China’s Xin Zhilei creates history with Venice Film Festival best actress gong
China’s Xin Zhilei has won the Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival, becoming the first Chinese woman to receive the honour in...
Harvard’s top mathematician Liu Jun leaves US for China
Liu Jun, one of the world’s leading statisticians and a long-time professor at Harvard, has returned to China full-time, accepting a prestigious chair at...
China girl who begged with blind dad gained national profile; gets university place
A young Chinese woman who was forced to beg on the streets with her blind and poverty-stricken father at the age of seven has...
Paralysed Hong Kong Mirror dancer’s medical funding thrown into jeopardy
Published: 5:47pm, 7 Sep 2025Updated: 5:49pm, 7 Sep 2025 Medical treatment for a Hong Kong dancer paralysed during a Mirror concert is now uncertain...
Hong Kong woman, 58, gives birth to girl as congratulations flood social media
Published: 5:00pm, 7 Sep 2025Updated: 5:53pm, 7 Sep 2025 A 58-year-old Hong Kong woman whose pregnancy at an advanced age earlier caught citywide attention...
China sends Y-20s on quake aid mission to Afghanistan
Two Chinese military aircraft have arrived in Kabul to deliver humanitarian aid to earthquake-hit Afghanistan, highlighting strategic trust between the two countries. Advertisement Early...
Organiser promises refunds, apologises over Hong Kong hot-air balloon fiasco
Published: 4:45pm, 7 Sep 2025Updated: 5:20pm, 7 Sep 2025 A trouble-plagued hot-air balloon festival in Hong Kong cancelled the final session of the four-day...
Hong Kong can fill gap in humanitarian aid with US’ withdrawal: NGO veteran
The United States’ decision to cut funding for its global humanitarian programmes created a “domino effect” that affected other organisations, but Hong Kong can...
97% turnout for Hong Kong committee by-election despite T3 typhoon signal
A by-election to select members of the committee responsible for appointing the city’s leader proceeded as scheduled on Sunday despite the issuance of the...