Crowds top 18,000 for parade, bun scramble at Cheung Chau festival
Published: 3:18pm, 24 May 2026Updated: 9:02pm, 24 May 2026 Hong Kong’s Cheung Chau Bun Festival had drawn more than 18,000 visitors by 5pm on...
Will Zimbabwe’s lithium strategy help it break into the value-adding game?
Zimbabwe is betting that its move into lithium processing will finally break the cycle of digging and shipping ore that has defined its mining...
Japan to scour social media in hunt for visa overstayers, illegal foreign workers
Japan’s immigration authorities plan to crack down on visa overstayers and illegal foreign workers by monitoring social media and other platforms for information or...
California races to prevent chemical tank explosion as thousands evacuated
Firefighters warned on Saturday that a tank of toxic chemicals in California is heating up, adding to fears of a catastrophic explosion that has...
Beyond China: emerging markets hold key to profitability for world’s largest robovan fleet
Chinese robovans could generate twice as much revenue in Southeast Asia and the Middle East than in the domestic market, making overseas expansion a...
How Chinese traders in Iran are keeping business afloat as war capsizes naval shipping
As the US-Israel war on Iran stretches past its 80th day and continues to upend global naval shipping, a growing number of Chinese investors...
Russian missiles pummel Kyiv in retaliation for dorm attack that killed 18
Russia pounded Kyiv with a large missile and drone attack early on Sunday, killing one person and wounding 20, authorities said, after Moscow threatened...
‘We are very proud,’ John Lee tells first Hong Kong astronaut ahead of space flight
Published: 12:12pm, 24 May 2026Updated: 3:29pm, 24 May 2026 The leader of Hong Kong offered his praise and blessings to the first local astronaut,...
Owners of Chinese mine where 82 died in blast accused of ‘serious violations’ of the law
Published: 12:02pm, 24 May 2026Updated: 2:42pm, 24 May 2026 The owners of a Chinese coal mine where at least 82 people were killed have...