ADB launches $70bn push to connect Asia's power grids and digital networks
The Asian Development Bank has unveiled a landmark $70bn investment drive to transform regional connectivity by 2035, by integrating cross-border power grids and build...
Wanted ‘Hong Kong Parliament’ member may be deported from Thailand
Published: 6:11pm, 9 May 2026Updated: 8:36pm, 9 May 2026 A wanted member of the overseas group “Hong Kong Parliament” has been arrested in Thailand...
China unveils Hanyuan-2, the world’s first dual-core quantum computer
Published: 6:05pm, 9 May 2026Updated: 6:12pm, 9 May 2026 China has built the world’s first dual core quantum computer, a development that could “significantly...
Hong Kong Golf & Tennis Academy members reject Central service takeover by Carlyle & Co
Published: 5:25pm, 9 May 2026Updated: 5:55pm, 9 May 2026 An exclusive Hong Kong sports club will press ahead with an imminent change of operator...
Hongkongers pack major supermarkets amid ‘price war’ on eve of Mother’s Day
Hongkongers packed the aisles of supermarkets with carts full of daily necessities as the city’s major grocery chains engaged in what some were calling...
Xi-Trump summit: why the Iran war could become fresh point of friction
As US President Donald Trump prepares to visit Beijing next week after a six-week delay, the cause of the delay – the war on...
Man Pleads Guilty to Assaulting Rep. Omar in January Town Hall
WASHINGTON—A man pleaded guilty on Thursday to assaulting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) during a January town hall in which the lawmaker condemned President Donald...
Budding Mother’s Day competition as Hong Kong florists prune prices
Competition among Hong Kong florists heated up on the day before Mother’s Day as stores slashed bouquet prices and offered more innovative products, with...
Russia’s Putin criticises Nato’s support for Ukraine at Victory Day parade in Moscow
Published: 4:42pm, 9 May 2026Updated: 9:12pm, 9 May 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday oversaw a scaled-back military parade in Moscow commemorating the...