China’s Iran strategy an exercise in power without projection
The spectacle of US President Donald Trump thanking China for staying “neutral” with regard to the US-Israeli war against Iran would have been unthinkable...
KMT accuses DPP of targeting Taiwan’s farmers over trade ties with mainland
Taiwan’s main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) has hit out at the island’s government for launching investigations into five agricultural groups over participation in a mainland...
Israeli ‘smear campaign’ targets journalists, threatens safety, Al Jazeera says
Al Jazeera on Sunday rejected Israeli accusations that one of its journalists, killed in Gaza a day earlier, was a Hamas operative, as family...
Hong Kong TV host Lillian Sze loses battle with ovarian cancer
Published: 7:42pm, 21 Jun 2026Updated: 8:34pm, 21 Jun 2026 A Hong Kong television host who spoke four languages and frequently emceed fan meetings for...
What signal is China sending with footage of DF-17 hypersonic missile launches?
China’s state broadcaster CCTV has aired footage showing the launch of a DF-17 hypersonic missile, a weapon that analysts believe could strengthen deterrence across...
No more painful biopsies? How a new blood test will transform cancer detection in Hong Kong
In the fourth instalment of a six-part Health Matters wellness series on cancer in Hong Kong, Elizabeth Cheung examines how city researchers are developing...
Colombians vote for president amid corruption fears, polarisation
A deeply divided electorate will choose Colombia’s next president in a run-off on Sunday that pits a progressive against a conservative outsider, with both...
4 injured after 2 taxis and private car collide on Hong Kong’s Shenzhen Bay Bridge
Published: 5:27pm, 21 Jun 2026Updated: 5:57pm, 21 Jun 2026 Two taxis and a private car have collided on Hong Kong’s Shenzhen Bay Bridge, injuring...
Iran, US claims conflict over Hormuz as 3 Indian crude tankers emerge
Three fully laden India-linked supertankers have re-emerged in the Gulf of Oman, adding to increased reports of traffic moving both ways across the northern...