Tibetan river hosting world’s biggest dam is facing increasing flood risk: study
Chinese researchers have found that the Yarlung Tsangpo River – soon to host the largest mega dam in the world – may face increased...
Singapore’s toxic haze probe expands to 10 palm oil, forestry firms
Singapore has expanded its investigation into haze-creating fires in Indonesia that have blanketed the city state in smog, requesting information from 10 locally registered...
Head of Hong Kong’s new drug regulator pledges to build trust, push innovation
The head of Hong Kong’s new drug regulatory body has pledged to build a fully capable and globally trusted agency that will become a...
Hong Kong’s pursuit of top university rankings comes at a cost
Wanxin Li is a visiting professor at the School of Public Policy Management, Tsinghua University, and an adjunct associate professor at the Department of...
China shoots ahead on AI video models
While few dispute that China is narrowing the gap with the United States in developing artificial intelligence (AI) models, there is one area where...
Hong Kong to tighten burgeoning premium financing market as red flags, risks emerge
Hong Kong’s insurance watchdog is tightening oversight of the city’s booming premium financing market, as the once-niche lending arrangement spreads to lower-tier insurance buyers,...
Why North Korean leader Kim Jong-un toured a Chinese bus factory in Dandong
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s tour of a commercial vehicle factory during a surprise visit to the Chinese border city of Dandong on Saturday...
North Korea tells UN South ‘fabricated’ border landmine blast
North Korea sent a letter to the United Nations Security Council accusing Seoul of fabricating a landmine explosion that injured three South Korean soldiers,...
Lula pulls off Brazil’s first-ever run-off comeback to beat Trump ally Flavio Bolsonaro
Published: 8:30am, 26 Oct 2026Updated: 10:49am, 26 Oct 2026 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva won re-election on Sunday in a dramatic comeback...