Backlash brews for Hong Kong coffee festival over response to bad weather
Mud and rainy weather caused chaos and frustration at a high-profile open-air coffee festival in Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District over the Easter...
Hong Kong’s East Dam welcomes 1,400 visitors daily over first 4 days of Easter
Hong Kong’s East Dam welcomed about 1,400 visitors daily over the first four days of the Easter break, despite the adverse weather, conservation authorities...
Why Donald Trump now needs a ‘forever war’
It might have made a good April Fool’s joke. Unfortunately, it was not. “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped...
‘The president loves you’: US’ Vance visits Hungary to boost Orban re-election bid
US Vice-President J.D. Vance lavished praise on Hungary and Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Tuesday as he arrived in Budapest to boost the veteran...
Chinese embassy in US confirms death of semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao
Chinese semiconductor researcher Wang Danhao died at the University of Michigan last month, shortly after being questioned by US federal law enforcement. Liu Pengyu,...
Iran ‘does not forget its friends’ as Malaysia ships pass Hormuz amid selective access
Tehran’s decision to let Malaysia-linked vessels through the Strait of Hormuz highlighted Iran’s growing use of access to the strategic waterway as leverage, analysts...
India kicks off crucial state elections for Modi’s BJP amid Iran war turmoil
The US and Israel’s war against Iran is casting an unusually long shadow over India’s next round of state elections, stoking fears of an...
China starts work on solar plant built under extreme conditions, amid global energy crisis
China has broken ground on a 50-megawatt concentrated solar power plant in Tibet at an altitude of 4,550 metres (14,900 feet), making it the...
At least 2 dead in gunfight outside Israeli consulate in Istanbul
At least two attackers were killed and one was seriously injured in an extended gun battle between police and assailants directly outside the building...