‘They only eat to sustain life’: how does isolation shape Hong Kong’s elderly diets?
In the second of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong, Lo Hoi-ying examines rising social isolation among the elderly,...
France and Germany reach nuclear deal as Europe builds up defences
The leaders of Germany and France announced on Friday that the German military would participate in a nuclear exercise under a French initiative to...
How Yunnan’s mineral wealth and border corridors could solve China’s ‘Malacca dilemma’
With its vast strategic mineral reserves and land corridors to Southeast Asia, China’s southwestern province of Yunnan is vital to the country’s preparedness to...
Musk son’s viral tiger-head bag shines light on China’s US$14.8b heritage e-commerce
Sales of intangible heritage products are on the rise, highlighted by the online frenzy sparked by Elon Musk’s six-year-old son Little X wearing a...
Chinese scientists unearth 2,000-year-old cousin of chess played by royals and commoners
There is no game quite like chess, which is so beloved and intricate that millions of people around the world dedicate their lives to...
Global tourism push promotes Hong Kong as city to be ‘felt’ not just seen
Hong Kong is seeking to promote itself as a city that visitors “feel” rather than merely see under a new global tourism campaign highlighting...
Hong Kong police arrest woman, 19, over Kwai Chung bomb hoax
Published: 5:30pm, 19 Jul 2026Updated: 7:25pm, 19 Jul 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested a 19-year-old woman for falsely claiming to have planted explosives...
Did fear of US force Indonesia’s ‘slap in the face’ to Iran?
When Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was laid to rest in Tehran earlier this month, Indonesia, home to more Muslims than any other nation on Earth,...
Lebanon’s president to meet Trump, push for Israeli withdrawal
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun will make his first trip to the White House this week to present a plan to US President Donald Trump...