Why a bluefin tuna boom is slicing into livelihoods of Japanese fishermen
In May, Japanese fisherman Tadasuke Nakamura noticed he had an abnormally large haul of bluefin tuna in his set net off the Pacific coast...
Google DeepMind director Cao Liangliang makes a boomerang-return to Hong Kong
In a homecoming for Hong Kong’s artificial intelligence community, Cao Liangliang – former principal engineer and director at Google DeepMind, IEEE Fellow and architect...
Philippine president backs defence chief over China sanctions
Published: 1:54pm, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 2:03pm, 8 Jul 2026 Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr has broken his silence on China’s sanctions against his defence...
IVF embryo mix-up undisclosed for weeks sparks calls for 24-hour reporting rule
Published: 1:24pm, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 2:03pm, 8 Jul 2026 Hong Kong fertility clinics should be required to report serious incidents within 24 hours to...
New York City races to secure unstable skyscraper after columns buckle and floors sag
Published: 1:08pm, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 1:13pm, 8 Jul 2026 Workers have started making emergency repairs to stabilise a Manhattan high-rise after buckled columns and...
Hong Kong stocks rise as rallies from Alibaba, SMIC, other tech giants lift market sentiment
Hong Kong stocks extended their gains on Wednesday afternoon as concerns over a wave of lock-up expiries, long seen as a major headwind for...
In Philippines, solar power becomes ‘practical necessity’ as energy costs soar
Joab Jorge runs Dream Latte Cafe, a speciality coffee shop and small-batch roastery, with his mother Ces out of their old ancestral home in...
YouTube says Sydney massacre ‘crisis actor’ video can stay online
A Google executive has told an Australian inquiry that a YouTube video falsely claiming a wounded survivor of an antisemitic massacre in Sydney was...
Mainland China court claims jurisdiction over Hong Kong-listed company in investor lawsuit
A mainland Chinese court has claimed jurisdiction over an investor lawsuit against a Hong Kong-listed firm for the first time, with the move likely...