Japan PM Takaichi faces high-stakes meeting with Trump over defence, trade
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi faces the first major test of her diplomatic skills on Monday when US President Donald Trump arrives in Tokyo for...
This Hong Kong start-up helps us see ‘the colour of the wind’ in 3D
Published: 11:00am, 26 Oct 2025Updated: 3:08pm, 26 Oct 2025 Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) start-up Stellerus Technology aims to be the...
Global powers’ US$62 billion rare earth hunt stokes fear in Kenya
Division and suspicion have gripped five villages near Kenya’s coast as global powers from the United States to China eye a forest that is...
Can the KMT’s new outspoken chairwoman win over Taiwan’s mainstream voters?
The choice of an outspoken former legislator as chairwoman of Taiwan’s biggest opposition party may address the growing internal fatigue with the Kuomintang’s (KMT)...
How Chinese jeweller Laopu Gold has become a luxury phenomenon
At the newly opened Laopu Gold store in Hong Kong’s IFC Mall, it was quiet on a weekday afternoon. The barriers at the entrance,...
Solomon Islands’ defence force dream: an Australia-China flashpoint?
In the Solomon Islands, where memories of civil unrest and ethnic violence are still fresh, the government’s plan to create a defence force has...
China is supporting multilateralism one institution at a time
The International Organisation for Mediation (IOMed) was inaugurated at its headquarters in Wan Chai on Monday, bringing the new China-led mechanism into operation to...
Non-local exams on rise? Hong Kong public universities admit fewer DSE pupils
Published: 9:00am, 26 Oct 2025Updated: 9:04am, 26 Oct 2025 Seven of Hong Kong’s eight publicly funded universities have admitted a smaller proportion of students...
China youth share frugality hacks online, say bread worms are cheap, protein-rich
Young Chinese adults have been sharing extreme tips online on how to be frugal. Advertisement One of the suggestions bizarrely recommends bread worms as...