Chinese AI improves forecasts as Hong Kong braces for super typhoons
An artificial intelligence model recently deployed at the Hong Kong Observatory and mainland China’s National Meteorological Centre can solve one of the toughest challenges...
China’s ‘soy sauce’ intestinal detox scam swindles over 100 seniors out of US$1.5 million
Published: 9:00am, 19 Jun 2026Updated: 9:12am, 19 Jun 2026 A Chinese health centre scammed more than 100 elderly people out of a total of...
‘Harder to quit than drugs’: illegal online gambling fuels Hongkongers’ growing addiction
Published: 8:30am, 19 Jun 2026Updated: 8:33am, 19 Jun 2026 In the first of a two-part series tracing the new trends of illegal betting in...
After US-Iran deal, Netanyahu rules out Israeli troop withdrawal from southern Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday ruled out a withdrawal of Israeli troops from southern Lebanon for the foreseeable future. In a speech,...
Japan, South Korea not for nuclear weapons: until one of them changes policy that is
A recent survey in Japan and South Korea has revealed that strategic elites in both countries remain sceptical about developing nuclear weapons. However, should...
Cuba unveils historic package of free-market reforms
Cuba on Thursday unveiled nearly 200 historic free-market reforms aimed at rescuing the communist island from a severe crisis aggravated by a US oil...
US trade official takes aim at Beijing, faults Washington on industry
A top US trade official took a veiled swipe at China on Thursday for a range of unfair trade practices, but also criticised the...
Chinese scientists create record-smashing brain implant electrode array thinner than hair
A China-led team of researchers has developed a powerful brain implant electrode array that is as soft as brain tissue, thinner than a strand...
World Cup puts Ebola outbreak and pandemic lessons to the test
Published: 5:30am, 19 Jun 2026Updated: 5:51am, 19 Jun 2026 Alex Doran, a 28-year-old corporate strategist, is cheering for the US national team and was...