Russian hiker becomes Japan’s latest bear attack victim as another grim record looms
A Russian hiker was seriously injured in the mountainous west of Tokyo on Sunday morning, raising fears that Japan could be heading for another...
What Hong Kong can learn from the Yangtze’s conservation success
In February, a landmark study in the journal Science delivered rare good news for conservation: a five-year fishing ban in the Yangtze River had...
China’s firms have a glaring weakness as they face a barrage of EU probes
With their domestic profits narrowing and production capacity expanding, China’s firms are continuing to widen their overseas footprints in search of new, more lucrative...
Can PLA training catch up with China’s rapid weapon development?
China’s military mouthpiece has issued a rare warning that personnel may be insufficiently trained to operate new weapons, including unmanned systems, despite Beijing’s rapid...
Ancient China laws punished men for crying; people with messy handwriting forced to drink ink
Ancient China’s legal system was never only about crime and punishment. It was also a mechanism of imperial control, used to protect the throne,...
Hong Kong finance chief woos French wealth managers as European tour kicks off
Hong Kong’s finance chief has begun a five-day European tour, starting in France, as part of the city’s latest push to attract global capital...
Texans accuse Japan of doing ‘deal with the devil’ by funding US fossil fuel projects
Residents from US Gulf coast communities in Texas who say Japanese-backed fossil fuel projects tied to tariff negotiations with US President Donald Trump threaten...
Minnesota officials charge ICE agent in shooting of Venezuelan immigrant
Prosecutors in Minnesota on Monday charged a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent with assault in connection with the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant...
Thousands ordered to evacuate as Southern California wildfire threatens homes
Published: 7:29am, 19 May 2026Updated: 11:37am, 19 May 2026 Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate on Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban...