Hong Kong urged to clarify ‘extreme conditions’ criteria after record rainfall
Published: 7:22pm, 6 Aug 2025Updated: 11:22pm, 6 Aug 2025 The Hong Kong government is under mounting pressure to clarify the circumstances that warrant an...
Visa waivers for Chinese tourists to South Korea offered amid diplomatic thaw
South Korea has rolled out a temporary visa waiver programme for Chinese tour groups in the latest effort to help strengthen fragile ties. Advertisement...
‘GAY’ stays: India says Gaya airport code won’t change despite religious concerns
India’s civil aviation ministry has rejected calls to change the “GAY” code for Gaya International Airport after a lawmaker deemed it “offensive”, saying such...
Skeleton of elderly woman found in Hong Kong public flat, second case since May
The skeletal remains of an elderly woman have been discovered in a Hong Kong public rental flat, the second such case in three months....
‘No kill switches and back doors’: Nvidia reasserts security of its AI chips
Semiconductor giant Nvidia reasserted the security of its AI processors in a blog post on Tuesday, pointing out that inserting weaknesses into chips would...
Teen in South Korea arrested over mall bomb threat, 4,000 evacuated
Published: 6:44pm, 6 Aug 2025Updated: 6:46pm, 6 Aug 2025 A middle-school student in South Korea was arrested on Wednesday over an online bomb threat...
Black rainstorm may be among city’s most-claimed natural disasters
This week’s record-breaking deluge may rank among Hong Kong’s costliest natural disasters for insurers, as the owners of cars and properties started to submit...
Hong Kong welcomes hit Mughal exhibition with more than 100 works of art
An exhibition featuring more than 100 works of art such as jewellery, weaponry and fragments of architectural history from the Mughal court – a...
Graduate pay rises 4.8% in Hong Kong on average but who earns the most?
Published: 6:14pm, 6 Aug 2025Updated: 6:21pm, 6 Aug 2025 The average annual salary of university graduates in Hong Kong jumped 4.8 per cent to...