Hong Kong lifts amber rain warning, showers and thunderstorms to persist
Published: 10:43am, 6 Jun 2026Updated: 11:52am, 6 Jun 2026 The Hong Kong Observatory has cancelled an earlier issued amber rainstorm warning but cautioned that...
Young South Koreans embrace ‘plogging’ to cope with climate anxiety
As South Koreans brace for another sweltering summer, a grim joke has taken hold in casual conversation: “This will be the coolest summer for...
Beijing’s Expulsion of Reporter Deepens Self-Censorship Among Foreign Press in China: Analysts
The Chinese regime’s expulsion of a New York Times reporter signals a severe clampdown on foreign press freedoms in China and will prompt Washington...
Son of James Handy’s girlfriend charged with murder of ‘Top Gun’ actor
A man was charged with murder in the stabbing of Jumanji and Top Gun: Maverick actor James Handy, who was in a relationship with...
Why North Korea’s Kim is doubling down on nuclear might as Xi visit looms
North Korean ruler Kim Jong-un’s recent display of nuclear-processing capabilities appears timed with reports of an impending visit by China’s leader and fuelled by...
Does Pete Hegseth’s volte-face on China reflect an America in decline?
Listening to US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth at the recently concluded Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, I thought of the iconic Sichuan opera act of...
How everyday cooking oil is helping Japan fight an aviation fuel crisis
Japanese homemaker Maki Watanabe carefully pours into a plastic bottle the oil she used to cook her deep-fried aubergines, doing her part in her...
Don’t dream it’s over: mainland students rethink Hong Kong over costs, culture
Weeks before mainland Chinese student Carol Chen graduated from Baptist University in Hong Kong in July, the 22-year-old did the math and weighed the...
China teacher under probe after using glue gun to scald little girl, resulting in blisters
A kindergarten teacher in China has been suspended from her job and placed under police investigation for using a glue gun to scald a...