UK’s Burnham ‘putting Britain first’ as he rules out 2029 election
Britain’s new Prime Minister Andy Burnham “will always put Britain’s interests first”, he said in an interview when asked whether he was willing to...
Search for survivors continues as 45 rescued after cargo ship sinks in South China Sea
Search and rescue teams continued searching for 17 missing sailors on Sunday after a Vietnamese cargo vessel sank in the South China Sea, Chinese...
Chinese tech firms’ ‘snub’ to US Congress advisers highlights Beijing’s growing AI caution
China’s biggest technology companies gave a US congressional delegation the cold shoulder during a recent visit. Analysts said this decision – which denied the...
How can Alzheimer’s patients in Hong Kong buy ‘more golden hours’ with family?
In the third of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong, Victor Ting looks at how advances in early screening...
Were the German courts too soft on Chinese members of drug rape network?
Published: 6:00pm, 26 Jul 2026Updated: 6:56pm, 26 Jul 2026 Minutes after a Berlin court sentenced a Chinese man to five years in prison for...
Restaurants slam dog-friendly licence policy over outdoor dining restrictions
Published: 6:00pm, 26 Jul 2026Updated: 7:17pm, 26 Jul 2026 Hong Kong restaurant operators have hit out at a scheme requiring them to have permits...
Flood Survivors in Southern China Describe Days of Hunger as Volunteers Struggle to Deliver Aid
Residents trapped by catastrophic flooding in southern China’s Guangxi region survived for days on rainwater and tree leaves after reservoir failures unleashed torrents that...
Hong Kong veterinary board pressed to improve service amid logjam of complaints
Published: 5:30pm, 26 Jul 2026Updated: 6:14pm, 26 Jul 2026 When Hongkonger Tara Fung brought her eight-month-old Munchkin cat, Yuen Yuen, to a clinic to...
‘Super’ El Nino: Africa facing mass migration, US$20 billion in damages
An impending ‘super’ El Nino is likely to inflict a combined US$10 billion to US$20 billion of damage in affected African countries and trigger...