China-Australia relations reach ‘good enough’ baseline, ex-envoy says
After years of strain, China-Australia ties have reached a “good enough” baseline for Canberra, though still short of Beijing’s broader ambitions, according to a...
With Japan, China faces a corrosive security dilemma
Japan’s 610-page 2026 defence white paper cements a strategic shift: Tokyo has labelled China an “unprecedented and the greatest strategic challenge” for the fourth...
Myanmar rebuffs Asean call to free Aung San Suu Kyi, questions need for envoy
Published: 8:24pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 8:26pm, 9 Aug 2026 Myanmar’s military-backed government has rejected the Association of Southeast Asian Nations’ renewed call for the...
Chinese boy, 9, missing after being swept away by wave as Typhoon Dolphin approached coast
Published: 7:47pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 7:53pm, 9 Aug 2026 Rescuers continued searching on Sunday for a nine-year-old boy who has been missing since he...
Moore Threads plans Hong Kong listing after posting 147% jump in first-half revenue
Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) chip developer Moore Threads plans to seek a listing in Hong Kong after reporting a 147 per cent jump in...
Chinese vloggers are taking to YouTube to ‘set the record straight’
At a night market in Shenzhen, Sasa Xu finishes her day with passion fruit tea. It costs US$2.40, bringing her total spend for the...
Inside a paper coffin: how Hongkongers can prepare for the end of life
Published: 7:00pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 7:30pm, 9 Aug 2026 In the final instalment of a five-part Health Matters wellness series on ageing in Hong...
Hiker dies on Hong Kong trail as city swelters in record-breaking heat
Published: 6:49pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 9:33pm, 9 Aug 2026 A hiker died on a country trail in Tai Po on Sunday afternoon as Hong...
8% of owners at fire-hit Hong Kong estate yet to accept buy-back as deadline nears
Published: 6:10pm, 9 Aug 2026Updated: 8:53pm, 9 Aug 2026 About 8 per cent of homeowners at the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court in Hong Kong...