Hong Kong restaurant prosecuted after live newborn rat found in takeaway lunchbox
Published: 10:54pm, 7 Sep 2026Updated: 12:56am, 8 Sep 2026 Hong Kong food safety authorities have prosecuted a restaurant after an investigation into claims that...
Hong Kong’s Nepalis gather for prayers on 13th day of flood mourning
Published: 10:45pm, 7 Sep 2026Updated: 1:27am, 8 Sep 2026 Hundreds of Nepalis in Hong Kong gathered on Monday to pay tribute to thousands of...
China’s Xiaomi unveils folding phone with home-grown chip as it takes on Apple, Huawei
Xiaomi unveiled a series of new products on Monday – from a flagship foldable phone featuring proprietary chips to new models of its premium...
War criminal Ratko Mladic buried with military honours in Serbia despite EU warnings
Published: 10:18pm, 7 Sep 2026Updated: 11:39pm, 7 Sep 2026 Ratko Mladic, the Bosnian Serb commander who died while serving a life sentence for war...
PLA Rocket Force highlights ‘major danger signal’ from Japan in nuclear terror study
Chinese cities must brace for a potential nuclear attack, a new study has warned, singling out Japan for “sending a major danger signal” to...
Rare drone film of suspected dumping spurs Chinese agencies into investigation
Published: 9:58pm, 7 Sep 2026Updated: 10:06pm, 7 Sep 2026 Authorities in central China have joined forces to investigate suspected industrial dumping on the Yangtze...
UN rights chief warns AI could pose ‘existential’ risk to humanity’
UN rights chief Volker Turk warned on Monday that artificial intelligence could pose a threat to humanity, and pledged to press AI firms to...
Japan’s Shinjuku to ban more than half of holiday rentals
Japan’s tourist hotspot Shinjuku will impose a ban on more than half of its holiday rentals, including homes on Airbnb, after a surge in...
China vows deeper cooperation with Qatar in energy, AI and Middle East de-escalation
Chinese Premier Li Qiang pledged to deepen cooperation with Qatar in energy, investment, AI and diplomatic efforts to de-escalate Middle East tensions. Li delivered...