‘Ruthlessly’ abusive man jailed after wife died jumping from Scotland bridge
Kimberley Milne jumped to her death in Scotland in July 2023, but prosecutors in a landmark case said on Friday that she was driven...
Tai Po blaze: no fire risk checks done for HK$336 million estate renovation
Hong Kong authorities conducted no fire risk assessment of a HK$336 million (US$42.9 million) Wang Fuk Court renovation project before the city’s deadliest fire...
Taxi passengers won’t benefit from Hong Kong’s 50% reduction in tunnel tolls
Hong Kong taxi passengers will still have to pay full tunnel tolls despite government relief measures that cut the fee for commercial vehicles by...
Tencent moves to rein in AI content flood on WeChat with stricter rules
Tencent Holdings’ super app WeChat has updated its content governance rules to ban non-human automated publishing, including the use of artificial intelligence and scripts,...
China-North Korea thaw gathers pace as Kim Jong-un says ties have reached a new level
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said on Friday that relations with Beijing had been elevated to new heights. He was speaking at a meeting...
Bubble tea and YouTube topics please Hong Kong DSE exam takers, as poems add twist
Hong Kong students taking the English paper in university entrance exams on Friday were pleasantly surprised by relatable topics such as bubble tea and...
Will Cheng Li-wun’s meeting with Xi Jinping temper cross-strait ties?
The high-profile talks between leaders of the Communist Party and the Kuomintang are a step towards cross-strait stability despite the KMT’s opposition status in...
Singapore, Australia vow uninterrupted fuel supply amid global energy shock
Singapore and Australia pledged on Friday to keep fuel and gas flowing between them as the Middle East conflict rattled global energy markets, with...
Macron woos Trump to G7 summit with Versailles palace dinner. Will he bite?
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited US President Donald Trump to a sumptuous dinner at the ornate Palace of Versailles the day after a...