Does William Lai’s cancelled eSwatini trip show Beijing’s reach in Africa?
Beijing has praised the decision by three African countries to deny overflight clearance for Taiwanese leader William Lai Ching-te, whose trip to eSwatini was...
China to fuse software and steel with US$14tr sector to fix weak links in world’s factory
China is embarking on a sweeping overhaul of its industrial architecture, aiming to fuse software and steel as part of a 100-trillion-yuan (US$14.7 trillion)...
611 elderly Hongkongers default on student loans, owe HK$17,400 each on average
More than 600 defaulters aged 60 and above have failed to repay their student loans under five government financial assistance schemes designed to fund...
Searchers find body of 1 of 6 missing crew members after super typhoon overturns ship
Authorities have found the body of one of the six missing crew members from a cargo ship that overturned near the Northern Mariana Islands...
Iran fires on 3 ships in Strait of Hormuz after Trump extends ceasefire
Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, underscoring the ongoing threat to global energy supplies and complicating efforts to...
The Devil Wears Prada 2 criticised for offending China with nerdy ‘Chin Chou’ character
The Hollywood film The Devil Wears Prada 2 is facing accusations of racism in China after it released a clip that shows a nerdy...
Confusion over government agencies’ roles in fire oversight, Tai Po probe reveals
A public inquiry into Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has shed light on government departments’ confusion over their roles in supervising large-scale renovation...
French activists sue ‘deceptive’ laughing gas suppliers
A French campaign group said on Wednesday it has sued companies selling nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas – using what the...
How China’s new AI carbon accounting model points the finger at the US
China has launched what it calls the world’s first “panoramic” carbon accounting system, a model that revises down the country’s emissions compared to other...