Beijing warns Manila of ‘powerful’ South China Sea toolbox ready for ‘head-on blow’
Beijing had a “rich and powerful” toolkit to use against those who “make waves” in the South China Sea, China’s military mouthpiece warned on...
Mainland transit gives Hongkongers option for Europe trips amid Middle East war
Published: 5:00pm, 2 Aug 2026Updated: 6:25pm, 2 Aug 2026 Transiting through mainland China for long-haul destinations from Hong Kong has become an alternative to...
Kowloon Walled City action film sequel’s gritty, nostalgic set draws residents
Tucked in a corner of a hi-tech industrial estate in Yuen Long, a cluster of cluttered flats has been designed to evoke a gritty...
Rosewood Hotel Group to press on with clubhouse takeover as opposition escalates
Published: 4:35pm, 2 Aug 2026Updated: 5:11pm, 2 Aug 2026 Rosewood Hotel Group in Hong Kong will press ahead with a controversial plan to change...
Why Hong Kong’s elites must become risk-takers again
Hong Kong is drafting its first‑ever five‑year plan, a historic blueprint to chart long‑term development. Much has been said about reforms and paradigm shifts,...
Is Turkey putting pressure on China in Africa’s infrastructure market?
Two years after Kenya’s deal with India’s Adani Group to modernise Jomo Kenyatta International Airport collapsed, the state-owned China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC)...
From gendered sacrifice to ancient politics: DNA lifts shroud on early Chinese civilisation
Thousands of years ago, a handful of burgeoning civilisations were forming the earliest cultures of what would evolve into China. Among these peoples were...
3 more suspects arrested over murder of businessman in Hong Kong bar fight
Published: 3:47pm, 2 Aug 2026Updated: 5:18pm, 2 Aug 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested three more suspects in connection with the death of a...
Ukraine strikes kill 8 in Russia, Moscow says, another Wildberries warehouse hit
Published: 3:42pm, 2 Aug 2026Updated: 3:54pm, 2 Aug 2026 Ukrainian drone strikes killed at least two people in Russian regions along the Volga River...