Hong Kong stocks retreat as regional tech volatility offsets short covering
Hong Kong stocks retreated on Thursday morning, surrendering recent gains as ongoing volatility across Asian markets and a brutal tech sell-off in neighbouring bourses...
Active fault line threatens world’s biggest hydropower project, Chinese geologists warn
Published: 12:00pm, 9 Jul 2026Updated: 12:15pm, 9 Jul 2026 Chinese geologists have determined that an active fault line directly beneath the world’s largest hydropower...
In Nato summit gaffe, Trump says ‘Islamic Republic of Japan’ fired missiles at US ship
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said “the Islamic Republic of Japan” fired missiles at a US aircraft carrier, apparently confusing long-time ally Japan...
Former PolyU student arrested for allegedly submitting fake academic documents
A former Hong Kong Polytechnic University student has been arrested for allegedly using forged academic documents at his alma mater, the South China Morning...
Philippines gets economic upgrade, yet many Filipinos feel it’s no ‘big deal’
The World Bank recently upgraded the Philippines to an upper-middle-income country, but that classification makes little difference to many Filipinos grappling with rising cost...
Lions dead, zebras on the run as floodwaters devastate zoo in southern China
A zoo in Guangxi Zhang autonomous region has lost more than 100 animals in the flooding that is affecting southern China, with the zookeeper...
Democrat Graham Platner exits key US Senate race, but denies rape allegation
Graham Platner, a scandal-plagued Democratic Senate nominee whose insurgent rise had drawn comparisons to Donald Trump, ended his campaign on Wednesday after a rape...
Goldman Sachs forecasts 50% jump for battery giant CATL’s shares as energy storage takes off
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co Limited (CATL) will see 50 per cent growth in its share price to a record high over the next 12...
Woman, 50, arrested for murder after minibus stop fight in Hong Kong
Hong Kong police have arrested a 50-year-old woman after she became involved in a brawl at a minibus station with another woman who later...