China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from stricken border post
Published: 6:00pm, 29 Aug 2026Updated: 10:18pm, 29 Aug 2026 Video footage taken moments before a catastrophic mudslide hit a border post in Tibet this...
Driven by ‘deep love’: China family’s 3,500km drive for son’s university marks life milestone
A family embarked on a remarkable 3,500km journey from eastern China to the northwestern region of the country to help their son commence his...
Russian drone strike near Kyiv kills at least 37
Published: 5:55pm, 29 Aug 2026Updated: 7:47pm, 29 Aug 2026 At least 37 people have died after a Russian drone struck a depot near Kyiv’s...
Temasek backs Singapore Airlines’ Air India investment amid growing scrutiny
Singapore state investor Temasek, the majority shareholder of Singapore Airlines , on Saturday backed the airline’s investment in Air India, as scrutiny grows over...
Vietnam’s move to end executions for drug trafficking sparks debate in region
Vietnam is seeking to end executions for drug trafficking under a draft revision to its Penal Code, a notable shift in a country with...
Reality check for China’s carmakers as authorities tell them to focus on quality, not tech
China’s shrinking car market has received another reality check as regulators step in to police the hi-tech offerings that carmakers use to drive sales....
10 years, 1,800 survey sites: inside China’s hi-tech push to map linguistic diversity
Speak a few sentences of your hometown dialect into a microphone at a museum in central China, and a machine will pinpoint exactly where...
Hongkongers can use either ID or home return permit at revamped Huanggang Port
Published: 4:55pm, 29 Aug 2026Updated: 10:43pm, 29 Aug 2026 Hongkongers can present either their identity card or home return permit at the revamped Huanggang...
Hong Kong groups rally to aid Nepal-Tibet flood victims as government pledges HK$50m
Published: 3:56pm, 29 Aug 2026Updated: 11:06pm, 29 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s Nepalese community and other local organisations have launched fundraising drives to support those...