Hong Kong judges, Jimmy Lai’s lawyers lock horns over ‘armchair punditry’
Lawyers for former Hong Kong media boss Jimmy Lai Chee-ying have argued that his “armchair punditry” did not support prosecutors’ contention that he masterminded...
Hong Kong police arrest 10 in crackdown on HK$4 million upskirt photo operation
Published: 8:31pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 9:12pm, 21 Aug 2025 Hong Kong police have arrested 10 people for allegedly operating a social media group selling...
Trump’s talks with Putin, Zelensky signal end of multilateral security
The recent back-to-back meetings in Alaska and Washington offer a troubling portrait of today’s security order. Rather than demonstrating a collective search for peace,...
India to ban ‘harmful’ online money games, threatening US$3.6 billion industry
India’s parliament on Thursday passed a bill to ban online games played with money in a move that threatens the survival of the popular...
Huawei opens Douyin account to promote HiSilicon as it expands chip design work
Huawei Technologies has opened an account on Douyin, China’s version of TikTok, to promote the custom design services of its HiSilicon chip unit, even...
China calls for joint patrols on Afghan border and counterterror cooperation
China has called for greater counterterrorism cooperation with Afghanistan, including joint patrols along the narrow strip of land that forms their only shared border....
China Telecom unit says AI wave drives steady growth in digital services market
China Communication Services, the country’s leading telecommunications infrastructure contractor, said a wave of artificial intelligence projects is now driving digital transformation in thousands of...
Ukrainian arrested in Italy over 2022 Nord Stream pipeline explosions
A Ukrainian citizen suspected to be one of the coordinators of the undersea explosions in 2022 that damaged the Nord Stream gas pipelines between...
First batch of 600 Hongkongers granted UK settlement under BN(O) scheme
Published: 7:31pm, 21 Aug 2025Updated: 7:43pm, 21 Aug 2025 The first batch of about 600 Hongkongers has been granted settlement in the United Kingdom...