‘Chase your dreams’, Hong Kong’s first astronaut tells city’s young people
Published: 11:10am, 23 May 2026Updated: 11:24am, 23 May 2026 The unprecedented participation of a Hong Kong researcher in the nation’s space flight mission is...
What the China-US stability pact means for Southeast Asia
When Xi Jinping and Donald Trump concluded their Beijing summit, the most consequential outcome – for China at least – may prove not material,...
Mock cockroach-theme political party draws India’s jobless youth, Modi’s rivals
A mock political party erupted across Indian social media this week, becoming a symbol of Gen Z disillusionment with the country’s political establishment and...
For China’s ailing developers, retail frenzy greets semiconductor side-hustles
Embattled Chinese developers have turned to a new strategy to resuscitate their ailing businesses: diversifying into semiconductor production. Certain listed property companies have seen...
Lai Ka-ying is Hong Kong’s first astronaut. Her mentor saw her talent years ago
Published: 10:10am, 23 May 2026Updated: 11:32am, 23 May 2026 If you are working on a space station orbiting hundreds of kilometres above the Earth,...
UN event on nuclear non-proliferation treaty stumbles, US and Iran clash
A four-week United Nations conference reviewing the treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons ended on Friday without agreement as the United States...
Chinese scientists grow heart’s ‘master conductor’ that could replace pacemaker
Scientists in Shanghai have used stem cells to create the world’s first laboratory-grown sinoatrial node – the tiny structure that acts as the heart’s...
27 countries seek access to World Bank funds since Iran war
Twenty-seven countries have moved since the Iran war started to put in place crisis instruments that could quickly access funding from existing World Bank...
Japanese female prison’s rehabilitation goal faces health, language barriers
Seated in a wheelchair, an elderly woman bends silently as her wrinkled fingers move with surprising speed to fold pieces of coloured origami paper...