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The moment we sped the wrong direction

Buildings Dep’t launches 259 prosecutions over works at fire-hit Wang Fuk Court, 9 months after fatal blaze

Hong Kong’s Buildings Department (BD) has launched more than 200 prosecutions against four individuals and two companies that were responsible for overseeing renovation works at…

Washington accuses Chinese AI firms of ‘systematic’ theft

Washington accused top Chinese artificial intelligence labs including DeepSeek and Moonshot AI of systematically stealing the capabilities of American models on Tuesday as the two…

Iran signaling it has incentive to escalate the war

Iran’s threat to target American warships with an enhanced ballistic missile appears to mark a new and potentially more dangerous phase of the Middle East…

What Iran’s resilience tells China, Russia about US power

When the US-Israeli war against Iran began, few in Beijing or Moscow likely expected Tehran to withstand military pressure from two of the world’s most…

I just saw the future of cities

‘Long live Chairman Mao’: Supporters pay respects to founder of Communist China

Fifty years after his death, diehard fans of the Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong lined up Wednesday in his hometown to pay homage, holding portraits,…

When weddings become battlefields, the laws of war begin to fail

On September 1, a US airstrike hit a family compound in Kuhestak, southern Iran, as women and children gathered for a wedding celebration. At least…

How Asia is redefining what BRICS really means

Washington will watch this week’s BRICS summit through the lens of China, Russia and de-dollarization — and miss the more consequential story: Asian priorities on…

Ex-lawmaker William Wong charged with drink driving, released on HK$5,000 bail

Ex-lawmaker William Wong has been charged with drink driving and failing to stop after a traffic accident, two months after the incident prompted his resignation…

Hong Kong man arrested for allegedly splashing woman with unknown liquid on MTR

A 59-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of indecent assault after a woman reported being splashed with a liquid on the MTR. The police…

Kang Kon destroyer flexes North Korea’s blue-water ambitions

North Korea’s commissioning of the Kang Kon signals that its naval modernization is moving beyond fleet renewal toward a broader effort to reshape deterrence and…

America undependable? That’s not the problem

Last week I was in England at a symposium with many Europeans and others from around the world. The main takeaway?  Nonstop gratuitous insults of…

The Ukraine negotiations and Ukraine’s future

Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner wound up their visit to Kyiv on September 6 after visiting Moscow the day prior. The US special diplomatic duo…

Iran just hit back

Marriage equality strengthens Hong Kong families and communities

Hong Kong’s debate over same-sex relationships is often framed as a question of constitutional law, social values, or individual rights. But it is also a…

Asia’s Strait of Hormuz oil cushion is running out

Asia’s long resilience to turmoil in the Strait of Hormuz is wearing thin. After months of burning through reserves and shielding consumers from the worst…

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists to be sentenced on Friday, facing max. penalty of 10 years’ jail

Three Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted under the national security law will be sentenced this Friday, with each of them facing maximum penalties of…

‘Stolen valor’: Trump’s 9/11 story draws scorn as fabrication

While Republicans express “offense” at plans for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to attend September 11 remembrances this week due to his Muslim faith, US President Donald Trump provoked outrage on Tuesday…