‘So bad it’s good’: Rough animated film Niu Lai becomes surprise Chinese hit

A low-budget Chinese animated film that was widely mocked for its crude visuals became a viral hit, with people packing cinemas to see just how…

Conviction of Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists draws approval from gov’t, concern from overseas human rights groups

The conviction of two pro-democracy figures who organised Hong Kong’s Tiananmen vigils has prompted wide approval from government officials. Activists and overseas human rights groups,…

MAGA now screaming betrayal

US Reaper drones near end of the line in a new war era

The MQ-9 Reaper defined US drone wars for two decades, but the next era may be shaped by a very different premise: not building unmanned…

Bond bailout just got worse

Pro-Beijing union coalition urges Hongkong Post to reverse halt on permanent contracts

A pro-Beijing coalition of trade unions has urged the government to halt Hongkong Post’s decision to stop offering permanent civil servant contracts to new hires…

Iran war: China says US ‘sanctions and pressure’ on Tehran not a solution

China said on Friday that US “sanctions and pressure” would not resolve the Middle East conflict, after Washington urged governments including Beijing to join efforts…

China denies US citizen held since June is wrongfully detained

China refuted on Friday a claim from Washington that it has improperly held a US citizen since early June, saying the American was suspected of…

UK‑Ukraine drone partnership will boost long‑term security

When the UK allowed Ukraine to use British-supplied Storm Shadow cruise missiles against targets inside Russia in late 2024, Moscow predictably accused London of escalating…

Domestic worker charged with child abuse after 23-month-old girl scalded

A domestic worker has been charged with child abuse after a Hong Kong family alleged to police that their 23-month-old girl had been scalded by…

South Korea’s economy at risk as Trump throws it under bus

NEW YORK — Of all the indignities South Korean President Lee Jae Myung expected to face in 2026, being run over by Donald Trump probably…

Hong Kong woman, 33, dies after being mauled by dog at Ta Kwu Ling animal shelter

A Hong Kong woman was found dead at a licensed animal shelter in Ta Kwu Ling on Thursday after she was mauled by a dog,…

Republicans blame $4 trillion US debt milestone on ‘socialism’

Congressional Republicans have seized upon news that the US national debt reached $40 trillion to bash what they described as “unaffordable socialist policies” and out-of-control spending. But economists…

America starts new race to bankruptcy

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists convicted under nat. security law, face up to 10 years in prison

Hong Kong Tiananmen vigil activists Chow Hang-tung and Lee Cheuk-yan have been convicted of incitement to subversion under a Beijing-imposed national security law. At the…

Why Gaza peace deals keep unraveling

Donald Trump’s Board of Peace published a 15-point roadmap for Gaza in late July in which Hamas would hand its weapons to a committee of…

Over 153,000 students, staff affected in Canvas data breach, Hong Kong privacy watchdog says

Hong Kong’s privacy watchdog has found that more than 153,000 students and staff from four educational institutions in the city were affected in a global…

Bond bailout fails within hours

Flood of discounted auction homes deepens China’s property slump

China’s residential property prices kept falling this year as a surge in court-ordered auction homes flooded the market with steep discounts, deepening buyer wariness and…

Russia’s Khabarovsk sub tests Cold War deterrence in a new age

Russia’s Khabarovsk submarine may represent the cutting edge of undersea nuclear warfare, but its arrival also raises a more fundamental question: whether increasingly exotic weapons…