Macau to hold closed-door trial in first national security case against democrat

Macau will hold its first national security trial behind closed doors next week, a court said on Friday, in a case against a former pro-democracy…

America learned all the wrong lessons from 9/11

Twenty-five years on, it’s worth asking not what happened on September 11, 2001, but what Washington decided it meant — and whether those conclusions were…

Yu Zidi: China’s fearless swimming prodigy, 13, with Olympics in her sights

Yu Zidi made history last year aged 12 when she became the youngest-ever medallist at the swimming world championships. Now a teenager, she headlines China’s…

Animal NGO urges Hongkogners to shun gov’t-backed equestrian show Cavalluna

People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Asia (PETA) has urged Hongkongers to shun a live equestrian theatrical show at the Kai Tak Arena, citing…

The Red Sea just fell

Inflation jump is worse than you think

The $6 nightmare just started

China’s Indonesian nickel boom runs into a limestone wall

Some environmental disasters announce themselves: a spill draws cameras, an apology, a cleanup crew. Most do not. They begin instead as paperwork — a mining…

‘People will be shocked and angry’: Relatives, friends of jailed Tiananmen activists decry ‘unjust’ sentences

Relatives of three Tiananmen vigil activists sentenced on Friday for inciting subversion have decried their years-long prison terms as “totally unjust,” and have said that…

AfD’s rise is paralyzing Germany’s political center

Subscribe now with a one-month trial for only $1, then enjoy the first year at an exclusive rate of just $99. Firewall against the AfD is…

Hong Kong and Indonesia to host inaugural 14-team FIFA ASEAN Cup this month

An inaugural FIFA ASEAN Cup will take place later this month featuring 14 teams with matches played in Indonesia and Hong Kong, organisers said on…

Death toll from cargo ship fire in China rises to 25 – state media

The death toll from a fire that erupted on Thursday on a foreign-flagged cargo ship docked in a Chinese port has risen to 25, including…

The chip industry’s future is memory by design

In 1884, an English schoolmaster wrote a short novel about a world with only length and breadth, whose inhabitants could not conceive of a third…

Bessent’s big talk runs into bigger market realities

Scott Bessent may have imagined a triumphant return to hedge fund row after his stint as US Treasury secretary. Right now, that homecoming looks like…

Trump laughing all the way to the bank… at the end of the world

Honestly, I don’t think we really get it yet. Let’s face it. It’s going to be hot, hot, hot. Or do I mean hotter, hotter,…

2 men arrested at airport hours after allegedly breaking in to MTR depot to graffiti trains

Two men who allegedly broke into an MTR depot and spray-painted graffiti on a parked train have been arrested at the airport while waiting to…

Anthropic blocked possible use of AI model to build bioweapons

As industry insiders issue louder warnings about the catastrophic danger of unchecked artificial intelligence, Anthropic has revealed in a report out Thursday that it had to “disrupt” several…

Remembering 9/11 from the still-screaming streets of New York

NEW YORK – Ten days after 9/11, a clown finally appeared at Ground Zero, fully costumed with red-nosed regalia, trying to cheer gas-masked disaster crews…

What we forget when we remember 9/11

For much of the past 25 years, each anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks has arrived with signs and stickers reminding people to “never forget.”…

Trump’s $5,000 bribe is worse than you think