Australia, Pacific Nation Sign New Defence Deal, Pledge to Face ‘Common Danger’ Together
Australia and Fiji have signed a landmark mutual defence pact to counteract any “common danger” in the region. The deal is similar to the...
24-year-old killed by lightning on clear day in Singapore
A 24-year-old man has died after he was reportedly struck by lightning in Singapore. The man was among a group of eight people, aged...
Australia, Fiji sign mutual defence pact to boost Pacific security
Australia signed a new defence alliance with Fiji on Monday, bolstering ties with its South Pacific island neighbour as it seeks to outmanoeuvre China...
63 Hong Kong students from 15 schools score perfect IB marks
Published: 10:24am, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 1:35pm, 6 Jul 2026 At least 63 students from 15 Hong Kong schools have achieved top marks in the...
Lawmakers Renew Calls for Action Against Falun Gong Persecution as Senate Weighs Organ-Harvesting Bills
Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Rep. Pat Ryan (D-N.Y.) have used America’s 250th anniversary to renew their support for Falun Gong practitioners, in statements...
How a Japanese prefecture is managing rising bear population with microchips
A prefecture in western Japan is drawing attention for a unique bear management programme that uses microchips implanted in captured animals to estimate population...
Education chief argues students must master technology, not be disconnected from it
Published: 10:00am, 6 Jul 2026Updated: 10:41am, 6 Jul 2026 As Hong Kong marks the 29th anniversary of its return to Chinese rule on July...
Trump Denounces Communism in Speeches
President Donald Trump used two recent speeches to deliver one of his strongest warnings yet about what he called a growing communist threat in...
A Trump visit to Hong Kong would be a strategic masterstroke
If one word could capture the essence of Hong Kong, it would be resilience. Just two years ago, much of the international community had...