Why the US-China space race could come down to a thin metal cap
In the high‑stakes space race between the United States and China, the decisive advantage could come down to a metal cap that few outside...
Former Hong Kong law student gets nearly 3 years after riot acquittal overturned
A former law student has been jailed for nearly three years for taking part in a riot during the 2019 anti-government protests in Hong...
Nearly blind student among Hong Kong’s top DSE scorers who plan careers giving back
Published: 8:39pm, 15 Jul 2026Updated: 8:57pm, 15 Jul 2026 Several top scorers in Hong Kong’s university entrance examinations overcame personal adversity to achieve their...
Sam Altman signals OpenAI price war as rivalry with Anthropic, China heats up
OpenAI founder and CEO Sam Altman has signalled that the company was prepared to slash the price of its latest artificial intelligence models, as...
UK grooming gangs scandal deepens Labour’s woes amid voter backlash
When Shabir Ahmed, a convicted leader in one of Britain’s grooming gang cases, was released from prison this month and allowed to stay in...
Award-winning chemist Zhang Wei leaves US to join China’s Great Bay University
Zhang Wei, former chairman of the chemistry department at the University of Colorado Boulder, has returned to China to join Great Bay University (GBU)...
Boasted To Survive Category 4 Typhoon — China’s $1.5B Offshore Solar Farm Destroyed Overnight
On July 13, after Typhoon Bavi passed through, many photovoltaic facilities along the coast of Zhejiang suffered damage, including flipped solar panels and damaged...
Trump Says FBI Wasting Time If It Probes Conspiracy Theories About Graham’s Death
President Donald Trump said on July 14 that he was aware of the conspiracy theories surrounding Sen. Lindsey Graham’s (R-S.C) sudden death but said...
German wildfire spreads as unexploded bombs keep firefighters 1km away
Unexploded munitions were hampering efforts by firefighters to tackle a blaze in a national park in northern Germany, local officials said on Wednesday. Old...