EU to end Russian gas imports by 2027 in major energy shift
EU countries on Monday agreed to phase out their remaining gas imports from Russia by the end of 2027, breaking a dependency the bloc...
China, Australia trade blame after PLA jet releases flares in mid-air encounter
Published: 7:06pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 7:35pm, 20 Oct 2025 China and Australia exchanged accusations on Monday after an encounter over the disputed South China...
Trump’s envoys arrive in Israel as Gaza ceasefire teeters after deadly strikes
The top US envoys to the Middle East conflict arrived in Israel on Monday to inspect progress on the Gaza plan after weekend violence...
Chinese loans fuel Angola’s future cities but analysts cautious over the costs
Since nearly three decades of civil war ended in 2002, Angola has been relying heavily on China – its key financier of post-war infrastructure...
What is ‘offering sacrifices to empty coffin’ ritual in Taiwan; why burn figurine
In a Taiwanese folk custom, when two family members die within the same year, straw figurines and duck blood are employed in a special...
From Fortnite to Alexa, Amazon’s AWS disruption causes global outage
Published: 5:59pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 8:20pm, 20 Oct 2025 Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked...
World’s first intergovernmental mediation body launched in Hong Kong
Published: 5:46pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 8:19pm, 20 Oct 2025 A newly established international mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong can contribute to improving the...
Hong Kong officials involved in water procurement fiasco face disciplinary probe
Hong Kong authorities will launch a disciplinary investigation into officials involved in a bottled water procurement scandal after an initial probe by the audit...
Hong Kong’s social work, construction sectors hit as jobless rate rises to 3.9%
Published: 5:19pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:38pm, 20 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s jobless rate rose to 3.9 per cent between July and September, with higher...