Global warming and increased travel drive surge in Hong Kong dengue infections
Published: 9:00am, 21 Sep 2025Updated: 9:28am, 21 Sep 2025 Global warming and globalisation have significantly increased the number of imported dengue fever cases in...
Adrian Cheng focuses on ‘transformative industries’ under new firm ALMAD Group
Adrian Cheng Chi-kong has launched a new business focused on “transformative industries”, including culture and healthcare, nearly three months after the third-generation scion of...
China divorce drama over baby name dispute impacts child’s welfare, basic rights
A court in China recently heard a divorce lawsuit stemming from a couple’s disagreement over their child’s name. Advertisement Due to their inability to...
Chinese tourists splash the cash in Japan as weak yen drives travel surge
When Ding Xiaohan, a software engineer from Shanghai, took her 18-year-old son to Japan for a weeklong holiday this summer, she did not hold...
Aukus faces an ‘America first’ review. Will Trump’s agenda scupper the deal?
A sweeping review by the United States of the landmark Aukus submarine pact could usher in stricter conditions on technology transfers, cost-sharing and fresh...
Trump says ‘bad things’ will happen if Afghanistan does not return Bagram base
US President Donald Trump on Saturday threatened Afghanistan with unspecified punishment if the Taleban-controlled country did not “give Bagram Airbase back”. Advertisement “If Afghanistan...
30 arrested as violent Dutch anti-immigration protesters clash with police
Dutch police used tear gas and a water cannon to disperse violent anti-migration protesters in The Hague on Saturday, local authorities said. Advertisement Thirty...
Can the US, Russia and China break their nuclear talks impasse?
Published: 6:00am, 21 Sep 2025Updated: 6:04am, 21 Sep 2025 US President Donald Trump’s summit in Alaska last month with Russian leader Vladimir Putin failed...
Why India would be strategically naive to count on the US’ favour
Relations between India and the US have steadily deteriorated since May. Initially, the rift was merely diplomatic: US President Donald Trump claimed credit for...