Can China’s flash memory giant YMTC smash Shanghai Star Market IPO records?
China is gearing up for what could become its next record-breaking semiconductor stock listing as the parent company of chip giant Yangtze Memory Technologies...
Philippines stakes claim as Latin America’s Asean gateway
The Philippines is positioning itself as Latin America’s bridge to Southeast Asia, testing whether shared history and culture can translate into hard trade figures...
China team brings X-ray vision to life with a compact high-speed ghost video cam
Chinese scientists have developed a new tabletop X-ray ghost imaging method that allows them to capture real-time “see-through” video of fast-moving objects. The team’s...
Murder-suicide suspected as woman, 66, found dead after husband jumped from building
Published: 11:35am, 24 Aug 2026Updated: 11:41am, 24 Aug 2026 Hong Kong police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide after an 80-year-old man allegedly jumped to...
Australia see spike in near-misses amid air traffic controller shortage
Australia’s shortage of air traffic controllers is showing signs of nearing a breaking point after the country’s busiest airport recorded at least four near...
Investment market volatility is ‘here to stay’ unless global recession strikes: analyst
Wealthy investors should be ready for higher volatility “for years” as uncertainties around artificial intelligence (AI) development and geopolitical risks are set to persist,...
‘Hang in there’: Chinese boys offer US$1.5 to struggling store owner, sparking wave of support
Three boys from southeastern China offered 10.5 yuan (US$1.5) to a convenience store owner on the brink of closing, igniting a wave of public...
Homes crack as London heatwaves trigger record subsidence claims
Londoners are facing historic levels of subsidence risk after five successive heatwaves dried out the clay soil on which much of the British capital...
Half of Hong Kong’s public bodies omit emissions data, green group finds
Half of Hong Kong’s government departments and public bodies have not disclosed their greenhouse gas emissions data and some calculations have been based on...