Tai Po blaze: Hong Kong to ban smoking at construction sites from July 17
Published: 12:19am, 20 May 2026Updated: 12:23am, 20 May 2026 Smoking will be banned at construction sites in Hong Kong from July 17 under a...
US imposes fresh sanctions on Iranian exchange house, 19 ships from shadow fleet
The Donald Trump administration on Tuesday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foreign currency exchange house and what it said were front companies overseeing transactions...
Russian leader Vladimir Putin arrives in China just days after Donald Trump’s visit
Published: 11:17pm, 19 May 2026Updated: 12:29am, 20 May 2026 Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on Tuesday night for a visit aimed at...
Visitor quotas needed to protect country parks, 4 trails challenge founder says
The founder of the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge has called for a quota system to be implemented during public holidays to protect...
Thai Singha beer heir dismissed from family firm amid brother’s sexual abuse claims
One of Thailand’s richest men dismissed his cousin from the Singha beer business empire on Tuesday, the company said, after days of controversy over...
Hong Kong steps up Ebola precautions, prepares Lantau Island quarantine facility
Published: 10:04pm, 19 May 2026Updated: 10:25pm, 19 May 2026 Hong Kong authorities have prepared a quarantine facility on Lantau Island as they step up...
As the world retreats from US Treasuries, will the sell-off deepen?
With new data suggesting a global retreat from US Treasuries in March – the first full month of the US-Israel war on Iran –...
Philippine Senate guards investigated for firing shots as fugitive senator fled
Security officers from the Philippine Senate are being investigated for firing their weapons without provocation as a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court...
China hails latest breakthrough on space solar power technology
Chinese researchers have built a wireless power transmission system capable of beaming kilowatt-level energy to multiple moving targets simultaneously, potentially a major step towards...