Waterspout spotted off Hong Kong’s Lamma Island
Published: 5:21pm, 12 Oct 2025Updated: 5:30pm, 12 Oct 2025 A waterspout has been spotted off Hong Kong’s Lamma Island, with thunderstorms hitting the city....
End to hunger? Gaza aid to increase as ceasefire deal brings hope
Preparations were underway on Sunday for a ramp-up of aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping...
China’s markets under threat from risk of renewed US trade war
The prospect of a revived trade war between Beijing and Washington is threatening to undermine this year’s blistering rally in Chinese stocks. Advertisement Global...
Any law on storm-chasing must balance freedom, safety: Hong Kong Bar Association
Published: 5:15pm, 12 Oct 2025Updated: 5:34pm, 12 Oct 2025 Any law penalising storm-chasing should strike a balance between personal freedoms and safety, the head...
Will plan for port in Pakistan with US involvement fuel regional tensions?
The United States is likely to seriously consider Pakistan’s proposal for a new port in the Arabian Sea and use it to ship the...
Hong Kong’s finance sector enters new era with Hang Seng privatisation
When HSBC announced its plan to privatise Hang Seng Bank for US$13.6 billion at a 30 per cent premium, the markets responded with enthusiasm....
Seoul demands truth over student’s Cambodia torture death as tensions rise
South Korean police plan to conduct a joint autopsy with Cambodian authorities on a Korean college student who was kidnapped and allegedly tortured to...
What makes the Xinjiang-Tibet mega railway China’s ‘project of the century’?
Construction is set to begin next month on a monumental railway linking Hotan in Xinjiang with Lhasa in Tibet – one of China’s most...
Singapore singer praised for anonymous US$1.4 million donation to China’s deprived
Singaporean singer Stefanie Sun Yanzi has donated more than 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) to a charity fund in China over the past decade,...