Rainstorm signal lowered from red to amber, while morning and full-day schools suspended
The Hong Kong Observatory lowered the rainstorm warning signal from red to amber at 7.47am on Monday, while the Education Bureau announced the suspension...
Hong Kong international, private school enrolment grows amid drop in student numbers
Enrolment at Hong Kong’s international and private schools grew for a third consecutive year following the introduction of a government talent scheme in 2022,...
How Trump’s Iran ‘own goal’ is hitting long-term US strategy to contain Chinese influence
The United States has spent decades trying to blunt China’s strategic rise. Yet in the Middle East, sanctions and the war against Iran are...
Why Indonesia needs legal trust, not tax cuts, to build a finance hub
Tax breaks used to be enough. Not any more. Analysts say a new generation of investors is prioritising legal certainty and regulatory stability over...
Venezuela opposition leader Machado says she will not take part in US-backed talks
Venezuelan Nobel Peace Prize laureate and opposition leader Maria Corina Machado said on Sunday she will not take part in US-backed talks with the...
US border tsar says vetting of ICE officer is under internal review after Maine shooting
US President Donald Trump’s border tsar said on Sunday that the vetting of an immigration officer involved in the deadly shooting of a Colombian...
Nobel laureate Simon Johnson on the AI race and China’s ‘over-automation’ problem
Published: 6:00am, 27 Jul 2026Updated: 8:07am, 27 Jul 2026 Simon Johnson is a professor of entrepreneurship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). A...
UK PM Burnham to welcome Ukraine’s Zelensky in first foreign leader visit
Published: 5:50am, 27 Jul 2026Updated: 6:21am, 27 Jul 2026 Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham will on Monday host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as his...
The one voice Hong Kong can’t ignore on ride-hailing? The public
The long-awaited earthquake in Hong Kong’s taxi and ride-hailing scene is almost upon us and the questions are how big the initial shock will...