Tibet-Nepal 20-Story Mudslide: Thousands Dead, China Says 16, Truth Harder To Find Than North Korea
On August 30, a CCTV reporter at the disaster site in Gyirong, Tibet, saw that the rocks left behind by the flooding appeared to...
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Why Japan’s hypersonic and underwater weapon plans might worry China
In its latest swipe at Tokyo’s military build-up, China singled out Japan’s plans to arm its submarine drones with long-range missiles and test hypersonic...
Land tender for flagship Northern Metropolis tech hub draws 6 bids
Published: 7:31pm, 31 Aug 2026Updated: 10:23pm, 31 Aug 2026 Hong Kong’s flagship technology hub at the border received a better-than-expected six bids from conglomerates...
Hongkonger jailed 3½ years for molesting girlfriend’s daughter, filming assaults
A moving services manager has been sentenced to 3½ years in prison for molesting his girlfriend’s 11-year-old daughter at home and filming and photographing...
Hong Kong government loses appeal over Fanling golf course housing plan
Published: 7:08pm, 31 Aug 2026Updated: 9:24pm, 31 Aug 2026 The government’s push to boost short-term public housing supply has suffered a setback after it...
Xi Jinping’s Cairo trip marks ‘best ties in history’ as Egypt seeks to balance West
Chinese President Xi Jinping is returning to Egypt after a decade as Beijing deepens its economic, military and diplomatic ties with Cairo and seeks...
Hong Kong emerges as Asia’s top hub for start-up potential, ranks fifth worldwide: study
Hong Kong leads Asia in high-growth start-up potential and ranks fifth globally, showing the city’s growing strength in nurturing scalable ventures and unicorns, according...
How a tree in Hanoi points to flowering of dissent among Vietnam’s Gen Z
A tree in Hanoi has become a symbol of how Vietnam’s Gen Z views its country – but it is not the enviable growth...
50 arrested in HK$500m building maintenance bid-rigging crackdown
Published: 6:26pm, 31 Aug 2026Updated: 10:45pm, 31 Aug 2026 Hong Kong authorities have arrested 50 people, including some with alleged triad backgrounds, in a...