New Huanggang checkpoint to undergo major stress tests with 10,000 participants
Published: 3:42pm, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 5:06pm, 1 Aug 2026 Several major stress tests involving more than 10,000 people – including Hong Kong civil servants...
Tankers targeted in twin incidents near Strait of Hormuz off Oman
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday it had received reports of two maritime incidents off Oman, including one in which...
China hopes to banish blackouts as quantum tech puts power grid in superposition
Published: 3:00pm, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 7:32pm, 1 Aug 2026 China plans to expand the application of quantum technologies – including precision sensors and computer...
India’s Modi wants to forgive CJP protesters who hurled ‘vile abuse’ at him
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he wanted to “forgive” protesters who abused him during recent youth-led demonstrations that dealt a rare political setback...
PLA and coastguards stage South China Sea drills days after Philippine territorial bid
Published: 1:11pm, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 6:38pm, 1 Aug 2026 The Chinese military held joint naval and air drills near Scarborough Shoal, a disputed reef...
Japan quake evacuees with pets find refuge at Kumamoto animal hospital
When a powerful earthquake jolted southern Japan this week, rattling homes and knocking out water and electricity, Tomoko Takaoka bundled up her beloved fluffy...
India and China revive Himalayan trade at high-altitude pass
High in the eastern Himalayas, where yak caravans once carried silk and salt between empires, a border crossing closed by suspicion six years ago...
‘It will take time to change smoking culture,’ official says after 1,200 site checks
Published: 12:57pm, 1 Aug 2026Updated: 7:58pm, 1 Aug 2026 Changing the smoking culture on Hong Kong’s construction sites will “take time”, the labour commissioner...
Taiwan’s political parties deadlocked over efforts to boost military drone capacity
A political row is threatening to undermine Taiwan’s efforts to increase its stockpiles of military drones and has raised questions about the future of...