Filipino-Americans rattled by Trump’s migrant-chasing ‘xenophobia’ games
The recent release of classic arcade games on the White House website, which allow players to deport migrants and build a border wall, has...
72-year-old hiker dies after collapsing on challenging Hong Kong trail
Published: 12:46pm, 6 Sep 2026Updated: 5:33pm, 6 Sep 2026 An elderly man has died after collapsing while hiking on a scenic yet notoriously challenging...
Red tape, high cost: can Hong Kong’s new yacht scheme chart a smoother course?
Published: 11:00am, 6 Sep 2026Updated: 11:05am, 6 Sep 2026 Retired harbour pilot Alex Yu Chi-leung sailed his 50-foot wooden yacht, Bowline, from Causeway Bay...
China begins mining iron from tailings, low-grade ore that can meet its demand for decades
China has launched a world-first industrial-scale facility to extract iron from previously discarded mine tailings and ultra-low-grade ore, turning waste into a valuable resource...
Signalling fault disrupts Hong Kong high-speed rail service, delaying 15 trains
Published: 10:35am, 6 Sep 2026Updated: 10:52am, 6 Sep 2026 At least 15 high-speed cross-border train services were delayed after a signalling fault prompted a...
Junior Chinese customs officer killed in mudslide just 4 days into job deeply moves public
The tragic death of a junior Chinese customs officer on the Sino-Nepal border, who had only been in her position for four days before...
Hired, then what? Malaysia’s deaf workers push past entry-level jobs
Yap Yee Lin has been serving espresso at a Starbucks in Malaysia since 2012, longer than many of his colleagues have worked anywhere. But...
Elderly riders bear brunt of rising New York City subway attacks
Attacks on elderly straphangers are fuelling a spike in felony assaults within the New York City subway system, New York Police Department’s transit chief...
In an era of extreme summers, it’s time to look beyond air conditioning
The Labour Department recently upgraded its Heat Stress at Work Warning system, making it easier for higher-tier alerts to be sent out, so that...