Hong Kong holds off on annual LGBTQ publicity drive. Is a community being forgotten?
For the first time in a decade, a Hong Kong government task force did not conduct any publicity campaign covering gender identity and sexual...
China boy wants to raise silkworms to create silk quilt, prompting parents to buy 10,000 seeds
A boy in central China dreamed of making his own silk quilt, prompting his parents to buy 10,000 silkworm eggs to nurture his curiosity....
Budget cuts leave Thailand’s twin-sea navy at risk of falling behind
Thailand’s navy has to watch two seas at once. To the east lies the Gulf of Thailand, with its busy shipping lanes, offshore energy...
US Secret Service fatally shoots gunman who opened fire outside White House
Published: 6:43am, 24 May 2026Updated: 9:11am, 24 May 2026 A gunman who opened fire on Secret Service officers outside the White House on Saturday...
Why Bangladesh could raise Indian red flags by buying a China-Pakistan fighter jet
Bangladesh’s potential purchase of a Sino-Pakistani fighter jet could raise tensions in India’s sensitive northeast, as relations between Dhaka and New Delhi remain tense,...
Hong Kong can turn Hung Shui Kiu into a northwest stronghold
More than a decade ago, I argued that Hung Shui Kiu should be conceived as the “northwest stronghold” of Hong Kong, a geographic centre...
‘Fjord’ by Romania’s Mungiu wins Palme d’Or at Cannes
Published: 5:00am, 24 May 2026Updated: 9:03am, 24 May 2026 Cristian Mungiu’s Norway-set drama about political polarisation Fjord has won the Palme d’Or, handing the...
Rubio renews US ties with India after Trump’s China visit
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday called India a natural partner and invited Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Washington, turning the page...
‘Let’s give it a try’: motion sickness no barrier for Hong Kong’s first astronaut
Lai Ka-ying suffers from motion sickness, cannot stand hot weather, was not a top student and did not speak Mandarin – all of which...