Japan ends rescue at quake-hit shopping centre after explosion kills 7
Japan’s Kumamoto prefectural government said on Saturday it has ended rescue operations at an Aeon shopping centre where seven workers died in an explosion...
China’s Detroit Is Dead: 4 Million Flee This City, Car Graveyard Everywhere
Looking down from above at the inventory yard of FAW-Volkswagen in Changchun, the scene looks like a “car graveyard.” Thousands of black and white...
Why China’s JL-3 made waves with first submarine-based missile test in over 40 years
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) carried out a missile test in the Pacific last month. The July 6 launch – in which a dummy...
As China’s catch-up era ends, what’s standing in the way of tech innovation?
As China’s era of catch-up growth fades, experts warn that profound issues in research culture and institutional incentives may hamstring the country’s ambition to...
Hong Kong leader to hold town hall on Sunday to gather views on twin blueprints
Published: 4:54pm, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 6:46pm, 1 Aug 2026 Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu and his ministers will hold the first district...
China ‘warmest library’ welcomes homeless, honours late regular with statue
Hangzhou Library, located in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, is affectionately dubbed “the warmest library” because it opens its doors to beggars and scavengers, even...
Number of registered voters in Hong Kong drops for fifth year to 4.12 million
Published: 3:51pm, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 7:32pm, 1 Aug 2026 The number of registered electors in Hong Kong’s geographical constituencies has dropped for a fifth...
New Huanggang checkpoint to undergo major stress tests with 10,000 participants
Published: 3:42pm, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 5:06pm, 1 Aug 2026 Several major stress tests involving more than 10,000 people – including Hong Kong civil servants...
Tankers targeted in twin incidents near Strait of Hormuz off Oman
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which...