Hong Kong targets biomedicine powerhouse status in debut 5-year plan
Published: 5:27pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 5:39pm, 9 Sep 2026 Biomedicine is set to feature in Hong Kong’s first five-year plan, due to be unveiled...
Purity of China quartz deposit ‘highly similar’ to US Spruce Pine standard: study
Geologists say they have identified a new deposit in central China that can yield high-purity quartz comparable to the quality produced at a critical...
Hong Kong, Kazakhstan sign MOU on transport lab, discuss low-altitude economy
Published: 5:04pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 6:01pm, 9 Sep 2026 Kazakhstan has signed a memorandum of understanding with Hong Kong’s transport authorities to establish a...
Caught between US and Iran, South Korea weighs Hormuz role
South Korea is inching closer to a potentially risky military role in the Strait of Hormuz after sending a fact-finding team to the Middle...
US-China trade, tariffs in 2026
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Gunman shoots and kills kindergarten teacher in Thailand
Published: 4:36pm, 9 Sep 2026Updated: 5:40pm, 9 Sep 2026 A gunman shot and killed a kindergarten teacher on Wednesday inside a school building in...
Australians question US commitment to Aukus submarine deal in crowdfunded inquiry
Dissent voiced in an ongoing inquiry into Australia’s most ambitious nuclear submarine pact has laid bare growing uncertainty over US commitment, amid questions about...
US firm used AI to hijack WeChat account, spurring call for cyber cooperation with China
US cybersecurity researchers have demonstrated how artificial intelligence could help hijack WeChat accounts via unanswered voice calls, intensifying concerns about AI-driven cyber threats and...
PAS slammed in Malaysia for linking heaven to support for party
Malaysian politicians have slammed a Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) party leader for claiming that those who join the Islamist party would “certainly” go to...