Trump’s envoys arrive in Israel as Gaza ceasefire teeters after deadly strikes
The top US envoys to the Middle East conflict arrived in Israel on Monday to inspect progress on the Gaza plan after weekend violence...
Chinese loans fuel Angola’s future cities but analysts cautious over the costs
Since nearly three decades of civil war ended in 2002, Angola has been relying heavily on China – its key financier of post-war infrastructure...
What is ‘offering sacrifices to empty coffin’ ritual in Taiwan; why burn figurine
In a Taiwanese folk custom, when two family members die within the same year, straw figurines and duck blood are employed in a special...
From Fortnite to Alexa, Amazon’s AWS disruption causes global outage
Published: 5:59pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 8:20pm, 20 Oct 2025 Amazon’s cloud services unit AWS was recovering on Monday from a widespread outage that knocked...
World’s first intergovernmental mediation body launched in Hong Kong
Published: 5:46pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 8:19pm, 20 Oct 2025 A newly established international mediation body headquartered in Hong Kong can contribute to improving the...
Hong Kong officials involved in water procurement fiasco face disciplinary probe
Hong Kong authorities will launch a disciplinary investigation into officials involved in a bottled water procurement scandal after an initial probe by the audit...
Hong Kong’s social work, construction sectors hit as jobless rate rises to 3.9%
Published: 5:19pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:38pm, 20 Oct 2025 Hong Kong’s jobless rate rose to 3.9 per cent between July and September, with higher...
Mainland Chinese buyers fuel 25% of Hong Kong home sales last quarter: Centaline
Published: 5:15pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:26pm, 20 Oct 2025 Mainland Chinese homebuyers remain a strong driving force in Hong Kong’s residential property market, spending...
‘Weirdest alliance’: Japan’s new ruling coalition tipped for collapse
Japan’s centre-right opposition Innovation Party (JIP) has thrown its support behind a controversial new ruling coalition led by Sanae Takaichi, paving the way for...