Asia-Pacific cyberscam victims lost up to US$114 billion last year: UN
Victims of transnational online scams in East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and New Zealand lost up to US$114.1 billion last year, a UN report...
Teenager sent to detention centre for attempted voyeurism in school toilet
Published: 12:17pm, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 3:41pm, 21 Jul 2026 A 16-year-old Hong Kong student has been sentenced to up to six months at a...
Japan says Chinese and Russian warships held live-fire drills within its EEZ
Chinese and Russian navy ships were spotted conducting joint live-fire drills within Japan’s claimed exclusive economic zone in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, its...
India joins China, US in commercial space race with Skyroot launch
India’s first privately developed orbital rocket has given the country’s fledgling commercial space industry a long-sought proof point, but analysts say Skyroot Aerospace must...
Man arrested over unauthorised investments resulting in loss of HK$150 million
Published: 11:24am, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 11:35am, 21 Jul 2026 Hong Kong police have arrested a man on suspicion of making unauthorised investments using assets...
South Korea defence minister faces fresh accusations of army desertion over 40 years ago
Questions surrounding South Korean Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back’s military service have resurfaced, with the government and his accuser offering conflicting accounts of what happened...
In Indonesia’s island paradise, slavery remains a daily reality
Two hours from the tourist beaches of Bali, slavery is alive and well on the Indonesian island of Sumba, where people are still born...
HKEX to allow confidential filings, lower market cap threshold for start-ups, sources say
Published: 10:30am, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 10:31am, 21 Jul 2026 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) would proceed with its listing reform to allow confidential...
10 injured after bus crashes into barrier on Hong Kong road
Published: 10:07am, 21 Jul 2026Updated: 10:27am, 21 Jul 2026 At least 10 people have been injured when a bus crashed into a barrier on...