Lifts contractor faces regulatory action over missing fire safety parts at gov’t-run estates

A lift installation contractor is suspected of serious negligence or misconduct after an official inspection revealed “serious deficiencies” in new lifts installed at two government-run…

What do North Korea’s sub missile tests really prove?

North Korea’s recent underwater launch of strategic cruise missiles underscores its accelerating drive to field a survivable, sea-based nuclear deterrent, even as significant engineering hurdles…

Tesla’s $250,000 “Flying Car” is wildest yet

China ‘loves peace’ but could ‘easily win’ confrontation with Philippines – ambassador

China’s ambassador to Manila has said Beijing could “easily win” a conflict with the Philippines, though it would never choose force, comments the archipelago nation…

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Migrant worker groups urge higher pay and local training for proposed domestic carer scheme

Foreign domestic workers hired under a planned government elderly caregiving scheme should be paid more and allowed to complete training in Hong Kong rather than…

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Attacking Trump, Zelensky showed lack of judgment

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s harsh words about US President Donald Trump were an emotional response after Zelensky deliberately thwarted Trump’s request that Ukraine not strike…

Rudolph Diesel was thinking of farmers when he invented his engine

When Rudolph Diesel disappeared in 1913, many suspected foul play. The prime suspects were Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II and US oil man John D. Rockefeller.…

Risks could be catastrophic if US limits Starlink use in Ukraine

The drone has become the signature weapon of the Russo-Ukraine war. On any day in Ukraine, tens of thousands of drones are out hunting the…

Is the world pricing the risk of a US diesel export ban?

A spike in diesel prices is hammering broad sectors of the US economy – especially agriculture and shipping – and becoming a flash point ahead…

How Hollywood films have reimagined the South Asian epic Ramayana

American audiences will be able to watch an English-dubbed version of “Ramayana,” a Hindi film based on a South Asian epic tradition, in theaters in…

Japan’s MMX space mission probes how Mars got its moons

The Earth got its Moon when a small planet collided with our planet more than four billion years ago. This impact hurled molten rock into…

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Hong Kong Pride event axed due to ‘booking overlap,’ marking group’s 2nd consecutive venue cancellation

The group that once held Hong Kong’s annual Pride parades has said that a market event originally scheduled for November has been cancelled after its…

Lingnan University tightens English course requirements for undergrads

Hong Kong’s Lingnan University has updated its English language graduation requirements for undergraduates to ensure that all students complete and pass required university courses. Previously,…

How non-state alliances are reshaping the global order

Yemen’s civil war reignited in early October, as Saudi Arabia brought in Turkish and Pakistani military support to fight the Houthi rebels, who have governed…

US banks on bunker-busting Tomahawks to crack China’s missile wall

The US Navy’s bunker-busting Tomahawk push reflects growing recognition from the Iran war that striking deeply buried missile sites protected by robust air defenses requires…

New four-lane bridge opens between China and North Korea after 12-year delay

A new four-lane road bridge linking China and North Korea finally opened on Thursday, 12 years late, enabling the Asian giant and its isolated nuclear-armed…