US Marine indictment in Okinawa murder trial renews anti-base movement
Prosecutors indicted a 20-year-old US Marine on Sunday on suspicion of robbing and murdering a woman in Okinawa earlier this month as the case...
‘Really terrified’: how a blood test could spare cancer patients an agonising wait
In the second of a four-part Health Matters wellness series on frontier medicine in Hong Kong, Fiona Sun looks into how a new PCR...
Hong Kong seeks bigger role for yuan in regional trade, treasury chief says
Hong Kong officials held discussions with finance ministers and representatives from economies such as Brunei during last week’s Apec meeting on reducing reliance on...
Congo begins Ebola vaccine trial despite embedded outbreak
A pivotal trial of vaccines against the strain of Ebola that is driving a deadly outbreak across parts of Africa has begun in the...
5-hour battle to bring hill fire near residential area in Tuen Mun under control
Published: 6:18pm, 25 Oct 2026Updated: 10:43pm, 25 Oct 2026 Hong Kong firefighters battled for five hours to bring a hill fire near a residential...
How China’s regional leadership changes offer clues to the future of the Communist Party
Published: 6:00pm, 25 Oct 2026Updated: 6:29pm, 25 Oct 2026 China’s five-year leadership cycle is getting under way at a provincial level, with new teams...
How ancient Chinese night watchmen patrolled streets, used ‘dripping buckets’ to tell time
In ancient China, before the advent of mechanical clocks and digital devices, people relied mainly on night watchmen to keep time, prevent fires and...
Upgrade or eyesore? Why Hong Kong’s Peak light display has hit a snag
Published: 5:04pm, 25 Oct 2026Updated: 11:49pm, 25 Oct 2026 A controversial lighting project along a walking trail on The Peak is in doubt following...
Serbia votes as ruling party faces student-led anti-corruption list
Polls opened in Serbia on Sunday in what is set to be its most fiercely contested parliamentary election in more than 14 years, as...