20 dogs, 4 cats killed in Hong Kong fire caused by air conditioner malfunction
More than 20 dogs and cats have been killed after a malfunctioning air conditioner sparked a fire in a Hong Kong village. Advertisement The...
Hong Kong’s John Lee has aimed high in his policy address, but can he deliver?
Published: 8:32am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 8:41am, 18 Sep 2025 The decision by Hong Kong’s leader to personally oversee the fast-tracked development of the massive...
US TV network drops Jimmy Kimmel’s show over his Charlie Kirk remarks
Published: 8:31am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 8:56am, 18 Sep 2025 Walt Disney-owned ABC said on Wednesday it was pulling Jimmy Kimmel Live off the air,...
Dong Jun addresses Xiangshan Forum, as it happened – China a force for peace
Published: 8:26am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 8:59am, 18 Sep 2025 This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers....
Japan’s AI policing tool to monitor social media sparks ‘dystopia’ warnings
Japan’s police are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to identify individuals who appear likely to commit “terrorist attacks” based on their social media posts,...
3 US police officers killed and 2 injured in rural Pennsylvania shooting
Three police officers were fatally shot and two wounded on Wednesday in southern Pennsylvania, and the shooter was killed by police, authorities said. Advertisement...
Hong Kong matches US Fed’s rate cut in boon for borrowers, economy
Published: 7:00am, 18 Sep 2025Updated: 7:50am, 18 Sep 2025 Hong Kong’s de facto central bank cut the city’s base rate for the first time...
China pushes for closer Southeast Asia trade links as it fends off US pressure
Vice-President Han Zheng urged China and Southeast Asia to deepen their strategic alignment on Wednesday, as Beijing pushes to upgrade its free trade area...
Australia’s anti-immigrant rage a sign of democratic erosion
It is sometimes argued that democracy suffers when autocrats manipulate legal frameworks or when institutions are weakened. Yet in liberal democracies such as Australia,...