Hong Kong lawmaker Michael Tien to step down from Legco, Mark Chong to contest
Published: 1:18pm, 20 Oct 2025Updated: 5:22pm, 20 Oct 2025 Hong Kong lawmaker Michael Tien Puk-sun has announced that he will not seek another term,...
Hong Kong issues T3 signal as Tropical Storm Fengshen edges closer
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Chinese scientists caught neurons ‘kissing’ each other with cutting-edge tech
Chinese scientists have captured the “kiss-shrink-run” process of neuronal communication using the world’s first camera with nanometre resolution and a millisecond-scale imaging speed. This...
Prudential NextGen Aces featured Exclusive On-Court Session and Panel Series with tennis icons Andre Agassi and Aryna Sabalenka
[The content of this article has been produced by our advertising partner.] Hong Kong, 14 October 2025 – Prudential plc (‘Prudential’), a leading life...
Myanmar junta raids scam hub powered by Elon Musk’s Starlink
Myanmar’s junta raided one of the country’s most notorious internet scam centres and seized Starlink devices, it said on Monday, after an investigation had...
China’s naval ‘genius’; 2 million Filipinos’ jobs on the line: 5 weekend reads
We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would...
Chinese scientists discover secret to healthy ageing in naked mole-rat DNA
The remarkable longevity and disease resistance of naked mole rats are linked to a version of a protein involved in DNA repair that is...
Spirit of Hong Kong Awards: boccia player who won Paralympic gold after 20 years
After two decades of quiet perseverance, Hong Kong boccia player John Loung finally struck gold at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. Loung’s story of...
‘An impossible dream’? South Korea wants to be among top 4 defence exporters
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung said on Monday that the country would devote a “larger-than-expected budget” in defence and aerospace research until 2030 as...