Japan woman with terminal cancer opens cafe, hires disabled staff to spread hope
Published: 2:00pm, 12 Jul 2025Updated: 2:25pm, 12 Jul 2025 A Japanese woman with terminal cancer opened a café in her final days to offer...
Naked dancing, ‘holy baths’: Malaysian police investigate Muslim family motivational event
Published: 1:17pm, 12 Jul 2025Updated: 1:33pm, 12 Jul 2025 Malaysian police are investigating a complaint about deviant activities such as naked dancing and “holy...
Rain, thunderstorms persist in Hong Kong, but weather to improve next week
Published: 12:30pm, 12 Jul 2025Updated: 4:16pm, 12 Jul 2025 This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please...
Walk through history at soon-to-be-demolished Hong Kong sea-view public estate
Published: 12:00pm, 12 Jul 2025Updated: 12:06pm, 12 Jul 2025 On a Saturday afternoon, a vintage double-decker bus rolled into Hong Kong’s Wah Fu Estate,...
Why ‘uneasy alliance’ between tech titans and Maga may backfire in China rivalry
The “uneasy alliance” between America’s tech elite and Donald Trump’s populist right base could undermine the country’s competitiveness against China in the long run...
Chinese law firms in ‘pivotal moment’ as they answer the call to go global
Published: 11:00am, 12 Jul 2025Updated: 11:32am, 12 Jul 2025 Chinese lawyers are making inroads into the global legal services market in response to growing...
No-fly zone: what brought about China’s largest power bank scandal
Chinese manufacturers of power banks – the ubiquitous portable batteries used by travellers to charge smartphones, tablets and laptops – are under increased public...
US officer urges closer South Korea-Japan defence ties amid North threat
Published: 10:00am, 12 Jul 2025Updated: 10:23am, 12 Jul 2025 America’s highest-ranking military officer has called for closer trilateral defence ties with South Korea and...
How can Hong Kong’s MTR Corp get back on track amid funding, manpower woes?
Published: 10:00am, 12 Jul 2025Updated: 10:08am, 12 Jul 2025 Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu was stern-faced and did not mince his words as...