Russian drone factory boss badly injured in car blast that killed driver
Published: 12:14pm, 6 Aug 2026Updated: 2:20pm, 6 Aug 2026 The director of a factory supplying drones to the Russian military was badly wounded and...
New Mexico Sues DOJ for Unredacted Epstein Files
New Mexico is suing the Department of Justice (DOJ) over unredacted Epstein files, accusing the federal agency of stonewalling the state’s own investigation into...
Hong Kong stock regulator flags more companies for share concentration
Published: 12:00pm, 6 Aug 2026Updated: 3:42pm, 6 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s securities regulator has put a spotlight on highly concentrated shareholding this year, a...
The Great Solar Wall: China doubles down on its ambitious effort to tame deserts
Following in the footprints of its ambitious Great Green Wall, China is leaning into a solar-powered pivot as part of its decades-long effort to...
Trump Speaks in Las Vegas as Midterms Approach
LAS VEGAS—President Donald Trump spoke to supporters on Aug. 5 at the Red Rock Casino, continuing a tour of swing states in recent months...
‘Lyrical Maverick’ Peter Lai, who wrote multiple hits for Cantopop stars, dies at 76
Published: 10:00am, 6 Aug 2026Updated: 2:55pm, 6 Aug 2026 Legendary Hong Kong lyricist Peter Lai Bei-dak, who wrote the lyrics to a string of...
What caused a near miss between 2 jets near Tokyo – and what can China learn?
A near-miss on Tuesday involving an All Nippon Airways (ANA) plane coming dangerously close to another jet while approaching Tokyo’s Haneda Airport from Shanghai...
Heaps of documents, endless trials: the herculean workload of Hong Kong’s judges
My 18-year-old summer intern is very scared of me. She spent the entire week watching me sit in front of my computer, in complete...
Hong Kong needs regenerated districts, not piecemeal renewal
Hong Kong’s redevelopment policy is approaching an institutional turning point. Recent government proposals – pilot schemes for additional plot ratios and cross-district plot ratio...