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...
Chinese biotech firms eye foreign pharma’s fat profits in weight loss drug market
When Hong Kong office worker W.K. Chang began putting on weight as a teenager, her doctor said it was due to hormonal imbalances that...
The smartphone squint: a closer look at Japan’s cross-eyed epidemic
A condition in which people’s eyes turn inward and make them look cross-eyed is reportedly on the rise in Japan due mainly to excessive...
Chinese man spikes colleague’s drink with ‘truth serum’ to steal work plan, jailed
An employee in China shocked many by spiking a colleague’s drink with a “truth serum” on three separate occasions in an attempt to steal...
Wang Yi dismisses South China Sea ruling as ‘farce’ ahead of ninth anniversary
Published: 8:07am, 12 Jul 2025Updated: 8:09am, 12 Jul 2025 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi restated Beijing’s rejection of the 2016 South China Sea arbitration...
In US-China tug of war, Australia puts itself first
For much of its history, Australia’s identity has been defined by distance – geographical, political, psychological. Now, with global tensions rising, Prime Minister Anthony...
Hong Kong’s first Sikh policeman in decades says family legacy inspired him
Hong Kong’s first Sikh policeman in decades plans to continue his family’s legacy of service, following in the footsteps of his great-grandfather, who recruited...