Japan, Philippines to fast-track transfer of navy destroyers
Japan’s defence minister pledged to deepen military cooperation with the Philippines during a visit Tuesday to Manila, aiming for the “early transfer” of Abukuma-class...
Traffic hit as truck catches fire in tunnel of Hong Kong’s mega bridge
Published: 9:23pm, 5 May 2026Updated: 10:59pm, 5 May 2026 An articulated truck caught fire inside the undersea tunnel of the Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge forcing...
Thanks to Trump and Netanyahu, everyone now wants to go nuclear
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and successive US presidents have spent the better part of the past three decades warning that a nuclear-armed Iran...
Philippine VP Sara Duterte’s impeachment case heads to plenary vote amid coercion claims
The Philippine House of Representatives has moved Vice-President Sara Duterte-Carpio’s impeachment closer to a decisive vote, the first step in a week-long process that...
20% of Hongkongers feel ‘lonely’, with 520,000 self-isolating, survey finds
Published: 8:11pm, 5 May 2026Updated: 8:29pm, 5 May 2026 One in five people in Hong Kong feels “lonely”, with about 520,000 self-isolating and unwilling...
China targets top spot in supercomputing with fully domestic, CPU-only machine
China has unveiled a new supercomputer built from entirely home-grown CPUs, with the aim of beating the world’s fastest machine while sidestepping US export...
Hong Kong ‘block trade king’ exploited bank lapse to make HK$1.7 million, court told
Published: 7:18pm, 5 May 2026Updated: 7:45pm, 5 May 2026 A prominent hedge fund manager took advantage of a bank’s “wholesale collective failure” to prevent...
China unveils new naval defence systems as drones change nature of war at sea
Published: 7:06pm, 5 May 2026Updated: 7:49pm, 5 May 2026 The Chinese navy has unveiled a new anti-drone air defence system, according to state broadcaster...
Education Bureau steps in after Hong Kong school’s phone ban sparks backlash
Published: 6:48pm, 5 May 2026Updated: 6:49pm, 5 May 2026 Hong Kong education authorities have contacted a school after its newly tightened rules and penalties...