‘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...
Northern Metropolis will make Hong Kong more liveable, Paul Chan says
Published: 4:51pm, 26 Jul 2026Updated: 7:53pm, 26 Jul 2026 Residents of the Northern Metropolis, Hong Kong’s future mega township near the border with Shenzhen,...
Journal to review university paper citing Hong Kong map without Victoria Harbour
Published: 4:00pm, 26 Jul 2026Updated: 6:02pm, 26 Jul 2026 An international journal has said it is looking into concerns raised over a map featured...
Chinese teen helps mum carry bricks at construction site to earn university tuition
A secondary school graduate in China, unlike many of her peers who travelled after sitting for the national university entrance exam, chose to work...
Lower profit margins set to foil Chinese carmakers’ price war plans despite falling sales
Narrowing profit margins due to higher raw material costs have dealt yet another major blow to China’s carmakers as they face shrinking market demand...
Iran claims progress in Oman talks after US halts air strikes
Iran said on Sunday it had made progress in talks with Oman on management of the Strait of Hormuz, the strategic waterway crucial for...
Noul, third-closest typhoon to Hong Kong since 2000, causes minor damage to city
Published: 3:31pm, 26 Jul 2026Updated: 5:39pm, 26 Jul 2026 Typhoon Noul, which triggered a No 9 signal on Sunday, made the third-closest approach to...
Russia asks North Korea to send 30,000 extra troops to aid in Ukraine war: Zelensky
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has said that Russia has sought an extra 30,000 troops and missile launchers from North Korea to fight his country....