BBC asks US court for help with testimony from the Trump family in defamation suit
Britain’s BBC asked a US court for help in getting documents and testimony from members of US President Donald Trump’s family in connection with...
Customs steps in after woman claims beauty chain Opatra cheated her out of HK$60,000
Published: 12:27am, 17 Aug 2026Updated: 12:53am, 17 Aug 2026 Hong Kong customs has said it is actively following up on a case involving a...
Philippine President Calls Joint Oil Exploration With China a ‘Distinct Possibility,’ Despite Ongoing Sea Clashes
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Friday there is a “distinct possibility” that the Philippines and China could undertake joint oil and gas exploration...
Lee Kuan Yew’s Montblanc pen sells for US$360,000 in Singapore auction
A silver Montblanc fountain pen owned by Singapore’s first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has sold for S$461,500 (US$360,000), nearly 10 times its highest...
How a ‘rough’ and ‘crude’ Chinese cartoon ox went from box office zero to hero
A raw, handcrafted Chinese animation has become an unlikely box-office sensation despite being widely panned by critics and social media users. Niu Lai, or...
Moscow strikes Ukrainian steel plant as Kyiv targets Russian economy
Russia carried out a wave of air strikes on Ukraine overnight, killing two people at a steel plant, and Kyiv launched a heavy drone...
Communist Party of China invokes Jiang’s legacy in call to rally round Xi’s leadership
A leading Communist Party research group has invoked the legacy of China’s former leader Jiang Zemin in a call to rally round President Xi...
Chinese Observatory Tried to Install Intelligence-Capable Space Equipment in New Zealand, Officials Say
New Zealand’s intelligence service has said it disrupted an attempt by China’s Purple Mountain Observatory to install ground-based space equipment capable of collecting intelligence...
Boy, 13, among 16 arrested as Hong Kong police tackle juvenile crime
Published: 8:54pm, 16 Aug 2026Updated: 10:00pm, 16 Aug 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested 16 people as part of efforts to clamp down on...