Trump Reopens Pacific Marine Monuments to Commercial Fishing
President Donald Trump on Thursday issued a proclamation reopening large portions of several Pacific marine national monuments to commercial fishing, stating that existing federal...
For 5 million years, whales have come to this place in the Indian Ocean to die
Published: 9:00am, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 9:31am, 12 Jun 2026 Chinese deep-sea explorers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) have discovered the largest “whale-fall...
Roche’s global survey highlights urgent need to shift diabetes care from disease treatment to mental wellbeing
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Nearly one in ten people in Hong Kong now live with diabetes,...
Chinese woman suffers pancreatitis after 6-day starvation, binge-eating once weekly
A 25-year-old woman in China has been diagnosed with acute pancreatitis after she followed an extreme weight-loss regime which consisted of eating once a...
U.S. Sanctions Chinese Companies Over Iran Weapons | China in Focus
The United States is slapping sanctions on Chinese companies and individuals for helping Iran acquire millions of dollars’ worth of weapons. Capitol Hill hearings...
Thailand’s popular ‘Princess Bha’ dies, aged 47: royal palace
Published: 8:51am, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 1:01pm, 12 Jun 2026 Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, the king’s eldest daughter, has died aged 47, the royal palace...
Can Hong Kong cash in on ecotourism without trashing its natural treasures?
Published: 8:30am, 12 Jun 2026Updated: 8:33am, 12 Jun 2026 A sea of 500 tents covered the white sands of remote Ham Tin Wan in...
EVs capture two-thirds of China’s car market in record-breaking week
Electric vehicles accounted for a record 66.7 per cent of new car sales in mainland China during the first week of June, the latest...
China’s ports are by far the most efficient in the world: World Bank study
China’s ports continued to dominate global efficiency rankings in 2025, with seven Chinese trade hubs placing in the top 10, according to a study...