Indonesia-India BrahMos deal buys Jakarta conflict insurance
Indonesia has become the third Southeast Asian nation – after Vietnam and the Philippines – to buy the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile system jointly...
Gen Z underestimates impact of social media on loneliness, Hong Kong poll finds
Published: 4:58pm, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 5:00pm, 8 Jul 2026 Members of Hong Kong’s Generation Z tend to underestimate the negative impact of social media...
Embryo specimen mix-up: what happened and how is IVF regulated in Hong Kong?
A rare mix-up involving embryo biopsy specimens at Heal Fertility, a privately-run reproduction clinic in Hong Kong linked to former financial secretary Antony Leung...
Donald Trump declares the ceasefire with Iran is ‘over’
Published: 4:53pm, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 5:38pm, 8 Jul 2026 US President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that the ceasefire with Iran was “over”, delivering a...
Are the US’ AI models better than China’s? That may be beside the point
As another heatwave rolled across Europe, the warehouses emptied before the politics could catch up. Air conditioners and fans sold out across Spain, Italy...
Mirror star Keung To slapped with 3-month driving ban after spate of offences
Published: 4:27pm, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 4:30pm, 8 Jul 2026 Hong Kong Cantopop star Keung To has been disqualified from driving for three months after...
Cathay Pacific probes flight intercepted by Hungarian jets after Nato alert
Published: 4:17pm, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 4:27pm, 8 Jul 2026 A London-bound Cathay Pacific Airways flight failed to establish contact over Romanian airspace at one...
BYD challenges Porsche’s 911 with launch of electric supercar in Europe
Chinese electric vehicle (EV) assembler BYD has set its sights on Porsche’s supercars with plans to sell its Denza-branded new models in developed markets,...
BYD surpasses Tesla in global race; ‘do-or-die’ crisis in China’s market: 7 EV reads
Published: 3:30pm, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 4:12pm, 8 Jul 2026 We have put together stories from our coverage on electric and new energy vehicles from...