34% of kindergarten pupils spend at least an hour a day on social media, study shows
Published: 8:47pm, 19 Aug 2026Updated: 9:56pm, 19 Aug 2026 One in three Hong Kong kindergarten pupils spends at least an hour a day on...
Evergrande liquidators challenge watchdog’s HK$1 billion settlement with auditor PwC
Published: 8:29pm, 19 Aug 2026Updated: 9:44pm, 19 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s securities market regulator has defended a HK$1 billion (US$128 million) settlement with an...
Pakistan’s government challenges court order on Imran Khan hospital move
The Pakistani government challenged on Wednesday a Supreme Court order to move jailed former prime minister Imran Khan to a private hospital, a petition...
Democrat Peltola, Republican Sullivan Advance to November Race for Alaska’s Senate Seat
Mary Peltola, a Democrat and former U.S. representative, emerged from Alaska’s open primary on Aug. 18 as the frontrunner in the U.S. Senate race,...
From spectacle to scale: why China’s robotics firms face a ‘critical juncture’
At China’s annual World Robot Conference (WRC) that kicked off on Wednesday, the hall was filled with humanoid robots wowing visitors with feats of...
China’s Retail Apocalypse: An Entire Street Shut Down! A 30-Minute Walk Reveals 83 Closed Businesses
Shenzhen South China City, once a landmark commercial complex in Shenzhen’s Pinghu area, now has almost all of its entrances locked and its overall...
Taiwan-made satellite launcher fails first test, triggers missile panic
Published: 8:00pm, 19 Aug 2026Updated: 8:28pm, 19 Aug 2026 Taiwan’s first test of a locally developed satellite launch vehicle failed on Wednesday after the...
Ukraine’s Zelensky fires top aide as office faces corruption investigation
Published: 7:45pm, 19 Aug 2026Updated: 9:57pm, 19 Aug 2026 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired one of his most senior officials on Wednesday as corruption...