High spirits as Hong Kong’s Dragon Boat Festival kicks off amid strong winds
Published: 12:28pm, 31 May 2025Updated: 12:44pm, 31 May 2025 Hong Kong dragon boat racers are in high spirits for Tuen Ng Festival, despite strong...
‘It won’t stop me’: Hong Kong teen battles condition to live ‘ordinary days’
For Hayden Yung Hok-yat, a 15-year-old Hongkonger living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), going out in a wheelchair is like tackling an obstacle course....
Why US exceptionalism and the export of crassness are losing shallow appeal
In early May, as Roman Catholic cardinals convened for their conclave, US President Donald Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the pope....
Trade war elephant in the showroom at Computex Taipei, Asia’s biggest tech expo
There was an elephant in the showroom at this year’s Computex Taipei tech expo. Advertisement Loud speakers boomed the guttural sounds of action games...
Self-driving mining trucks offer a glimpse of China’s hi-tech future
In Inner Mongolia, a convoy of haul trucks rumbles across the dusty, jagged terrain of the Yimin open-pit coal mine. It is a familiar...
At Shangri-La Dialogue, Pete Hegseth says China aims to alter Asia’s status quo
Published: 10:43am, 31 May 2025Updated: 12:01pm, 31 May 2025 US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth told Indo-Pacific defence chiefs that China wanted to “fundamentally alter...
Hong Kong hits a high with global legal body, but now comes the hard part
Published: 10:30am, 31 May 2025Updated: 10:35am, 31 May 2025 Hong Kong made a groundbreaking move on Friday when it became the headquarters for a...
China’s overtures a ‘pointed signal’ to stabilise ties with Japan: analysts
China has made a string of subtle yet telling overtures towards Japan in recent weeks – from removing controversial maritime buoys to easing a...
China doubles down on building cutting-edge telescopes in Thailand
China has completed its first overseas new-generation radio telescope in northern Thailand, bolstering a global scientific network that monitors deep space signals and tracks...