Looking for Easter holiday inspiration? Here’s what’s happening in Hong Kong
Hong Kong begins a five-day long weekend break for the Easter and Ching Ming Festival holidays from Friday to Tuesday, with authorities expecting busy...
France’s Macron says military operation to ‘liberate’ Strait of Hormuz ‘unrealistic’
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday that a military operation to liberate the Strait of Hormuz is “unrealistic”, while lamenting Donald Trump’s differing...
Call to close loopholes in Hong Kong’s child sexual offence bill
More than 30 groups and individuals have collectively called on the government to close loopholes in Hong Kong’s child sexual offence bill and provide...
How East Asia is being quietly reordered by the US war on Iran
A month into the Iran war, Washington still says it expects to achieve its objectives in weeks, not months. That may prove optimistic. The...
Hong Kong can become global hub for autism support, Unesco official says
Hong Kong’s leader has pledged to foster an inclusive society for people with autism, with a Unesco official saying the city has the potential...
Philippines weighs social media ban for minors, but will it be enough?
The Philippines is the latest country to consider banning minors from social media, joining a regional wave led by Australia and Indonesia, but technology...
Anthropic’s AI code leak ignites frenzy among Chinese developers
Less than a year after US artificial intelligence start-up Anthropic called out China as an “adversarial nation” and vowed to restrict the country’s access...
Trump’s fragile ex-China mineral-alliance plan faces cost surge amid Iran war oil shock
An oil-supply shock caused by the US-Israel conflict with Iran is complicating US President Donald Trump’s already fragile mineral-alliance strategy, analysts said, given the...
New World pulls back on Causeway Bay acquisition amid uneven recovery
Hong Kong’s New World Development (NWD) has shelved plans to acquire the remaining stakes in three commercial sites in Causeway Bay, signalling continued caution...