Pope Leo pledges return to duties following lung cancer surgery
Pope Leo pledged on Sunday to slowly resume his usual activities as the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics as he greeted crowds...
How a hospital ship helps buoy China’s strategic mission in Africa
By the time the Chinese navy hospital ship had docked in the Guinean capital Conakry earlier this month, patients were already queuing for free...
Second-hand smartphone traders eye Hong Kong as springboard for global exports
Published: 8:00pm, 18 Oct 2026Updated: 8:01pm, 18 Oct 2026 A pavilion dedicated to second-hand smartphones has made its debut at a Hong Kong trade...
5 dogs found dead near San Tin fish ponds in suspected poisoning case
Hong Kong police have launched an animal cruelty investigation after five dogs were found dead near fish ponds in the northern New Territories, with...
Saudi closes Riyadh skyscraper as chopper pilots killed near Yemen
Riyadh’s Kingdom Centre skyscraper ordered remote working for office tenants on Sunday following repeated Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, as the Saudi-led coalition said...
Hong Kong excels at medical research. So what is holding it back?
Published: 7:00pm, 18 Oct 2026Updated: 7:04pm, 18 Oct 2026 In the first of a four-part Health Matters wellness series on frontier medicine in Hong...
Japan readies Martian moon mission to uncover origins of life
Japanese scientists are readying a mission to Mars’s moons to retrieve samples that could help unlock the origins of the Solar System and life...
20 restaurants prosecuted for allowing dogs without permits since scheme launched
Hong Kong authorities have prosecuted 20 restaurants for unlawfully allowing dogs onto their premises since the city’s dog-friendly dining scheme launched in July. The...
Hong Kong’s primary residential market sees wave of launches, successful sales
Hong Kong homebuyers are poised to see new residential launches in the coming days and weeks following a sell-out weekend of more than 360...