Hong Kong universities snap up office and retail sites amid classroom crunch
At least six universities in Hong Kong have moved into office buildings or shopping centres over the past three years as classroom space has...
South Korea loses Canada submarine deal but cements top-tier defence status
South Korea may have lost Canada’s multibillion-dollar submarine order, but analysts say its close-run contest with Germany has handed Seoul a different prize: proof...
Dad who drove family off California cliff has charges dropped after mental health treatment
Published: 7:33am, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 10:04am, 8 Jul 2026 All charges against a radiologist accused of trying to kill his family in 2023 by...
Barrage of explosions rocks Kyiv after Ukraine says drones attacked Russia ‘shadow fleet’
Published: 7:01am, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 7:39am, 8 Jul 2026 A series of explosions rocked Kyiv early on Wednesday as Russia keeps up its barrage...
FCC denies US firm with Chinese links approval to provide telecoms services
The US Federal Communications Commission said on Tuesday it is adding California-based Digitalsystem Technology to a list of companies posing risks to US national...
How Hong Kong is fighting to redefine its future with an institutional moat, wealth surge
For decades, warnings of Hong Kong’s terminal decline have arrived in periodic waves. When Stephen Roach, the former chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, ignited...
3 tracks are shaping the Middle East’s post-Iran war order
The Iran battlefield might be quieter and diplomacy might have resumed, but the main contest has shifted to the architecture of the Middle East....
At UN, Cuba rallies support against ‘cruel’ and ‘ruthless’ US blockade
Published: 5:20am, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 5:24am, 8 Jul 2026 Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez denounced the “ruthless” US embargo against the communist island during...
US strikes Iran, revokes oil waiver after attacks on ships in Strait of Hormuz
Published: 4:41am, 8 Jul 2026Updated: 7:11am, 8 Jul 2026 The United States launched fresh strikes against Iran and revoked a temporary licence allowing Iranian...