pullouts
Published: 3:46pm, 19 Jul 2026Updated: 4:20pm, 19 Jul 2026 Hong Kong will press ahead with its new dog-friendly dining scheme despite a public backlash...