Hong Kong gauges views on 50:50 split for public flats, subsidised sale homes
Published: 10:11pm, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 10:13pm, 1 Aug 2026 Hong Kong authorities are gauging public feedback on a possible shift in the supply ratio...
Pain or gain? US moves to decouple its defence industry from China’s rare earths
A recent US executive order requires major arms manufacturers to trace their multi-tier supply chains and actively phase out Chinese rare earths, aiming to...
Germany storm leaves 1 dead, 3 seriously injured
A man has been killed and three people seriously injured after a severe storm struck the Saxon Switzerland region in the eastern German state...
Hong Kong garrison holds reception marking 99th anniversary of PLA’s founding
Published: 9:05pm, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 9:27pm, 1 Aug 2026 The Hong Kong garrison of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) celebrated the 99th anniversary of...
Sweden doubles prison terms for gang-related crimes
Sweden has introduced tougher penalties for gang-related offences, allowing courts to impose prison sentences up to twice as long as before, as the country...
Chinese test pilot who landed plane safely after cabin leak given first-class merit award
Chinese President Xi Jinping has honoured a veteran naval test pilot with a first-class merit award for defence science and technology. The pilot, Yang...
Boy, 14, among 57 arrested in crackdown on triad-linked debt collection ring
Hong Kong police have arrested 57 people, including a 14-year-old boy, in a crackdown on triad-linked illegal debt collection. Police said on Saturday that...
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...