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A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck China’s northwestern Gansu province on Saturday morning, injuring at least 11 people and prompting the urgent evacuation of nearly 8,000 residents as emergency crews responded to the disaster. Rescue teams said 17 houses had collapsed and close to 4,000 others had been damaged, according to state broadcaster CCTV. There are…
Hong Kong should not impose a blanket ban on storm chasers, legal experts have said, while one lawmaker has suggested taking a leaf out of Macau’s book to designate high-risk zones as off limits for people and vehicles during a typhoon. Lawyers and lawmakers weighed in on Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung’s suggestion to…
A Hong Kong mother has sued a primary school and education authorities for HK$2.95 million (US$378,200) in damages, claiming her autistic son underwent “inhumane” treatment before being arbitrarily barred from attending classes. She filed the lawsuit at the District Court on Thursday alleging that Yaumati Kaifong Association School had deprived her 10-year-old son of educational…
Earlier this month, Chinese President Xi JinpinghostedRussian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing, where the two leaders observed China’s military parade. Watching it, one could be forgiven for thinking Beijing and Moscow are growing dangerously close to the detriment of the United States. That’s all the more concerning given the Chinese military might on full display…
As he heads out the revolving door of Japanese politics, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has two important stops on his agenda. The first will be in Busan, South Korea, for a meeting with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung next week. The two leaders have vowed tosolidify the momentumin closer relations and to make these…
The Singapore government has ordered Meta to put in place measures such as facial recognition to curb Facebook impersonation scams in the first such directive under the Online Criminal Harms Act (OCHA). Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has until September 30 to comply. Apart from implementing enhanced facial recognition measures, it is also required…
Post photographer Elson Li did not expect to see anyone when he arrived at the Tseung Kwan O promenade, where raging waves were crashing into the coast as Super Typhoon Ragasa reached its closest point to Hong Kong. But a man sitting alone on a bench facing the sea, with the Tseung Kwan O Cross…
South Korea is digging in as negotiations stall over a US demand for a staggering US$350 billion in direct investments, a condition that critics warn could plunge Seoul into a financial crisis. President Lee Jae-myung indirectly criticised Washington’s pressure tactics at a meeting with US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in New York on Wednesday. Stressing…
Hong Kong’s security chief will consider new legislation to curb storm chasing following the arrest of two thrill-seekers and an incident in which three family members were hurt while watching strong waves during Super Typhoon Ragasa. Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung also warned on Thursday that taking children to such dangerous activities could constitute…
Shares in Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals, China’s largest drug maker by market value, got a boost on Thursday after it announced its fifth licensing deal of the year, widening its access to the key emerging market of India. The Shanghai-listed company, which went public in Hong Kong in May and raised HK$9.9 billion (US$1.26 billion), struck…
