Italian rice crops suffer in drought, worst European heatwave ever
Summer came too early to Europe’s most important rice-growing region, and weeds are taking over Sharon Angoli’s parched paddies in Italy’s Pavia province. “That...
Renowned neurobiologist and former taekwondo captain Chih-Ying Su leaves US for China
Celebrated neurobiologist Chih-Ying Su, who specialises in research on the sense of smell using fruit flies and mosquitoes, has left her position as faculty...
Hong Kong Legco chief urges higher standards after lawmaker’s drink-driving arrest
Published: 7:46pm, 4 Jul 2026Updated: 9:51pm, 4 Jul 2026 The president of Hong Kong’s legislature has urged fellow members to be “more rigorous in...
Hong Kong’s third medical school hires 300 teachers, expects to raise intake to 200
Published: 7:30pm, 4 Jul 2026Updated: 7:50pm, 4 Jul 2026 Hong Kong’s third medical school has recruited about 300 teachers and expects its annual student...
Chinese scientists’ brain-mimicking chip ‘up to 478 times faster than Nvidia A100 GPU’
Chinese scientists say they have developed a tiny computer chip capable of modelling complex brain structures in real time. According to its developers, this...
Man suffers serious face injuries after being struck by boat at Hong Kong beach
Two people were hurt, including a man who suffered serious face injuries, when they were struck by a boat at a beach in Hong...
Drug traffickers using social media to hire Thai airline staff as couriers
Early in the morning on June 18, a message from an unknown account slipped into the TikTok inbox of a flight attendant in Bangkok...
Is it wiser for middle powers ‘not to take sides’ in face of US-China rivalry?
Published: 7:00pm, 4 Jul 2026Updated: 9:14pm, 4 Jul 2026 Middle powers would be better off hedging their bets rather than picking sides between countries...
PLA Navy officer recalls dramatic Sudan evacuation at Hong Kong barracks open day
A PLA Navy officer who helped evacuate hundreds of Chinese nationals during the Sudanese civil war has recounted that many burst into tears upon...