Palestine Action, Sally Rooney’s books and the absurd fallout of a UK ban
A journalist for more than 30 years, Cliff Buddle began his career as a court reporter in London and moved to Hong Kong in...
Apec in Hong Kong: what to know as 500 delegates descend on the city
Published: 8:13pm, 19 Oct 2026Updated: 8:52pm, 19 Oct 2026 Global attention will turn to Hong Kong this week as about 500 senior officials and...
Taiwan coastguard wards off 16 mainland ships as Beijing turns up the pressure
Taiwan’s coastguard said it warded off 16 mainland Chinese vessels in one day after they sailed into the island’s self-defined restricted waters in a...
Calls grow for India to lure tech talent home as US tightens job curbs
Published: 7:57pm, 19 Oct 2026Updated: 8:02pm, 19 Oct 2026 After completing a master’s degree in data science at Pace University in New York in...
Chinese ambassador denies threatening Philippines after saying a war may prove easy to win
Published: 7:43pm, 19 Oct 2026Updated: 8:01pm, 19 Oct 2026 Beijing’s ambassador to the Philippines Jing Quan has denied making threats after he was summoned...
Japan’s mega-quake that never was, and the danger of false alarms
Published: 7:28pm, 19 Oct 2026Updated: 7:38pm, 19 Oct 2026 Kanako Hosomura was working in a clothing store in Yokohama when an alert on her...
5 hikers fall ill as hot weather grips Hong Kong on public holiday
Five hikers fell ill in separate incidents across Hong Kong on Monday as hot weather gripped the city on the final day of the...
Elon Musk says he will give SpaceX share to ‘every kid in America’
Tech billionaire Elon Musk said on Monday that he would give every child in the United States a share in his SpaceX rocket company....
Long March shows why the Communist Party needs strong leadership: state media
Published: 6:00pm, 19 Oct 2026Updated: 6:26pm, 19 Oct 2026 A Monday article published by the ruling Communist Party’s mouthpiece argued that a key lesson...