Beyond Jurassic Park: The Extraordinary Career of Sam Neill
Sir Sam Neill, the New Zealand-born actor—the “Jurassic Park” lead—has died suddenly, his family announced on social media. The cause of death is not...
Typhoon Bavi Tears Through China: 17-Level Winds, 15m Waves, Even Beijing Evacuates 100K
On the evening of July 11, Typhoon Bavi made landfall in Zhejiang, bringing powerful winds and heavy rain to areas including Wenzhou and Taizhou....
Temasek's Seviora, Nuveen's Churchill close $400m cross-border CFO
July 13, 2026 Seviora Holdings and Churchill Asset Management have closed an approximately $400 million collateralised fund obligation (CFO), a rare cross-border structured credit...
Chinese National Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison for Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy
A 36-year-old Chinese national has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to a drug trafficking conspiracy charge involving marijuana. The...
ATLA Seeking Mid-Sized Attack and Mine-Clearing UGVs
Japan’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) is seeking private-sector input on procuring medium-sized “general-purpose” unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), both an attack-configured variant and...
China joins US in reusable orbital rocket capability
China has become just the second country after the United States to achieve the controlled recovery of a reusable orbital space rocket. Friday’s successful...
Is China’s massive island-building push at Antelope Reef nearing the finish line?
New satellite images suggest China’s land reclamation at Antelope Reef in the South China Sea is nearly finished, according to researchers. One image taken...
Saudi Arabia’s reforms fail to halt abuse of Filipino helpers, Amnesty warns
Filipino domestic workers continue to endure widespread labour exploitation and sexual abuse in Saudi Arabia, according to a new Amnesty International report. The rights...
The new space race: how China plans to break SpaceX’s launch monopoly with IPO push
To challenge the global launch market dominance of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Beijing is adopting a coordinated, multi-company “wolf-pack” strategy fuelled by recent engineering breakthroughs...