Kyiv pounded in Russian missile barrage as air defences run low
Russia battered Ukraine’s capital Kyiv overnight with one of its biggest ballistic missile barrages of the war, killing at least one person and wounding...
Can Russia and China ever have a truly equal relationship?
China and Russia are not formal allies, but their ties have grown significantly closer in recent years. The two countries have been “comprehensive strategic...
10,000 Hong Kong homes face 24-hour wait for water after pipe bursts in Shau Kei Wan
Around 10,000 homes in Hong Kong’s Eastern district face a 24-hour fresh water supply disruption following a sudden pipe burst, with authorities expecting service...
How Chinese tech giants from Ant to Tencent use AI agents to win over enterprise clients
Chinese tech giants are doubling down on enterprise artificial intelligence agents with new products unveiled at the country’s top AI summit, signalling heightened domestic...
China plans to hit an asteroid with a Mach 26 projectile in planet defence test
China’s first planetary defence mission appears to be far more ambitious than Nasa’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (Dart), according to a new paper outlining...
Hong Kong to tighten contractor oversight after Tai Po blaze, minister vows
Hong Kong’s development minister has vowed to tighten monitoring of contractors and explore harsher penalties for industry misconduct following criticisms that the government’s reliance...
Hong Kong can serve as a ‘launch pad’ for AI firms, finance chief Paul Chan says
Hong Kong should serve as a hub for the commercialisation of artificial intelligence and as a strategic base for mainland Chinese AI companies’ overseas...
US party heads to China to examine national security implications of trade relationship
Published: 7:00pm, 19 Jul 2026Updated: 7:35pm, 19 Jul 2026 Delegates representing a United States congressional advisory panel are making their first trip to China...
‘They only eat to sustain life’: how does isolation shape Hong Kong’s elderly diets?
In the second of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong Kong, Lo Hoi-ying examines rising social isolation among the elderly,...