Drills to start as Hong Kong targets September launch of revamped border crossing
Hong Kong is gearing up for a September launch of its revamped Huanggang Port border crossing under a new “joint inspection” model, with drills...
Is China’s biotech boom at risk? Fear of policy backlash after death in gene-editing trial
The death of a six-year-old girl after receiving an experimental gene-editing therapy has been described by scientists as a tragedy that highlights the need...
India seeks new anti-AI deepfake law to counter ‘weapons of mass distortion’
Published: 9:55pm, 29 Jul 2026Updated: 9:58pm, 29 Jul 2026 India is planning a new law to combat AI deepfakes and impersonation scams amid a...
Hong Kong raises alert on AI voices as 150 WhatsApp hijackings lead to HK$26m losses
Published: 9:34pm, 29 Jul 2026Updated: 10:18pm, 29 Jul 2026 Hong Kong police have recorded 150 WhatsApp account hijacking cases in the past two weeks,...
Scalpers snap up local paper after profile on Fields winner Wang Hong goes viral
Copies of the official paper of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Committee of the Communist Party of China are not usually a hot commodity....
Famed French DJ Kavinsky found dead in Paris
French DJ and musician Kavinsky, known for his electronic classic “Nightcall”, has been found dead at his home in Paris, prosecutors said on Wednesday....
15 elephants die from suspected poisoning in Kenyan park
At least 15 elephants have died from exposure to a suspected poison in the Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya over a four-week period,...
Can the US fend off China’s subsea drones? Its coastguard looks for answers
As the Chinese military expands its autonomous underwater capabilities, the US Coast Guard is seeking new ways to counter undersea drones, highlighting what analysts...
Norwegian teen found guilty in UK murder plot tied to Iran-linked group
A Norwegian teenager was convicted on Wednesday of conspiracy to commit murder in Britain after being recruited by a Swedish organised crime group that...