Hong Kong social worker who had sex with teenager jailed for 2 years, 3 months
A Hong Kong social worker has been jailed for two years and three months for having sex with an underage girl five times and...
China and US can strike ‘balance’ in Venezuela, says US energy chief Chris Wright
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said there was room to balance roles for both the United States and China in Venezuela to allow for...
Faulty appliance sparks fire at Hong Kong housing estate, prompting 300 to flee
A fire believed to have been caused by a short circuit in a household appliance broke out at a Hong Kong public housing estate...
Hong Kong’s late summer flu season is over. But official says jabs still vital
Hong Kong has emerged from its summer flu season, which started late and extended into the new year, but a health official is urging...
Trump wants US$1.5 trillion for ‘dream military’. Will China boost spending in response?
US President Donald Trump’s proposal to boost next year’s military budget to US$1.5 trillion aims to blunt China’s global influence, a move analysts said...
PLA drills target swarms of suicide drones – Taiwan’s front line of defence
The People’s Liberation Army has released footage of exercises countering swarms of suicide drones, a key element of Taiwan’s asymmetric defence strategy. Mainland state...
Ex-PLA soldier remanded in Hong Kong for offering illegal ride-hailing services
A former People’s Liberation Army soldier has been remanded in custody in Hong Kong pending sentencing for offering paid rides with his Tesla Model...
Russia slams Western ‘axis of war’ as Kyiv claims US guarantees ‘essentially ready’
Russia on Thursday slammed a plan for European peacekeepers to be deployed to Ukraine as “dangerous” and dubbed Kyiv and its allies an “axis...
Core Chinese research team behind cutting-edge AI model R1 remains intact: DeepSeek
Chinese artificial intelligence firm DeepSeek has updated the technical paper of its landmark R1 model, showcasing the contributions of the 18 core scientists who...